TAFFSPEED closing after 27 years @ the end of Jan 2010!

Terrible Taff · **Joined:** 28 Apr 2009 **Posts:** 32

Hi to everyone,

Yes sadly TAFFSPEED will be closing after 27 years @ the end of Jan 2010!

Some of you may already know that due to my heart related health issues over the last 10 years, I had been told a year ago that I needed to have a triple heart byepass operation to rectify problems that have been slowly getting worse.

Having been on a waiting list for a long time I finally got to know that this operation was going to happen sometime in Jan/Feb 2010, late last year. However with all the planning in the world, you try to do all the jobs but you never seam to get enough time to do all of them or the vast paper work involved!
There will be plenty of time after the operation for the paper work!

Anyway, many thanks to all of Taffspeed's customers over the past 27 years, many of you I have become close friends with over the years, I will get to see you at the do's in the local area, also at race meetings, rallies & shows as I am able to get to them.

So what's happening at the shop?

Well as from February 2010 my previous shop staff; Shaun, Jamie & Dave will be starting out on their own as "Welsh Scooter Parts".
They will be carrying on suppling parts & accessories for classic & auto scooters for callers or by mail order, servicing them, running the dyno & also selling them in the near future. You will be able to get Lambretta's & new LML scooters plus much more. The lads are at the moment changing around the front of the shop area converting it into a scooter showroom.
The old "Taffspeed" telephone number will be staying with them; so call them on 01633 840450.

I wish them all the best in their new venture & trust that they will have the support from all the scooterists in the surrounding area's.
They will continue to stock & sell my "Taffspeed Special Products" ie; exhausts for both Vespa & Lambretta plus much more.

In the future l am hoping to be able to get to finish rebuilding some of my race Lambretta & Vespa scooters during my recovery time!

Thats all for now, so best regards to all,

Ian Frankland
Taffspeed Limited

RICSPEED · **Joined:** 04 Jan 2009 **Posts:** 2348 **Location:** YORK

good luck ,hope all goes well for you

guygrrr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:57 am

yes, good luck ian. here's to a speedy recovery.

Diablo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:45 am

Good luck Ian and wish you a speedy recovery. Sad to hear of the shop closure.
Its pretty fair to say that Taffspeed has legendary status with anyone whos ever been into scooters.

stafford · **Joined:** 20 Apr 2009 **Posts:** 113

Good luck and a speedy recovery IAN , and good luck to the lads that are starting out

GP240 · **Joined:** 24 Oct 2009 **Posts:** 57

Hope all goes well Ian, see you soon.

quote Diablo:- Taffspeed has legendary status with anyone whos ever been into scooters.

joespeed · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:05 am

sorry to hear this,good luck and hope you have a speedy recovery ian,you will have plenty of time on your hands come on here more often and keep your hand in the scooter scene after all it has been your main interest for around 40 years or so!!
best reagards
joe

red · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:10 am

Sorry to hear about this.

Good luck with the operation and heres to a speedy recovery

joee · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:19 am

good luck to you mate and hope you make a speedy recovery

TheSeeker · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:32 am

Hope you have a speedy recovery. Take it easy and have fun with the rebuilds.

Best wishes

Ben

PS Made my last pilgrimage in November.

www.scooterotica.org

TAFFSPEED closing after 27 years @ the end of Jan 2010!

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