DAVE:
HELP,
POLICE...CAMBRIDGE
LAMBRETTA WORKSHOP are coming to Bristol 'to smash my teeth down my throat'. How
the mighty are falling! This industry is seriously in trouble! When a
big firm with so much history like Cambridge Lambretta Workshop is resorting to
threats of violence against other traders - there is obviously a big problem. It
started over their purchase of a new scooter buddy seat that they bought from us
on ebay for just 99p (yes - ninety nine pence) plus postage. Instead of
contacting me about the seat, they left a vindictive little comment on feedback
which I responded to as sad and pathetic, as they were obviously trying to
discredit us. The next thing I get this phone call from them calling me a
'prick' and a 'little cunt', they're going to 'smash my teeth down my throat'
and I'd better stop 'nicking work of them on the internet'. Blimey, calm down
lads. No, no joke, he actually said he was coming down to see me soon. This
threatening phone call was unbelievably followed up by an email from the
Cambridge shop telling me that the person who rang had just got out of prison.
Now I am actually scared because only hard people go to prison eh? Should I tell
the Police in case the Cambridge shop do come down and attack me? Should I stop
competing with them for trade on the Internet?
August local
gigs:
Sat
7th August...Go
Go Children- Spring Garden, Hotwells, BS8.
Sat
14th August...Hot
Buttered Soul - Amoeba, Bristol, BS8
July local
gigs:
Sat
3rd July...Hot
Buttered Soul - The Park Bar, Bristol, BS8
Sat
3rd July...Go
Go Children- Spring Garden, Hotwells, BS8.
Fri
9tht July...Love
Soul - Platform 1, Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Road, BS8
Sat
31st July...Hot
Buttered Soul - The Park Bar, Bristol, BS8
DAVE:
DO YOU NEED A DATING
LETTER FOR AN AGE-RELATED NUMBER PLATE?
I have been cleared by the DVLA to issue dating letters for
vintage/classic/modern scooters. I now provide a dating letter service for all
Lambrettas and Vespas, irrespective or origin and type.
I'm charging £7.50
for each dating letter I do, including postage, but friends and local
scooterists can get one free of charge. The free service will be effective until
further notice or until someone abuses it.
June local
gigs:
Sat
5th June...Go
Go Children- Spring Garden, Hotwells, BS8.
Sat
5th June...Hot
Buttered Soul - The Park Bar, Bristol, BS8
Sun
6th June...Hot
Buttered Soul - 1pm - 3pm - The Tobacco Factory, Bristol, BS3
May local
gigs:
Sat
1st May...Go
Go Children- NEW VENUE - Spring Garden, Hotwells, BS8.
Sat
1st May...Rose
and Crown - Kingswood, Bristol.
Sun
2nd May...The Trooper, St.
George, Bristol.
Fri
14th May...Love
Soul - Platform 1, Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Road, BS8
April local
gigs:
Sat
3rd April...Go
Go Children at the Hen and Chicken, North Street, BS3.
Fri 2nd April...Mikki Lavin's, Central Bristol.
Sat
3rd April...Raddy's,
Weston S Mare.
Sat
10th April...Man in Space,
Stockwood, Bristol.
Fri
16th April...The
Riverside – Saltford Marina
, Bristol.
Sat 17th
April...The
York Hotel - Minehead.
Sat 24th
April...The
Thunderbolt - 124 Bath Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4
DAVE:
Wicksteed Park was an OUTSTANDING EVENT on Sunday- Thanks to
Kev Walsh Promotions for a brilliant day with huge numbers of people and
scooters. Lots of Lambretta and Vespa stalls and bargains. Happy punters / happy
traders...
Don't
miss the next one and all the other Kev Walsh events this season.
March local
gigs:
Fri
5th March...Love
Soul - Platform 1, Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Road, BS8
Sat 13th
March...The
York Hotel - Minehead.
Fri 19th March...The Trooper, St. George, Bristol.
Sat 20th
March...Miners
Arms, Bedminster, Bristol.
February local
gigs:
Fri 12th
Feb...Miners Arms, Bedminster,
Bristol.
Sat 13th Feb...The Trooper, St. George, Bristol.
Fri 19th
Feb...Mikki Lavin's, Central Bristol.
DAVE:
We keep hearing from UK dealers that Scooters India Limited (SIL) have
stopped production of GP200 engines, frames and bodywork; even that they've
destroyed or modified tooling for these items. But New Delhi wholesalers seem to
be fully stocked.
DAVE:
Scootering Magazine has been running a campaign recently blanket-criticising
the mechanics of imported foreign 'restorations'. We ask 'do you not realise
that there are plenty of bodgers in the UK?'. Why send
your writers to Vietnam or waste money on them importing a restoration from
Bangalore just to pick it apart; when you can see the atrocious state of some
restorations done here in the UK? Get over it lads; a lot of people want cheap
Lambrettas and Vespas, obviously they're not going to be perfect.
DAVE:
Pleased to say we survived last year's recession affected scene, hoping for
an explosive season this year. Good luck to all our customers with work and
money and Happy New Year.
January local
gigs:
Sat 16th
Jan...Raddy’s, Weston Super Mare.
Fri 22nd Jan...Miners Arms, Bedminster, Bristol.
Sat 30th Jan...York Hotel Minehead.
DAVE:
Just bought what could be the last brand new GP200 frames from the SIL
factory in India. They've been discontinued at the factory now. Should be here
on our next container import in March.