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"too much snobbery goes on with regards to the parka whilst i agree they look naff whilst riding on the bus they were a must for us 79 revival mods . i put my us army parka on now and then whilst riding on my scooter but they are shite in the rain i…"

"cheers john had great day yesterday going to upload photos later on"

"we where going to arrange a scooter cruise around the city but not now as everyone will have been at the cavern on the saturday night and then sunday from 12 ish everyone will be piling in the head of steam for the afternoon do before everyone is…"

"growing up in the 70s in liverpool i first remembered scooters around 72/73 i was about 10 and they called themselves scooter boys and only rode lambrettas , loads of mirrors and lights and whip arials . they dressed in denim jackets and wide jeans…"

"our scooter club the goldhawks sc (lpool) is mainly an all mod club and we ride with another local mod style scooter club the st.helens titans . we have rideouts most weeks through the summer and sporadicaly through the rest of the year . we like to…"

"with regards to mods and scooters i would say to the 1960s mods the scooter was not as important as it was and still is to the 79 revival mods . certainly around our neck of the woods you were seen as a plastic mod if you didint have a scooter as if…"

"Good to see the 'L plates' have gone!"

"ta john"

"to be honest chris mod as we new it had virtualy died a death by 83 in lpool from  79-83 there was a regular weekly mod night in the city every week sometimes 2 per week . a mere fraction carried it on most opting to join the ranks of the…"

"spot on sunflower liverpool was obsessed with adidas an  the incedible fact for you for  3 years 79-81 more adidas trainers were sold in liverpool than any other british or european cities and thats not counting all the pairs that…"