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In terms of a business specialising in working on classic Lambretta and Vespa scooters, Pop’s Workshop in Maidenhead is a very new kid on the block. In real terms its owner, chief mechanic and general dogsbody Paul Bradfield, aka ‘Pop’, has experience dating back to the 1980s.

Like so many from that era Pop’s scooter journey began with a Vespa 50 Special that his dad bought from Stirling Scooters in West Drayton. For an up-and-coming Mod, Stirling Scooters was an iconic location in itself. The dealership’s probably most

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