Here's to You, Mr. Robinson

So I joined the Scooter Club on Facebook (naturally), and it's proved a treasure trove of inside baseball (or inside cricket as the case may be). The member offer each other tickets to great concerts, alert each other to scooter rallies and events -- and generally trade trivia about scooters.

Lately, most of the posts have been about the passing of one Pete Robinson, and Worchester artisan who made a name in the scooter community for his immaculate restorations ... but mostly for his elaborate chrome engravings. Google this guy and you'll find tricked out scooters that would put the American Chopper dudes to shame. Very interesting, and sad, to learn about such a talented artist this way. Pete Robinson, dead at age 48.

photos taken from Pete's websiste, customchrome.co.uk, and meant purely as a tribute to the man and his work.