20 years Scooter Center – Part 1: At the beginning was Quadrophenia

1984: Oliver Kluger cruising along with his Ciao gang in Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne. Ulf Schröder has already been infected by the scooter virus. With his first scooter, a Zündapp RS50, and his colleagues from Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen, Ulf is living the Mod lifestyle to the fullest which has been influenced a lot due to the release of the film Quadrophenia across Europe.

1986: Ulf replaced his Zündapp by a Vespa Rally 200. After several Vespa Club of Germany meetings, he drives to his first international run. The Isle of Wight 1986. Oliver was enchanted by a Vespa PK 50 XL, which will have many different “facelifts” in the following two years. From MOD style loaded with mirrors and accessories via the surfer look to the Scooterboy Cutdown which was typical for that time.

To be continued…