Forgot to mention another important bonus for me is that it is light and easy to handle out of the garage. The side stand is rubbish being a fly up one but other than that it has nothing I hate.
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:47 am
by DougL
Spoiler alert. Vespa GTS300 wins.
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Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:52 am
by andyscooter
they are made of metal rather then plastic
they are comfy to ride
lots of scope for tuning modding
and fairly easy to work on as the under tray just lifts out to get to the engine
and they look ace
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:41 am
by maxiscoot nz
YES VOZZA all of the above including fun but no backbone sorry. light and agile exactly my point .
Bang for buck they are not in the same leauge as there japaneese cousins even 20 yrs ago crap
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:44 am
by pikey
Spot the Helix at 9.49 Rosie Helix 1 plus me and wife .
They get about 5000 scooters on Isle of wight on bank holiday weekend for Isle of Wight rally .Not all do the ride out but I love and wife does
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Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:56 am
by maxiscoot nz
Shit i dont beleive it but i do now you guys are sad where are the real machines like honda cubs
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:06 pm
by maxiscoot nz
VOZZA wrote:I have a GTS300ie Touring and it is a lovely bit of kit. It has a chrome rack on the front and back which makes up for the small underseat storage and a fly screen which does little for wind hitting the body but does keep the wind off the hands.
The chassis although basic works extremely well considering the small wheels. It feels safe and comfortable even for me at 6'3" at all speeds from a crawl to 70 mph. The performance and economy is excellent and the retro look is a bonus for me.
Are you serious or have you lost the plot ?
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:09 pm
by maxiscoot nz
Retro look exactly my point 50 yrs of of of crap
Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:19 pm
by pikey
maxiscoot nz wrote:Shit i dont beleive it but i do now you guys are sad where are the real machines like honda cubs
They dont class them selves as scooters heres C90 guys they have good following and about 3 rallys a year
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Re: VESPA ??!!??!! What is Good about one??????
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:00 pm
by StephenC
I think a lot of the popularity in the UK at least is down to it being a known name as well as any advert that has a scooter in shot, always has a vespa. So it's sort of ingrained that a vespa is the default scooter.
But really, for the most part they are no better than anything else in the market.
The Peugeot Django should by rights show the vespa the door, but as it does not have the perceived heritage in the UK, it does not have a chance to make much of a dent.
