The Colourful Tapestry of Life
Council estates
“I have to be honest; in about 1977 my mother had a lodger, the fella had a Lambretta Li125, which I used to try and nick!” Tony laughed. “To set the record straight though; I never actually nicked the scooter, but it was his scooter that got me interested. Through my childhood I lived on the Buttershaw, Whipsey and Woodside estates in Bradford and I always saw scooters being ridden around where I lived. Also, there were loads of scooter clubs all over Bradford and I had to get involved.”
Break-out
At 16, Tony left school and got himself an Li125. The scooter got messed
