John Wilcox
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AUTO P O M S DO SOUTH WALES
Although P.O.M.S. Scooter Group are mainly a Classic Lambretta Crew, several of us also own & ride autos, we have my GTV 250ie, GTS's & a RA TG 300. Back in the spring of this year Glyn & Freda with Gisela & me, took our auto vespas on a six night tour of South Wales, looking at the photos & video bits on a wet horrible day I thought I'd chuck a video together recalling our trip. I know it's not on the Lammy but you might enjoy it. Cheers, John.
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A FLIGHT OVER NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND QLD AUSTRALIA
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While visiting my Son in Australia, his boss invited me to a trip up to North Stradbroke Island on Queenslands Gold Coast, turns out that he has a small plane at a flying club nearby. What a great experience, what an opportunity. I've put a short video of the trip together, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
POMS DO THE ISLE OF WIGHT SCOOTER WEEKEND 2022
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Plymouth Old Mod Squad P.O.M.S. travel to the Isle of Wight for our annual long weekend during the National Scooter Rally. We suffered a few breakages & a breakdown requiring recovery, my Lambretta let me down shortly before the rally so I had to ride the GTV 250ie. We had a wonderful five days, good weather, good mates & great riding. I hope you enjoy sharing our trip, no music where you like ...
P O M S DO HOPE COVE & NORTH SANDS SALCOMBE
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Back in mid April the Plymouth Old Mod Squad Scooter Group P.O.M.S. rode out to Hope Cove on the South Coast of Devon, later we rode on to North Sands near Salcombe, it was a beautiful bright but chilly day, we started with a breakfast meet at a local bikers garage/café & after breakfast did the rideout. I finally have the GoPro setting close to where I'd like them & with the foam wind jacket o...
POMS DO THE ISLE OF WIGHT 2021 PART TWO
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Here is part two of the Plymouth Old Mod Squad's extended weekend on the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally Weekend. We met up with our mates from the Old-S-Cool SC of Cardiff again & rode out all day every day. We found any amount of tea rooms & cream tea places, but that's just to have a destination to ride to. We were blessed with good weather again & had one of the best trips yet. Come & join us o...
POMS DO THE ISLE OF WIGHT 2021 PART 1
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Here is part one of a two part video of The Plymouth Old Mod Squad's annual trip to the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally long weekend. We met up with a couple of our mates from Old-S-Cool SC Cardiff making 11 of us, good for riding & laughs, not so easy booking restaurants! glad to say we pre-booked a few of the nights in town. I proof read it three times but I see now that a few errors have got by ...
P O M S RIDEOUT TO BUCKFASTLEIGH & TOTNES SUNDAY 30 5 21
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After a lot of work on my Lambretta through the spring, I took it out for the first rideout with P.O.M.S. since last year. We rode from Plymouth to Buckfastleigh, then on to Totnes & back to Plymouth via Avonwick & Plymstock, it's a decent ride about 80 miles through beautiful Devon countryside, we crossed Dartmoor tp Princetown & across the higher moors to the east of Princetown, through Pixie...
P O M S RIDEOUT TO BIGBURY ON SEA 18/4/21
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On Sunday 18th April 2021 Plymouth Old Mod Squad (P.O.M.S.) rideout to Bigbury-on-Sea in the South Hams of Devon UK. We stop on route at Dream Machine Cafe near Modbury, a good bikers cafe serving a great fry up. We ride on to the beautiful beach at Bigbury, stopping in the Venus Cafe for tea & a bacon butty. Good riding, beautiful weather, great mates & spectacular views. One of my favourite r...
POMS TAKE A COLD APRIL RIDEOUT TO SEATON BEACH CAFE 11 4 21
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Plymouth Old Mod Squad & friends met up on Sunday for our second rideout after covid restrictions were eased, we rode to Seaton Beach Cafe on the south coast of Cornwall, it was bitterly cold by the sea, so we rode on to Cremell just across the river from Plymouth, taking a coastal route across Whitsands Cliff top & Cawsands Village. It's a beautiful ride through coast & country roads. I took a...
A LAMBRETTA SCOOTER VIDEO OR BITS FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR RANDOMLY STUCK TOGETHER
