{"id":1476,"date":"2024-06-24T17:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesphoto.co.uk\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2024-06-24T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:16:44","slug":"margate-motorcycling-past-vintage-scooter-rally-and-coastal-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesphoto.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/margate-motorcycling-past-vintage-scooter-rally-and-coastal-charm\/","title":{"rendered":"Margate Motorcycling Past: Vintage Scooter Rally and Coastal Charm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A chance to revisit Margate, have a coffee and sandwich at the Margate Coffee Shed and venture back into my motorcycling past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s not to like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The early 80’s was the last time I smartened up in my suit, polished my shoes, and had my Lambretta LI 125 cruise me into a scooter rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did feel a bit odd going to the rally on my NC750x but I was pleased to see other non-scooters parked up and their owners, like me, admiring the vast array of scooters from across the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would say that on the day I went there were about 2 to 300 in attendance which is not a bad turnout for vehicles that in some cases are older than me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Had some cool and friendly chats with many owners which made me regret selling my scooters back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these gems can cost over \u00a310,000 and more for the right models in excellent condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collection of stunning vintage and customer scooters was on show in the Dreamland venue so obviously I had to go and look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stunning works of art were presented for all of us to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had a great few hours photographing the scooters and reminiscing about when I also enjoyed the journey to meet up with friends at various rallies across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day was also a wonderful test of the Hasselblad 907x with a 45mm lens whose files allowed me to capture the images in various situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not one image needed sharpening and some were cropped for the “dave” background I use and white balance adjustment (auto). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am starting to enjoy using the 907x in situations that do not require ultra-fast shutter speeds, which for me is most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canon R6 is slowly becoming redundant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Margate and everyone on the Scooter Rally I met and had many laughs with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you again soon at another rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wishing you well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DCx<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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