X-Men
Name:
Paul Watson
City/Town:
Shrewsbury
Midlands
Name of Scooter:
X-Men
Scooter Make:
Vespa
Scooter Model:
P200e
Engine Specifications:
Standard 200
People, Parts or Unique Features (Special Mentions)
Sarah McCreery Airbrush Artist
Top quality Artist, please look up her fb page and Ali Blent for all his help.
Memberships:
Local Club
Severnside Lions SC
How Long Have You Owned This Scooter?
22 Years
How Long have you been Scootering?
42 Years
How did you acquire your scooter?
Private purchase
What Inspired you or attracted you to this scooter?
It was local and at the right price
How do you typically use your scooter?
Rallies and rideouts
Furthest or most Eventful Trip Ridden on a Scooter?
Fort William on to a Rally, John o’groats to lands end for cancer research
How do you buy 2 stroke & engine oil?
Random, off the shelf
Specific, from a chosen supplier
Any plans for your scooter in the future?
A couple of additional extras are currently being worked on
Are you active in the scooter community?
Yes
How did you get into scooters?
Friends at school
What do you find to be the most challenging aspect of owning a scooter?
Keeping them on the road and finding time to ride em
Do you have any advice for someone who is considering restoring a vintage scooter?
Think about cost, resourcing parts, and plan ahead before you start
Best resources for scooter parts and information?
On Small Wheels
FS Scooters
Buzzmoto solo
I have also used various suppliers, fb marketplace etc
What do you find to be the most rewarding aspect of owning a scooter?
Getting to a rally without breaking down and the people you meet,
How Many Scooters is enough?
As many as you want but remember you only have one arse
What are some of the things you hope to see happen with scootering?
Just to keep going and keep it varied
What is your fondest event or memory of riding your scooter?
Way to many over the years to pinpoint one
How Do You Feel About Campers @ Rallys?
Would rather see people on scooters but do appreciate we are an ageing scene and some just cant ride that far or camp no more
What do you most enjoy about your scooter?
Attending events on it
How do you see as the future going with regards to scooters?
Unfortunately I think it may dwindle as we all get older, hopefully there will be more younger blood come.in to keep it going tho
A story, tale, event or joke.
A friend called Taff bungee strapped this luggage on the front of his scoot and attached the bungee to his helmet hook, scoot wouldn’t start so he bumped it, when it fired he jumped on, legs hitting the bungee and sent him flying straight off of the other side; it still makes me laugh remembering that
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