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Another wet day in lockdown, I thought I'd put together a video of just me riding my Lambretta scooter, but I hadn't been riding so I used odd bits from my hours of video taken over the last five or more years. Continuity went right out of the window, the roads don't join up, the sun is all over the place, I'm wearing different gloves & jackets, the paint on the scooter changes, & some time in ...
POMS DO THE RALLY THAT NEVER WAS, OR, IOW 2020
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The Isle of Wight Scooter Rally was cancelled in 2020 but we had already booked & paid so decided to go anyway, Steve & Sue (also from Plymouth Old Mod Squad, POMS) were in the same situation. some had got re-funds & backed out & some were fighting serious illness so withdrew as well, so just four of us & not travelling together, we met up at our hotel. The weather getting there was awful, very...
POMS DO BEESANDS 12 JULY 2020
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On a beautiful sunny Sunday as lockdown eased, Plymouth Old Mod Squad POMS rode out to Beesands in The South Hams of Devon, stopping at Kingsbridge to meet Alan who was riding in from Totnes. I had to ride my back up scooter (Vespa GTV 250ie) as my Lambretta is up on the lift requiring lots of work. Come & ride with us through the beautiful lanes of Devon UK, no music on this one & as my scoot ...
A SUNNY WINTER RIDEOUT TO LOOE
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On a Friday morning early in January 2020, a few P.O.M.S. rode down to Looe in Cornwall to meet up with another scooter group 'The Waiting For God Boys'. It was the first sunny day for ages so we grabbed the chance of a rideout. I took my Vespa GTV 250ie to give it a run, it's a delight to ride, smooth & quiet. After a lunch of Fish n Chips from The Coddy Shack we rode down into Looe. The lads ...
POMS RIDEOUT TO PRINCETOWN 20 10 19
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POMS Scooter Group rideout to Princetown on Dartmoor on a cold bright Sunday autumn morning. After breakfast we ride over the moor to Tavistock for the Sunday Market. We split up from Tavy, some going home, some riding to Jaspers Cafe on Plymouth Barbican, we (my wife & I) rode on into Cornwall to visit family. A great rideout through the beautiful counties of Devon & Cornwall.
P O M S ISLE OF WIGHT SCOOTER RALLY WEEKEND 2019
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Plymouth Old Mod Squad made our annual long weekend trip to the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally 2019 with our Lambretta scooters. We don't attend the rally or the rideout, but always go to the Parts Fair & Gathering on the Green, other than that it a holiday on the island with scooters everywhere. This was the second time I have used the new GoPro Hero 7 Black this time with the powerful new SD car...
POMS DO BRITTANY
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POMS DO BRITTANY
P O M S RIDE TO TORQUAY 30 6 2019
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P O M S RIDE TO TORQUAY 30 6 2019
POMS RIDE TO HORSEBRIDGE 12 5 2019
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POMS RIDE TO HORSEBRIDGE 12 5 2019
P O M S DO THE ISLE OF WIGHT SCOOTER RALLY 2018
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P O M S DO THE ISLE OF WIGHT SCOOTER RALLY 2018
SLIDE SHOW OF POMS & FRIENDS
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SLIDE SHOW OF POMS & FRIENDS
P O M S SUNDAY RIDEOUT TO SLAPTON LEA 27 10 2018
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P O M S SUNDAY RIDEOUT TO SLAPTON LEA 27 10 2018
P O M S ISLE OF WIGHT RALLY WEEKEND 2017
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P O M S ISLE OF WIGHT RALLY WEEKEND 2017
P O M S & ORIGINALS RIDREOUT FOR BREAKFAST WITH FREE MUSIC
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P O M S & ORIGINALS RIDREOUT FOR BREAKFAST WITH FREE MUSIC
LONE LOCAL LAMBRETTA RIDE
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LONE LOCAL LAMBRETTA RIDE
P O M S RIDE TO THE CHEQUERED FLAG CAFE
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P O M S RIDE TO THE CHEQUERED FLAG CAFE
2016 A YEAR WITH POMS
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2016 A YEAR WITH POMS
WOOLACOMBE RALLY 2015
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WOOLACOMBE RALLY 2015
MULTI CLUB RIDEOUT TO LOOE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY 29 8 2016
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MULTI CLUB RIDEOUT TO LOOE AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY 29 8 2016
A LONE LAMBRETTA RIDE TO JAMAICA INN
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A LONE LAMBRETTA RIDE TO JAMAICA INN
FRANKIE & JOHNNY GO RIDING LAMBRETTAS
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FRANKIE & JOHNNY GO RIDING LAMBRETTAS

