THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to my mate, Skema, for doing the
paintwork; his brother Paul for doing the
sales deal; and thanks to all my mates
for being there through some recent
tough personal times.
Gibboscooter, Gibbo rebuilt the engine using an early
Polini 135cc cast barrel/Polini reed valve and
filter all married-up to the original 50cc engine
casings, then up-geared it to suit.
“A new piston has been fitted and the bike
is still being run in, but it should be good for
60mph,” he said; “Maybe I’ll fit a Quattrini kit
later on to improve on that.”
VESPA ARRABBIATA
The graffiti paintwork was done by mate Craig in
a sort of ‘help for help’ reciprocal deal, whereby
Gibbo helped Craig with the mechanics on his
PX and in return he did the graffiti work on
Gibbo’s scooter. And it’s not hard to see where
Gibbo got his themed inspiration from when
he named it ‘Always Angry’ – after all, Vespa in
Italian translates as ‘wasp’.
BUZZING AROUND
Being a member of WV1 SC, you might see
Gibbo buzzing around on his 50 (135) Special,
so keep an eye out for him. And if you get a
chance, take a closer look to see all the detail
- I’m sure that Gibbo will be only too willing to
tell you all about it.
Words/images: Mau