Scootering

OWNER DETAILS

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Name: Klaus Kübek Job: Carpenter Scooter club & town: VC rot weisse

Rollerlöwe­n Linz First interest in scooters: Age 10 years old, when my older brother Chris began scootering in the club Your first scooter: PK 50 SS Your favourite scooter model: My 125 GTR. If I had enough money I would have a 200 Rally in original paint ‘Orange' Your favourite style of custom scooter:

The classic custom style 70-year-old chassis with modern powerful engineerin­g

First rally or event: The Silvercup in 1996. It was a mixed scooter race with runners and classic scooters on the Austrian F1 Racetrack

How did you get there: My PK 50 SS Any stories: In March 2003 I had a double-page feature with my 125 GTR ‘Mansonia'. I've have this scooter since 1998 and I customise it every year. I have ridden over 100,000km on her in 20 years Favourite rally/event: ALL my England rallies. I love the flair of Mersea What is the funniest experience with a

scooter: In 2009 we drove a Cannonball Race 400km through Austria. I wore a Superman cape. After the race it looked like a Batman cape because it was full of oil and shit. What’s the furthest you’ve ever ridden

on a scooter: Three times I have ridden the same trip: Linz-IoWStonehe­nge-London-Mersea island

What do you like about rallies: It's the way of life. The spirit of scooterist­s… Skins, Mods, the Ska and the soul

What do you dislike about rallies: I don't like the modern scooters and the people that cannot identify with the spirit we live Favourite Scootering magazine feature:

It's difficult. One of the best features is the 10-inch terror

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