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  • @michaelweston3177
    @michaelweston3177 11 місяців тому

    the betterdays interview with mike weston on youtube ua-cam.com/video/zD51ifLRc_Y/v-deo.html

  • @chriswebb4162
    @chriswebb4162 Рік тому

    Excellent work and skillfully carried out. You should be very proud of what you achieved. Beautiful work 😊

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 Рік тому

    Quality Video John

  • @paulskillman7595
    @paulskillman7595 Рік тому

    She made good Cornish Pasties

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    Quality video John

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Thanks Mark, it was a nice ride, Lamy's up on the lift again for a while, stator, CDi or something not right & having the legshields painted.

  • @jeremyjones4083
    @jeremyjones4083 2 роки тому

    Disaster at Clapton Sands:--- This incident happened on 28th April, 1944 when nine German E”boats broke our defences and attacked eight American landing craft in Lyme Bay on their 33 mile “D” Day training journey for a landing on Slapton Sands. Two landing craft were sunk and another limped back into Dartmouth harbour.

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Worse than that, they changed the timing of the bombardment but didn't communicate that to the landing party who were storming the beach when the naval guns opened up! the whole disaster was covered up for years. There's a lot of info about it, just search OPERATION TIGER.

  • @nelsonmiranda1195
    @nelsonmiranda1195 2 роки тому

    Muito top

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    Takes me back to my childhood we would spend many days of our holiday at whitsand bay sure there was a field used as a car park at the top and we would walk down a man made pathway down the cliff side to a lovely beach that had a little shop at one end . Great video as always

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Cheers Mark, yes it's a lovely place for sure, I rode the same run again on Tuesday with a couple of good friends, we took our Vespa's, my GTV 250ie & Glyn's GTS 300 with the wives. we had a big fryup at the Boatyard Cafe in Millbrook, on to the pub in Cremell for a cold one, & then up over Whitsands Cliff road on the way home. The little shop is still there & there's a nice cafe at the top of the cliff path. Glad your enjoying the vids. John.

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    Great video that brought back some childhood memories

  • @michaellemarquand3393
    @michaellemarquand3393 2 роки тому

    Do you have a video of your scooter

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    used to park in that car park and make a brew when we used to go to Cornwall on our holidays many many moons ago . Great videos

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Thanks for your comments, Chequered Flag is a really nice café now, much used by bikers.

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    wow this takes me back to my child hood summer holidays on the farm in Quethiock days spent in Looe Whitsand Bay Millendreth and Cawsand used to love going over the Torpoint ferry happy memories great video

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Thanks Mark, yes I'm lucky to live here, so many great places to ride to with some good mates too.

  • @markferrier8107
    @markferrier8107 2 роки тому

    great video

  • @karlpascoewelldone4173
    @karlpascoewelldone4173 2 роки тому

    excellent video really good

  • @dord1954
    @dord1954 2 роки тому

    I like your screen, it’s one of the nicest Ive seen does it help much with wind?

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Hello, it's a VE supplied screen with a Halfords chrome trim added, I binned the awful clamp brackets & mounted it with under slung mounts with longer head set bolts, it's a much tidier look, as for protection, well just a little bit really, I just like the look of a fly screen on a Mod Scooter.

    • @dord1954
      @dord1954 2 роки тому

      @@johnwilcox8883 yes back in 1970 I had a tall screen which was pretty good at keeping the wind and rain off but rattled like hell lol

  • @michaelweston3177
    @michaelweston3177 2 роки тому

    Betterdays anthology double cd 48 tracks and comprehensive booklet including live recordings from the quay club in 1964 out for sale on cherry red\ grapefruit label in 2 weeks

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Thanks Mike, (I'm guessing your the Mike Weston member of the band) I'll be outside Really Good Records when it opens, & like 'Backlash' I'll have the first one out of the box. I heard recently that we've lost Bob, very sad, he was a real talent & that Keyboard & Harmonica sound is still in my heart today. Like it says in the Blues Brothers, you had a sound that'd turn goats piss into gasoline! Hope your well & thanks for the music.

