Classic Scooterist – October/November 2018

It seems strange sitting at my desk and writing this editorial before scooting-off to the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally and knowing that these words won’t appear in print until after the event. But as a journalist that’s the nature of the beast.

As the biggest scooter event of the year, the IoW is always eagerly awaited with anticipation - will the journey down be uneventful? Will it provide bad or good personal memories that can be reflected on and talked about in years to come? To me one of the best parts of the event is the 200 mile journey down, when my mind’s full of expectation of what will happen over the weekend. On departure, everyone in our travelling party will be happy and jovial (although whether that will still be the case after a few breakdowns is anyone’s guess).

Once on the island and ensconced in our temporary lodgings, the weekend’s partying will begin with gusto – mind you, none of us is getting any younger and the next day recovery period seems to get longer every year. Whatever happens we’ll all do our best to make it a good weekend, meeting-up with old faces we haven’t seen for a while, as well as making new friends – that’s what it’s all about. And if you couldn’t make it this year, then you can read about what you missed on page 16.