Scomadi says it likes to think its TT 125 has made “a big contribution to steadily improving scooter sales in the UK”.
An upbeat Frank Sanderson of Scomadi, based in Galgate, Lancashire, said: “We are now sourcing our modern-classic-styled steel-bodied scooters from Thailand, where a joint ownership factory enterprise supplies Scomadi to several countries.
“Stocks of the fuel-injected TT 125 [RRP £3295 + OTR] have been delivered to dealers in recent weeks, with many machines being pre-sold.
“Once again, a big thanks to our small but loyal dealer network and customers. Saying that, we do need to appoint dealers in some areas of the UK where we have no sales or service representation.”
Sanderson and business partner Paul Melici say they hope soon to be able to announce the arrival in the UK of the TT 200 LC model. Watch this space.
Although reluctant to provide registration figures, the sales prospects for Scomadi may well have been helped by a marketing initiative predicated on the reawakening mod music scene. Scomadi recently announced a limited edition model themed on British band The Who and a soon to be produced film, The Pebble and the Boy.
As well as starring Brighton mods, the movie features Paul Weller music and a story line involving Quadrophenia, the 1979 British drama film, loosely based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera of the same name.