VESPBRETTA CUTDOWN
Hi Mau,
Was wondering if you'd be interested in a wee
story about my mate David McKay's custom
scooter shown here with before and after
images? All hand-built by him. It debuted at
Kelso this year, but sadly missed out on an
award – this guy has got some serious skills,
in my opinion.
This cutdown started out as an idea by me
about having two frames put together. I asked
fellow Aberdeen Classic SC member, David
'Tooms' McKay (a fabricator welder) if it could be
done. His reply was: "Easy pal." So he took the
frames and done just what was asked of him. As
it was ongoing and taking shape, 'Tooms' was
saying "do this, and do that", and it was decided
that as he had big visions for the cutdown, we
made a deal and it became his project.
He fabricated pretty much every bit of
the scooter and started by adding a bit to
the rear of frame for twin working tail pipes,
footboards, legshields; he cut the tank down
and modified it to allow the headset to turn,
made a rear brake set up (all cables are
hidden in frame) and made some one-off
Sundance grips – the list is endless. He
decided on the paint, having talked to Mike
Coutts in Aberdeen.
The cutdown was finished on Thursday, May
23, ready for its debut at the Kelso National
rally on May 24. It gained a lot of interest and
was photographed by many people. Sadly it
never won any awards, but it will be ridden
around the UK this year and it will show that
the tailpipes do actually work (a few people
had asked if it was just for show).
'Tooms' also has a chopper he's been
working on and that will be taking shape ready
for Kelso next year.
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