Classic mobility scooter fanatics from all through South-East Asia collected in Penang for the “Moto Buruk Garage” (MBG) Vespa Lambretta Jamboree 2024.
The event offered a glance proper into the globe of mobility scooter restore and customisation, with numerous friends flaunting their collections.
Among these present was on-line enterprise individual Azizul Hakimi Nordin that originated from Kuala Lumpur together with his relations.
“We have been here from the day before the event until the last day of the jamboree,” he acknowledged.
Azizul together with his treasured 1958 Innocenti Lambretta Li 150 Frame Breather.
The 1958 Innocenti Lambretta Li 150 Frame Breather that Azizul acquired from his papa is solely among the many timeless designs that he has.
He outlined precisely how he had truly put his coronary heart and value financial savings proper into preserving his mobility scooters.
Events just like the MBG Vespa Lambretta Jamboree 2024 make all of it rewarding, he acknowledged.
“I’ve cherished basic scooters since my childhood days.
“My father and grandfather shared the identical ardour.
A customer taking a photograph of a basic scooter on the ‘Moto Buruk Garage’ Vespa Lambretta Jamboree 2024.
“I guess my interest in classic scooters came from them,” he included.
Maintaining timeless bikes is difficult because it requires spending tons of of ringgit, acknowledged Azizul.
He when obtained a deal of RM85,000 from a group company that wished to buy his 1958 Innocenti Lambretta Li 150 Frame Breather, nevertheless Azizul decreased the deal.
“The scooter is like a family member; I love it and will not sell it,” he proclaimed.
Azizul’s Lambretta mobility scooter has truly received quite a few honors in opponents.
Besides the Italian- made mobility scooter, he has 6 others from the very same period.
Loh together with his 4 timeless mobility scooters on the jamboree.
Another timeless bike follower is Loh Seng Fook, that introduced 4 of his 7 timeless mobility scooters to the event.
The enterprise individual has truly been accumulating mobility scooters as a result of 2016.
“I like the Italian Vespa; the way it is made and its quality,” he acknowledged.
All of Loh’s assortment objects are from the Fifties and ‘60s, and are nonetheless in good situation.
He revealed that one in every of his Vespas was value about RM21,000 when he purchased it in 2019.
“There are people who ask about the price but I tell them that it is not for sale,” he mentioned.
The occasion attracted 6,000 basic scooter homeowners from the area.
Jamboree organiser Mohd Aidzam Saffuan mentioned the annual occasion at Tapak Pesta Sungai Nibong, Bayan Lepas, attracted some 15,000 guests and 6,000 basic scooter homeowners from the area.
“This year’ s occasion, proclaimed as one of the biggest celebrations of timeless mobility scooters, included classic designs from as very early as the 1950s,” he acknowledged.
Some 60 regional songs bands delighted the group all through the three-day fulfill beforehand this month.
Mohd Aidzam outlined the jamboree, which was sustained by Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) and Penang federal authorities, as a hit.
“The event aimed to establish the northern region as a hub for local and international motor groups, thereby attracting visitors to Penang through activities themed around classic vehicles,” he acknowledged.
