Modern Vespa

From the pics, this rally gets me really wet, but what do u guys think?

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/mcy/3559680741.html

Uh-oh. Creeper alert.

Looks like a mid 1970'2 ETS to me. Are they called Rally in the US?

The ets was a sframe. Almost 9 hp and had a similar horncast to the T5.

That Rally looks great, go check it out mate.

Cheers

yeah like a sporty pk. cool little pipe on it and all. I'd love one

I like your sense of humour !!

If you live in BC, get it. Not a ton of Rally's here, and this is a great looking bike.

Okay, its a great bike, is 3900 what they go for in this condition?

$3900 seems steep to me - unless it's restored and gone through I wouldn't pay over $2500. Others may differ - some people go nuts over Rally200's. They aren't very rare, but people rarely sell them.

Well it sounds a little high, but how often do you see these available in nice ORIGINAL condition? That's ITALIAN paint. Plenty of nicely RESTORED Rallys at this money, also higher & lower, but this is rare so he could get that if more than one buyer appreciates that & wants it.

Something left out is the mileage. Oh I know about wonky speedos & all, but there are ones that ones that work(low mi usually) AND other indicators- rubber wear, cable condition, oily dirt accumulation, general condition, etc.

If you like as much as it seems(and as much as I do) take a compression tester with you and enough money to buy, then evaluate & maybe offer 500 - 1000 less, then go up if you need the bike.

DON'T shortchange yourself when something this nice(if it truly is) shows up if you REALLY want it. You coulda bought a 'bargain' bodge like many others have, then wind up with more money than this in a hard to sell refurb 'restore'.

You get this, you'll start out happy if it's as good as it looks & sounds. As noted by so many owners, Rallys DO deserve their excellent reputation!

I respect the original post lbd, two schools of thought on the perfect paint look, and both are valid.

I just wanted to appropriate your words with a small edit because NOW they better state exactly how I feel. That OK?

thanks

LOL! Don't get me wrong, Voodoo - I prefer bikes like this with og paint, in relatively good condition. But typical prices around these parts:

Junker/beater Rally200 = $1200-$2000
Decent/Good honest Rally200 = $2000-$3000
Restored/Concours Rally200 = $3500-$5000

There was a guy here in LA trying to sell his Rally200 last summer - had it on Craigslist for months trying to get $4000 for it. It was all original and ran like a dream, much better looking condition than this one. He finally gave up and sold it for a little more than $3000. This is the middle of winter and that blue bike is in Canada - just sayin.....

Yep. SIP sells an original repop of the ets pipe. Similar to a et3 but with a slightly different can and end pipe...............spendy.

Yep agreed, offer 1000 LESS & see what happens. Still, if he WANTS it BAD... and being in Canada, could be these don't appear too often, I dunno. You see lots of them apparently, but look how many posts there are with guys CRYING that they CAN'T find even one.

So WHERE matters too.

Location Location Location

The seller doesnt want to move much in price. I guess its just not meant to be. So on to the next rally.

That Sucks. I have often left a standing offer that you can make good on with a phone call. I do that with real estate when I have sellers who will not budge. 50% of the time they come around. That is a sweet ride.

O ffs thats a good deal

Is it really? I think its a bit high.