In the Beginning

So I used to ride a scooter.........back when I lived in England. It was by far and away the best thing for getting around a crowded conjested city.
I bought mine secondhand from a Honda dealer in Cambridge just after my work indicated that they wanted me to go and work in London. Having lived in London once before there was no way that I was going back to riding the Tube. So I bought a 1996 50cc Honda SFX scooter hoping that it would make life easier. It was my first ever scooter, and it was fantastic. I loved riding it, zipping about London faster than any other form of transport, parking for free.......great.
When I moved to Manchester I took it with me, again it was the perfect way to get around town.
I ended up with a company car so wasnt riding it that much, so my partner Mary began using it to commute to work. She loved it too.
When we decided to move to New Zealand we considered taking it with us, but it wasnt economical, better to buy one (or two) when we got there. It was a bit beat up, scratched, a broken piece on the nose, but it was our first scooter, and we loved it. I think I have some photos somewhere, if I can find them I will post them here.