After having a Vespa scooter for two years and over that time experienced several spills and slides, one of which resulted in a few days in hospital my father decided that I should have a change of machine. It was also partly because I had experienced problems with the cable gear change and clutch, and this was a machine he had purchased from me from new.
The replacement machine was a NSU bought from a place very near where my father had served his apprenticeship many years earlier. I thought this new machine in its red and cream livery was very flash. After the Vespa it seemed very stable and, with the foot gear change, much easier to ride. Provided I used the right fuel mix, it was very reliable and this increase d my confidence on two wheels. I used the N.S.U. for travelling around the