    • @michaelweston3177
      @michaelweston3177 2 роки тому

      @@johnwilcox8883 hi yep I'm a betterday the Anthology is easily orded on the internet as cherry 🍒 red \grapefruit is a large independent record label and I'm not sure that really good records will stock it out 18th March

    • @michaelweston3177
      @michaelweston3177 2 роки тому

      @@johnwilcox8883 I got a live recordings from the quay club set in August 1964 terrible quality spent some time searching for some engineering genius who could make it at least listenable found one! Its gritty rough and raw and a lot missing from the actual live performance due to the inadequacy of the simple mike and basic tape recorder but its the best that could be done with the latest modern equipment the Anthology is called HUSH YOUR MOUTH

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      @@michaelweston3177 Thanks Mike, I'll be getting one, be good to hear your driving Bass again, you were the engine room after all. Such great memories, I was still at school when I first went down the Quay Club, The Betterdays were the sound of my youth.

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 2 роки тому

      Got it.

  • @andybarry3435
    @andybarry3435 3 роки тому

    Ha Ha, who's riding the rust bucket. Barn find looks the business.

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Ha. that'd be Greme Lake's scoot from Cornwall Scooter Centre, don't let it's looks fool you, it has one hell of a motor, mechanically perfect, rides many miles on it. I think it's called Mr. Rusty.

  • @JackRossiney
    @JackRossiney 3 роки тому

    Just watched your video John, you have a really nice looking scooter there...I am currently keeping my eyes open for a restored Li model, I have been keen on Lambrettas from when I used to attend a local Cafe in Bolton named the ' Can Can' back in 69' where all the scooter (mod) lads that I knew used to meet up and it was great, Li 150's Tv's and most notably the SX200's were had by a few of the lads I knew and when they were all lined up outside it was quite impressive as one or two were in outstanding condition.

  • @maxnewman2926
    @maxnewman2926 3 роки тому

    Got to have a cream tea the Cornish way.

  • @andybarry3435
    @andybarry3435 3 роки тому

    Plymouth is where the UK Column news team are based. Nice to see such distinctive classic scoots on a run.

  • @guccilover2632
    @guccilover2632 3 роки тому

    didnt go isle of wight bought a sxts1225 instead green and white like yours mick midland scooter club

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    So good to c a video, hope you've got the lammy sorted by now

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Got it on the dyno in Bridgewater last week, he got it as good as he could but it runs out of puff on every hill unless I rev the nuts off it, I think it's the new BGM V4 pipe Iv'e fitted, it's strangling the life out of the kit .

  • @moonbear1st
    @moonbear1st 3 роки тому

    jam on top northwest england lol nice video

  • @johnwilcox8883
    @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

    It was Alan who took the stills of us boarding not Kevin, sorry Al. Oh! & I've spelt 'Engines' wrong too, that's after proof reading two or three times. bone.

  • @maxalwaysgoesbyboat7715
    @maxalwaysgoesbyboat7715 3 роки тому

    Ive seen a few engines since 1985 but none quit as slick, attention to detail and whaaaat...FACTORY LOOKING? I mean c,mon lads this looks like it came from the assembly line down at the old factory in milan!!! Hey mate did you work at the factory back in the day yea? ssssh we wont tell now will we boys?

  • @midge225
    @midge225 3 роки тому

    Nice vid , i love to explore iow on my scooter , the needles was a trek tho lol

  • @derrenlambert2279
    @derrenlambert2279 3 роки тому

    Makes me wanna get out on mine..GP150/175 Taffy.

  • @TheSteelweasel
    @TheSteelweasel 3 роки тому

    beautiful ride and well worked video

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Thanks, coming from you that's praise indeed.

  • @pradaman307
    @pradaman307 3 роки тому

    Another good video-just a thought but are Vespa's nor welcome in your club? I didn't see any.

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      It's true we favour Lambrettas but we do have a few nice Vespas in the group, theres a PX lookalike LML Star 125 with a 185 kit, very fast & light, a beautiful GS 160 all original & a real looker, I have a GTV 250ie, we have two GTS 300's, one RA 300 (like a series 2) all of the autos are back up bikes & all the owners have one or more classics too. Cheers, John.

  • @philipd4863
    @philipd4863 3 роки тому

    Enjoyed the ride out John , nice to hear the engines instead of music 👍

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    Hi John, not seen a new video in a while, hope you are all ok and doing well looking forward to seeing more videos very soon

  • @baddarkvader
    @baddarkvader 3 роки тому

    Nice Video thank you for sharing it and I Loved the Jazz music what a brilliant weekend, Hopefully I will be attending myself in 2021 with own Lammy see you soon guys stay safe.

