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"Although I would concur with a possible intermittent fuel mixture delivery issue on the face of it. I would change the plug first as it is the easiest to rule out. I had a very similar fault and found out the plug was breaking down when it got hot.…"

"I love my Puma Roma 68's tbh. Makes a nice change from the commonplace Adidas Gazelle or Samba which were a 70's trainer anyway :)"

"Funny when anyone mentions leather jacket, the black Greebo type ala Clash & others spring to mind. Had a couple of them myself one sheepskin, one black. Long gone now though. Still got two 3 button ones though in grey & brown, together with…"

"I have an old vintage parks with fur hood & liner, which I wear over my armoured waterproof Weise scooter/bike jacket when riding the scoots. I wear this modern one based on a vintage design when out &…"

"Thanks John, thought that was just for nightly events, I will have to pay closer attention as a mod weekender sounds good :)"

"Sounds good John, never see them advertised, how do you find out about them?"

"I admit to attending them purely for a bit of a social & dance, as many of my friends are still into it. I have to admit though it would be nice to find a `mod' event that played tamla, jazz & other goodies for a change, from the same…"

"Yep know what you mean. I got back into scooters last year. Passed my cbt in Jan this year. Loved riding my scoot so much took & passed my mod 1 & mod 2 bike test in march. There is nothing like it, especially riding with others. If you…"

"I guess that was the key John, it was the fusion of the two that possibly has kept it alive all these years. Rather than fragment as you describe. I think the same has happened with skinheads & ska/reggae itts all jumbled in together these days."

"I was into northern soul in the seventies before I got into the mod revival in 1979/80. Never witnessed any link between the two at the time tbh, music was faster & the dress was totally different too. Soul boys wore vests or t-shirts with…"

"Well done :) what vespa have you got?"

"I meant harsh about the mods putting you down.I was 18 at the time of the revival.  I thought I was a mod, we all did. It made it worse that every older person you spoke to was an ex mod with a view on the clobber! I wore Penguins I loved them,…"

"Think that's a bit harsh Gordon. Those shoes which we called `Penguins' were never mod imo. At the time Punk had died and new wave was in, which was a mish mash of styles mod, punk etc and just predated Quadrophenia. A lot of us youngsters…"

"I'm sure there will be some common themes in the book, but experiences for revivalist Mods like me in this era will be very individual."

"Yeah with you there too! Given the value of original classics these days, bet many regret it now. Here's a pic of my original restored series ll Li, Thrown in a bit of stainless for good…"

"No direct experience, but posts I've read on uk scooter forums is to give vietnamese sourced scooters & spares a very wide berth."