My mate's mother was company secretary for a Darlington garage that had a DHSS contract for the maintenance of them. The mechanics were fantastic at getting them on two wheels (front and one rear) and driving them around the garage compound. There were powered by Villiers two stroke engines and me and my mate fantasised about slotting in a CB400F engine and terrorising innocent motorists.
It never came to be. I'm not even sure if any still exist as the Darlington company scrapped a lot of them a while ago and said that was going to be the fate of them nationwide and people who previous qualified for them got something else offered instead.
I once had a ride as a passenger in one it was a scary experience.
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