There has been plenty said and written about scooters over the years, but, until now, there has been no definitive look at the culture surrounding this way of life.
Many authors have written about mods or the infamous and often over-hyped beach battles of the 1960s, but hardly any have tried to capture the atmosphere of the modern scene in print.
We still owe the original mods for fuelling the imagination of past, present and future generations and for leaving a rich scooter heritage behind them. Although the mod way of life was the spark that lit the fuse for many, the majority of scooter riders have evolved into lifestyle scooterists.
They may not dress in a particular style, their scooters may not be adorned with lights and mirrors, but they still burn with the same passion as their scooter-riding ancestors.
It's over 60 years since the first Italian scooters rolled off the production lines, but there is still a buzzing and vibrant lifestyle with the humble scooter as its nucleus.
The small capacity machines have overtaken the lives of thousands, often to the detriment of everything else - careers, relationships and families have suffered for this overwhelming and expensive addiction.
They live and breathe the sickly sweet smell of synthetic two stroke oil and worship at the altar of their chosen gods, Lambretta and Vespa (or occasionally Gilera and Italjet). Their hands are permanently ingrained with the oily 'tattoos' of a thousand engine rebuilds and their major organs have suffered the long term effects of our hedonistic lifestyle.
Includes interviews with well-known personalities, over 150 colour photographs of award-winning custom scooters, best selling scooter models, rallies and events. This book is a must have for anyone interested in these fun machines.