TheScooterScoop

Hrm… The Ottawa Sun seems to be crankin’ out the nice little scooter tidbits lately. Click on the link to read about scooter fashion.

ottawasun.com – Lifestyle – Vespas then and now: “The Vespa and its arch-rival the Lambretta became post-war cult items, especially in England.

‘It was a great rivalry between the two, purely aesthetics divided. There were endless debates over which was faster,’ says T.O. advertising executive Michael Braley, a truly original Mod, who has been a part of scooter culture since living in London in the 60s.

MOD MOVEMENT

‘At 16 and 17 you couldn’t afford a car. Scooters allowed a whole generation of youth to become liberated in terms of mobility. They were all part of the Mod movement — the fashion, music, dance — at the time.’”