Modern Vespa

yep, glenn has his own graphics company, a good bloke to know 8)

i did suggest him for the DSSC logos but no reply......

his business is cut vinyl rather than printed vinyl so whereas the stickers that were done had a white backgrounf glenn's would've shown the scooters colour thru the design detail ie no backing, just the words and logo in vinyl

I have a cafepress store with the italian mod logo all over stuff (not a 6"x6" sticker though, unfortunately...just a 3'x5"). To do that, I had to make the logo as a vector .eps file so it can be resized in any direction. Let me know if you'd like it to give to someone to have a sticker or something made.

I also made .eps files of the UK and French RAF roundels. I have Ireland's too but it's not vector.

Bleeding Henry. What a great reward for going away for a magnificent piss-up in Lechlade for the w/e - another three pages to read and my sides hurt from laughing! B'stards.

Hint - Crown Inn in Lechlade has its own micro-brewery, sells the beer at GBP2.45 a pint, no-one is sent home until they are ready. Last night I left at about 03:45... Hic...

Superb mainly 'B' roads there and back, who fancies a DSSC camping w/e? (GBP7 for the night)

Oh, and AFAICT this is the most viewed thread here *ever*, and deservedly so.

Hmmm, just checked. Scooter babe thread has something like 5 times as many views.

This thread has more pages , though.

cheers

Ah, OK, I had knocked that one off my radar, being OLD etc...

OLD ? I believe you mean experienced.

cheers

send them to me ans i will paint them for £25 each .. will look like new again ..

Saw David Byrne last night. Still can't believe it. Fantastic.

today is my last day in the most shittest, wanking, bastardly, f*cking, hell-hole of a job i have ever done. i thought this day would never come. andf it's sunny. all i have to do is stop myself from shouting 'f*ck you all' and kicking the desk over as i leave.

start my lovely new job next week

I hope someone at your work is reading this!

oh go on kam, burn a few bridges. it'll make for interesting reading later

I had a close to 900-mile weekend scooping up landmarks for the Round Britain Rally. I would bore you all to bits with my routes, and the photos I took of my bike with the landmarks, but according to the rules of the competition I'm not allowed to reveal what any of them were until after the closing date.

I took full advantage of having boyfriend plus satnav for the weekend and on Easter Day we rode down to Cornwall from Dorset and all the way back, bagging 5 landmarks. Some unexpectedly lovely roads, and we found everything we were looking for. 400 miles, 12 hours, gorgeous weather.

Doug, the Mana looks a beaut. I've only seen the black version in pictures - I like the red!

Bill, sorry about the drop.

Nobody else has posted anything worthy of a response

ooooh i'm thinking that the interloper's name in black on the blue on the lower side panels (not copying maver's idea in any way shape or form of course tho he does owe me for eating my chips) would look very nice indeed. i'm going to have to get in touch with glenn i think. i'll have a look back through the europe thread - i know his website address is on one of the scooters in those photos

Ooh, yes, I approved of the Maverbike as well. I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that red and orange go together!

Yes everyone who I know who has been has been raving about how good he is.

I'm going to see David Byrne in Brighton this evening.

Nothing I can add.

for Billyboy ...... Everything That Happens Will Happen Today ?

Amazing live, saw him about 12 years ago when in his Samba phase with a 14 piece latin band.

Have fun.

Charles.

Kam I'm so happy for you, really, well done
does this mean next week you'll be up abbey rd then?

I can't find the words to describe just how good David Byrne was last night.
Maybe later I'll try and mash some words together later but for now only Benelli Boy will know what an amazing live show it was.
The guy is just amazing and then the words ran out..........

Bill X

Doug if you are thinking of ordering a lower panel for your 300 let me know and I'll put it in with my order for two new ones.
Spider thanks for the offer to paint the damaged ones but for me they wouldn't be good enough. That's no disrespect to your workmanship but they are always going to be repaired/damaged and only new ones will do. It's all in my head.

Me precious ? Too right.

I actually had a nightmare about it the other day.

Later in the year I'll get the cowel painted but for now the lowers will get chucked. Anyone want them for spares?

Still brooding.

Regards

Bill XX

yes please i'm serious... i'm seeing a way that black on blue theme could be developed. spider how do you feel about painting them satin black for me?

thanks dessa.

yes. i'll be back on abbey road from next monday. wave or pip if you fancy a coffee!

Just order them! Rattle can? If it's matt black a rattle can will do a fab job.

So good that I've booked to see him again at the Barbican on Aug 3rd.

Still some tickets left (or there were yesterday). If you phone the venue, they'll tell you that they're not on general release until tomorrow, but if you go through the DB website you can book now.

Perhaps this time I'll be able to hold back the tears of amazed joy when they play "Heaven".

no problem genie ..

will sort them out for you ...

satin or gloss no problem ..

you hum it i will sing it ..

must get around to doing your side panel as well ..

and if you let me sorting your front tool box .. got some new stuff will hot weld it

not a problem mate ...
if you need anything else just ask ...

I hadn't actually heard of David Byrne. And I thought I was down with the kids!

But I am going to see Bob Dylan at the 02 next weekend

Benelli Thank you for the tip. Yes tickets still available in the David Byrne site. I'm going to have to have a word with my credit card.

We were 6 rows from the front in the stalls and I thought I'd seen it all but he was just brilliant.

I really couldn't do it justice in here but Benelli understands which is enough for me. Hard to describe isn't it mate.

Stunning songs and such stage presence and I've run out of words again.

Regards

Bill X

David Byrne?

isn't he / wasn't he the frontman with talking heads?????

as for "stealing my theme" by having words on the lower panel i have no problem with it and i hope the bloke i stole the idea off doesn't mind either

New Vintage Green painted lowers ordered from Scootech. Collect them Saturday. £140 the pair.

Nik is working on a Italian Mod Roundel sticker type thing for me.
Collect that tomorrow.

No longer crying myself to sleep.

Who is coming to the Pilot on Saturday evening ?

Regards

Bill X

Correct Maver David Byrne the genuis behind The Talking Heads.

Suggest the DVD of Stop Making Sense as a good reference.

Regards

Bill X

+1 (AND I can't make the tiny word work, so even less cool) but.., but... I was going to see Ac Dc in June in Wembley except that I won't now because I'm saving every penny so... whatever.... I'm cool....

i have no idea how i knew that.............

i like music, all sorts of music but i'm not a gigger, groupie, collector or record buyer all i know is i like what i like simple as

and you're right DB = GENIUS 8) "where does that road go to?"

I still don't have a clue who you're talking about, but that's not important. Glad you've found 'good music'. Mine will be on Welsh roads this w/e.

Jim go to You Tube and search for Talking Heads Once in a Lifetime or Burning Down the House or even Stop Makin Sense and see what all the fuss is about.

Regards

Bill XX

Oh - and Road To Nowhere! Like that one very much.

I'll be at the Pilot, probably on a very shiny bike as Saturday is washing day. Then out on Sunday to get it filthy again

.... and back to the top!

Different styles of .....Psycho Killer

me and Mr Dessita (it doesn't work if you know his name does it), erm.. Alex, will be at the Pilot too!

looking forward to it!

billy has already handed the lower panels to his boyz at work to paint .... however i am very very interested in this glovebox repair idea. but - and this is important!!! i will need to get the final twist of the legshield sorted out before any work can take place on the glovebox. the slight distortion to the legshield is preventing the whole works from fitting together properly so the glovebox is going to continue cracking until that is sorted. i am going to need somebody with a bloody great jig to sort that legshield twist out.