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	For a mainly Lambretta orientated company we don't do very well when it comes to staff transport! A typical day outside MB Developments finds Ian's Gilera runner and Phil's matt black Honda winter motorbike.
	One for the ladies!! Newest MB staff member Phil "Slacker" Davies, caught whilst painting the wall in the yard. Sorry ladies, he's getting married next year.
	Lawrence Dalton AKA Lozza came up to have some "while you wait" work done as a rush job, this ended up taking a whole day as it was the first day of our year end stock take and it was chaos. Rather than sit round moping, Loz took a keen interest in all aspects of a days work at MB Developments and ended up taking orders on the phone! He's assembling some clutch compressors here so if you have a problem with one you can blame him.
	Here is a side view of Loz serving someone. He did well, giving out the good advice you'd expect from someone with as much roadgoing scooter experience as he does.
	Loz opened his award to see that it was an exclusive MB Developments "Mister Bee" vest.
	It looks like Loz is overcome with happiness at his gift.
	We insisted Loz tried on his vest before he left so here he is. He magically regressed into a small child, preteding to be Mick McManus the wrestler. He stopped short of trying to wrestle with anyone thank goodness.
	"Wizard" demonstrates how can ride with a full face helmet on when he's got a streaming cold - he uses his tongue like a windscreen wiper!
	Some suspect characters outside the King Ludd pub. From Left to Right - Loz Dalton, some dodgy bloke with a dodgier moustache, Pat Brogan, Mark "Gilly" Gill (Doncaster Hunters), Wayne "Max" Bygraves (Long time friend and customer of MB), Darrell Milnes (Another long time friend and customer), Glyn Dove (Old MB customer, not heard from him in a while). We are not sure why Darrell has got his hand in his pocket and is smiling, is it because him, Max and Gilly have been talking about 1960's dealer specials?
	We have been using Titch's Serveta as the MB test bike recently. It's got Mark's old cylinder and crank that was fitted to his "Shrine" scooter. 5 years later still on the same piston and crank, Titch does over 10,000 miles a year and never has any problems. This shows that the "Proof is in the pudding" with our products. This pictures shows the scooter kitted out in "mobile dyno" spec testing the new retro exhaust. Rev counter and GPS reciever proved that the scooter was genuinely pulling 82mph up a long steady hill near the shop. Mark and Titch were doing so many runs that the police turned and set up a speed trap, lucky Mark had done the last run just when they arrived!!
	Greg Kinge came to visit us on his way to ride round America on an old Vespa. We sponsored him and offered to do a touring tune on his scooter so he could do more than 23mph but he wanted to keep it standard! Here's Mark posing with the scooter. Was it cold or did Mark not like being pictured with the Vespa -something is making him look grumpy!
	It just happened that day that we also had visitors from Jungle scooters in Japan who had turned up with Jason from Classically Italian scooter. A packed shop and that's without our normal customers coming and going and the phone ringing all day!
	Luke (Marks youngest) says to his Dad "I daren't move, I think I've followed through and filled my overalls!"
	Emma says "It's good here isn't it!!"
	Luke, 8, doing a bit of a job on the miller to make something to secure the rear door! Although Luke often comes into the workshop and loves getting dirty hitting things with a big hammer he isn't showing any signs of following Marks career. Luke would rather "go to college then earn loads of money"!
	"OWWWW Dad, I've just burnt my hand!!"

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