Classic Scooterist – July-August 2019

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May Day charity rideout and BBQ

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his year, the Movin Targets and Bog

Rats Scooter Clubs teamed up with

Davy’s Bikes, Bangor, Northern Ireland,

for a charity fundraiser in aid of their local

Mountain Rescue Team and the wider

Community Rescue Teams.

Ten years ago, Mourne Mountain Rescue

team located a young boy who’d been missing

for several weeks – a situation which ended

tragically. The family of the boy is close friends

with both scooter clubs and is grateful for the

several annual fundraisers which are organised

on their behalf, with the proceeds going to the

rescue teams.

Both organisations work on a voluntary

basis, helping to find lost loved ones with the

hope of returning them to their families.

The May Day Bank Holiday was the chosen

event date with scooterists from all over the

province turning up at Belfast City Hall, the

rideout start location. The weather was a

mixture of all four seasons, but despite this

over 80 scooterists turned up for the rideout to

Bangor and then on to Davy’s Bikes, located on

the outskirts of the town.

On arrival everyone was kindly treated to a

free BBQ burger, which was

gladly received and helped

warm everyone up again! On

display at Davy’s were the latest Royal

Alloy and Lambretta scooters – not to

mention many other assorted scooters

and motorcycles, as well as a wide range of

helmets, gloves, jackets and accessories.

This event raised over £400 for charity and

the Movin Targets, Bog Rats and Davy’s Bikes

would like to thank everyone who attended and

generously donated.

Words: Rod Gillan, Joanne Cameron

Images: Rod Gillan, Ian Adamson

[More images from this event can be found

online at http://www.classicscooterist.com]

HAYLING ISLAND

May 31 to June 2

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aking place at Mill Rythe Holiday

Village, this annual event is organised

by the SWSC contingent.

Over the weekend, entertainment was provided

in three rooms (the main room, Soul room and

Darkside room). To supplement this there was

a trade and custom show, plus the obligatory

rideout. Music for the weekend was provided

by several bands – The Jam’d, No Lip and

Orange Street, plus a selection of DJs.

Jock

Ska band, Orange Street, and

their friendly looking mates...

The rideout to the beach

Boston SC (Long Riders Division)

VESPA WORLD DAYS

June 6-9

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eld in Zanka, Hungary, 5,000

scooterists from 40 nations attended

the most important gathering of Vespa

enthusiasts in the world.

The 13th edition of Vespa World Days was

held on the shores of Balaton Lake, and was

three days of friendship, adventure and love for

the Vespa scooter marque.

More than 3,500 Vespas paraded through the

streets of Zanka in every version and from every

era, representing as many national Vespa clubs

as possible from Europe, Hong Kong, Canada,

Israel, Japan, The Philippines, Australia and

Indonesia, amongst others.

Vespa World Days are held every year under

the auspices of the Vespa World Club, which

was established in 2006 and is the successor

to what was once Vespa Club d’Europe and

later the Fédération Internationale des Vespa

Clubs. There are now more than 49 national

Vespa clubs associated with the Vespa World

Club, which bring together thousands of

members from every nation.

In 2020 there will be two Vespa World Days

events: firstly in Guimarães, Portugal (July 2-5),

and also in Bali, Indonesia (July 23-25).

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