Scootering

Return of the gods (well, their chariot at least...)

I don’t think that anyone would disagree that the late Eighties formed the creative high point for custom scooters. A world of ideas that collided with increasingly talented airbrush wielders and a war of ever-increasing expenditure as builders vied to use the very best of everything that was available to them. Against this background, you had to build something very special for it to regularly win custom shows, be featured on the front of a magazine, and still be remembered today. It should go without saying that the original incarnation of the scooter you see here was, undoubtedly, of that level.

Built over a couple of years, it debuted in early 1987 to universal applause. Everywhere it went it picked up trophies and eventually featured on the cover of the

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