Alumni

Misty initially hated scooters -- or the time Woody spent on them. Once he managed to convert her, she became unstoppable. She has a '66 ss90 replica and a '66 150 Sprint that she has ridden to Canada twice and N.Y. four times. One of her more memorable acts involved riding Woody's scooter full throttle over a ten-foot cliff during the gymkhana at a Demon rally. She showed Woody how to get a better time but broke her shoulder in the process.

Known to many as "Modley," Benny is a first generation Strangler. He has owned many a motor-scooter, but his most recent bike is a Lambretta Jet 200 (sadly "in the shop"). Benny is an avid disc jockey and master of ceremonies, and has possibly the most extensive caribbean vinyl collection in Massachusetts.

Drew went thru several scooters before settling on a lammy silver special. He used to just borrow a scooters from Jason's collection but club rules require that he has a running bike of his own. Now if we could only get him to ride it. Fun Fact: Drew is also the only vegetarian I know who has a weakness for bacon.

Casey has been a member since 1995. He has recently returned to Boston from DC, where he got his Ph.D. in psychology. Casey can be seen riding around town on his sweet SX200 with a different girl riding cupcake every week.

It seems that Lifto has owned every bike in the club at one point or another, after selling his modded-out 1965 Vespa Super to Grayson, who knows what's next. Lifto may be living in California now, but he's still a Strangler.

A Boston native of Irish descent, Fordy has collected more than one "Rally Asshole" trophy. By day, he works at a university archive and by night runs a club night called "Get Smart!" where he and other top deejays spin Jamaica oldies and "Northern" soul. He also paints pretty pictures that have been exhibited in local museums, fashion shows, galleries and bars.

Fordy is currently "working on" a Vespa cutdown project, but swears by his 1964 GL 150, "Miss Jamaica," which has somehow run beautifully with very little engine work.

She has had her Primavera for a several years, but still has not ridden it anywhere. We work to change that evey year.

Jackie joined the club in 2000 when she finally got her Vespa 90 working. She is currently working as a school teacher in NYC.

Daniell got her scooter from Michael who got it from Andy, who got it from a man down by the river. She likes her red 1963 Vespa '90 because it is very cute, and cute ass girls ride cute ass scooters.

He is the token mod/skin every good club needs. Jay rides a Lambretta GP 150.

Part-time Boston Scoot mechanic and full time traditional skinhead, Aggro rides a '63 vespa with a Bajaj 150, painted in '55 Cadillac Red. His latest project is a red, white and blue small frame racer.

Noel started out thinking plastic was cool, but we since set him on the true path. He now owns a '02 PX200, a '63 150 Vespa, and parts that could someday be reassembled into a Lammy LI 200. No one can take a joke better then Noel. Noel is currently living in Brooklyn.

www.noelhidalgo.com

Greyson is our club's official camera man. On the off chance he's not working on a porno, you can find him hustling around town on a '65 Super fitted with a P200 engine that he picked up from Lifto or his recently recovered '63 Vespa with a P200 engine.

She has been hanging out with us for a while and rides a Lammy J125 from Boston Scoot. Being a lammy lover, she has had a few problems with it but overall she adores the bike. She's now living in New Mexico.

A true blue American, with the heart of a lion. Gurr...

Herny is our favorte flavor figure. The man just has bad ass style. Although Henry doesn't hang out much anymore, we're always happy to see his blue Rally parked up outside the pubs.

Our bodacious Betty is known for finding her self on the side of the road pulling gravel out from underneath her skin. In her first year of riding, her scooter came across a few incidents involving SUVs, busses, and a green line train. Yet she still rides... She has since moved back to Philly where the living is easy. Lord only knows what bikes she is riding now-a-days.

www.eyesbright.net

No one is really sure when John started riding with us, or if he's even Greek, but at some point he showed up on Betty's old P200. It wasn't until we saw him drop his bike in an attempt to ride up a 7ft snow bank, that we knew that he was right for the Stranglers. We're still not sure how he gets his drums to gigs on his PX150, but we know it gets him to and from the bars just fine.

Norm was a dedicated scooterist since the 1950s, so much respect goes to him. He has been hanging out at Boston Scoot for years, has been to parties and even rallies with us, but what truly made Norm a Strangler was when he showed up at the 2003 Vegas rally with a rented twist and go. He was initiated months later at our Rally and we are honored to have had a man that dedicated to scootering in the Stranglers. Norm has 2 1964 Vespa 90s, 12-14 rare mopeds and has previously owned a Topper and Wizzer. Fun fact about Norm: he worked for Converse, building plants for them through out the world. Suffice to say he has seen more Converse All-Stars than all of us combined!

Billy was like most Stranglers, he was a straight-talking son of a bitch that you didn't want to cross, but he was also funny as all hell, and willing to go out of his way to help anyone out. When Billy wanted a bike he went out and found himself a Bella, because shiffting with your hand is for sissies. Sadly, Billy passed away in July of 2005. We all miss that wise-ass.

Kyle was one-of-a-kind and like most Stranglers he lived life to fullest. He was creative in so many ways, always kind, and inclusive to all scooterists. Best known for his extensive knowledge of making smallframes scream, his home tiki bar and ability to pick amazing things from the local dump. He will be greatly missed.