  • @stevebaker9341
    @stevebaker9341 3 роки тому

    What a shame there's some plastic pigs in this video! What happened to our 2t rallies 🛵💨💨💨💨💨💨

  • @MrBilgey
    @MrBilgey 3 роки тому

    great band

  • @pradaman307
    @pradaman307 3 роки тому

    Nice one as always

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Cheers, it's a great rideout, trouble is when I get there I could sit outside the cafe with a drink & settle in for the day, it's a beautiful spot.

  • @batch6792
    @batch6792 3 роки тому

    Cool vid. 😁👍🍀

  • @stevebaker9341
    @stevebaker9341 3 роки тому

    Lose the bolt on faff would be a nice scoot 👍

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Well, I was a Mod in the 60's, I'm riding now pretty much what I was riding in 1966, I like the light Mod style scooter, I don't like christmas tree over the top scoots or race paint jobs on road scoots I also dislike murals & engraving on scoots but I wouldn't criticise any of the above or have the front to think it's ok to do so ! each to their own eh, if you like it, ride it, I like Mod & that'll do fer me.

  • @davidmchale742
    @davidmchale742 3 роки тому

    Great vid again John👏👏👍

  • @pradaman307
    @pradaman307 3 роки тому

    Great to see a new scooter video again after al this time. Nice one!

  • @scootertart
    @scootertart 3 роки тому

    cool vid, what spec is your engine?

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Glad you liked it, the spec varies throughout the video because it made up of odd bits filmed over about five years, it's a 'Bitsa' LI 150 frame, SX 200 panels, Indian GP 200 motor with a Mugello 225 kit, BGM 58/110 crank, MB Big Box V3 pipe, Dellorto PHBH 26mm with Ramair foam filter. in some scenes it has a 30mm OKO PWK carb & a Scoot RS expansion pipe, some times I was running with an Agusto 6000 ignition retarder so it varies. Sorry I can't be more specific. John.

  • @biscuitdesigner7836
    @biscuitdesigner7836 3 роки тому

    0.52 King willy? Silly Billy!

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Ah. a snippet of conversation picked up as I passed by, yes, King Billy or Royal William, but good enough for giving someone directions to a cafe'.

  • @biscuitdesigner7836
    @biscuitdesigner7836 3 роки тому

    👍

  • @IqbalSingh-qy4nj
    @IqbalSingh-qy4nj 3 роки тому

    Great...keep riding the legendary scoot.I m from India and a Lambretta owner...when riding, always miss these no traffic roads like yr video. Wats your location?

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      I'm in Cornwall UK close to the Devon border.

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    Thanks John I really enjoying watching your videos especially of your local area makes me want to get out on my scooter. I'm really missing riding at the moment can't wait for the better weather and the ignition to be sorted and then ill be out and about.........

  • @jameskrell4392
    @jameskrell4392 3 роки тому

    Great job John, really enjoyable. We met at RAF Harrowbeer once and I live just a few miles from you so watching your films and guessing where they are is fun for me. It also saves me buying a camera lol! Keep up the good work.

  • @Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr
    @Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr 3 роки тому

    First. Do people still do that?.

  • @davidbaker3457
    @davidbaker3457 3 роки тому

    Really enjoyed watching the video - thanks for sharing !

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Thanks, glad you liked it, 2020 wasn't so good of course but we did make it, POMS on tour, well four of us..

    • @davidbaker3457
      @davidbaker3457 3 роки тому

      @@johnwilcox8883 In fact all the videos are great ..we have watched most ... might see you around

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your help John appreciate it, looking forward to watching more new videos.

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    Hi John, Its a 125 dauglas if u have an email I can send you a photo.

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Not much knowledge of the Douglas Vespa from our lot, best they've come up with is Beedspeed or SIP in Germany.

  • @nigelquick4017
    @nigelquick4017 3 роки тому

    Hi John, I've been watching your videos and appreciate the effort you have put in. Reading some of your comments about the fact you rebuilt your scooter, last year I was very lucky my wife bought me a 1985 125 vespa and I absolutely love riding it, the problem is I've only gone and lost the ignition key (I know I'm a right plonker) I was wondering if you have any advise on what would be the best way to replace the barrel? Thanks keep the videos coming they are brilliant. Nigel

    • @johnwilcox8883
      @johnwilcox8883 3 роки тому

      Glad you like the vids Nigel, I'll ask the lads that run Vespas if they know where/how to sort your key problem, what model is it? John.