Theft most foul

Nice, eh? Some thief certainly thought so. (Scootering Magazine)

I’ll bet you’re thinking, that’s a sweet group of scooters. Well, every single one of them was STOLEN.

The picture has been circulating on the Interwebs for a short while now. The U.K. magazine Scootering broke the story, and here are the details:

We’ve just received the horrible news that a lad has had all four of his scooters stolen from his garage in Hampshire… 11 January (2012).The garage is in Hartley Wintney, Hants (between Basingstoke and Camberley) and the scooters stolen (pictured) are as follows:

Lambretta LiS S3, 1966: Gold, Pathfinder spots and a Mugello 225 (only just re-lined and new piston!).

Vespa GS 1964: White, North American non-Battery model (no ignition in headset is an easy spot).

Vespa GS 1964: Black, with a PX200 engine.

Vespa Sprint 1967: Pastel green, with a PX166 Malossi, registered as a Sprint, trapezoid headlight, it has no toolbox space in panel (as per the SS180, and Motovespas).

If you hear anything that could help Darren recover his scooters, please call him on +44 07917 244472 (omit the zero if not calling in the U.K.) or contact local police.

Obviously, the perp or perps seemed to know what they were looking at. And the small form factor we all know and love not only makes a scooter easy to hide, they’re easy to transport, too. There’s no telling where they might be at the moment.

About all we can do is be on the lookout as we peruse Craigslist or otherwise spot scooters for sale. Let’s hope Darren gets his bikes back.

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