We are the internationally famous
TORBAY MODS SCOOTER CLUB
WE ARE A FORWARD THINKING SCOOTER CLUB THAT MOVES WITH THE TIMES
Torbay Mods Scooter Club was founded in 2007 by Paul Savin, Mike Edwards, and Stan Burton—affectionately known as “Stan the Man”—to bring together Lambretta and Vespa scooter enthusiasts across South Devon. Mike later moved away from the area, and in 2011, we sadly lost our dear friend Stan after his courageous battle with cancer. Tribute To Stan The Man.
Paul has been running the club with the help of other members ever since. However, he has now stepped back and is now Vice Chairman and Honorary Member allowing younger members to run the club. See Paul’s YouTube channel where there are literally hundreds of scooter videos
INVITE: We would like to meet anyone with a Mod style or standard looking scooter (See examples on OUR SCOOTERS and GALLERY & VIDEOS page) who are interested in joining our club for rallies and events . JOIN OUR CLUB. You don’t have to live in Torbay to be a member of
Torbay Mods SC as long as you own a scooter and can join us now and again for ride outs etc. Apart from Torbay, we also have members from Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey, Kingsteignton, Dawlish, Totnes, Dartmoor and Ivybridge. So come and join in the fun and show off your scooters just as we did in the 60s and 70s. If you see any of us on the road give us a toot or wave and we’re sure to wave back. If you’re interested in joining, returning to the scene or just want to have a look at OUR SCOOTERS then you’re very welcome to come along to one of our ride outs on SUNDAY MORNINGS (all year round weather permitting) or WEDNESDAY NIGHTS (mostly summer months). Also you can meet some of us on Northern Soul/Mod Nights at various venues where The Vinyl Avengers will be playing great classics from the past. Always check with us first – CONTACT PAGE. We now have 2 website addresses torbaymods.com and torbaymods.co.uk (links to our .com address) Also, we now have over 70 members with over 60 scooters between them and many are friends on our facebook page
Auto/Electric rider? We are more of a ‘SCOOTER CLUB’ embracing all types of scooters whether 2 stroke, 4 stroke or electric. Many people ask us if they can join with a modern retro auto scooter, well if for example they have an ELECTRIC (RETRO STYLE), LAMBRETTA V SPECIAL, ROYAL ALLOY GT etc, SCOMADI TT etc, LML, LEXMOTO VIENNA, MODENA/MILANO OR VESPA (auto) model, in our opinion it does have a big hint of a classic scooter in its design, so we welcome them, although some shows we take part in may not be suitable for displaying modern scooters.
We do not like to disappoint so if you own one of these scooters and you join because you want to be a part of our club and join in the fun then that’s fine with us! JOIN OUR CLUB
LISTEN TO OUR NEW SONG ‘The Mods Are Out On The Road Again’ BY TIM BLISS
EVENTS & SHOWS:
⇓ PROSTATE CANCER CHARITY RIDE OUT ⇓
Several scooter clubs joined us for a ride out to Exmouth to raise money for the Prostate Cancer charity. Destination was The Bath House Inn on Exmouth sea front
We welcome enquires for us to do Exhibitions, Displays or Shows (See BMAD Festival pictures). Please contact us HERE for details. In 2017 we held a Scooter Show on Paignton Green
⇓ TOTAL WHO SHOW ⇓
Many of our members went to The Palace Theatre, Paignton on Saturday 2nd March 2019 to watch Johnny Warman and his Magic Bus band playing all The Who’s hits
September 2025: We say farewell to Elmar and Manuela as they return to Germany after a holiday in England. Includes a video taken by them and some photos by Paul. It was sad to say goodbye but a happy memory as they joined us in their car for the ride out to the Teign Bean at Starcross
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