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well, this morning i was thinking... im gonna go snap some pics of my new lx150 with the honolulu city skyline as a backdrop so i could post em up here and say hi to everyone...

well, i didnt quite make it to the marina... sitting at a stopline, i hear a loud crash behind me, i look in the side mirror and next thing i know im getting rear ended, forcing me into the suv in front of me. apparently, a large pickup hit the suv behind me, suv hit me and i hit the suv in front... as soon as i felt the impact and as i hit the suv i jumped off the bike and pulled it down. surprisingly my little vespa held up real well. broken turn signal in the rear along with some scratches, and the body panel that is under the seat got a big dent. the side got some scratches and there was a small scratch on the front fender. not sure how the frame held up under all that though. i ended up driving it really slowly about a mile to the dearlership i had just bought it from, since they would be the ones fixing it up anyway it if isnt totalled. the ride was unstable and died on me three times in that mile, mile and a half drive. so im guessing something more than just body panels got messed up.

i drove a crappy dayang 49cc moped for over a year and nothing ever happened on that... one week into my 1 million times better quality vespa, and it gets hit! what a day...

oh yeah... im brian, living in aiea, hawaii, originally from iowa, air force, 26 years old.... any other hawaii folks on here?
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That really hurts, but I'm glad that you didn't get hurt.
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Aww... I'm sorry to hear about the accident. And of all things, to a brand spanking new scooter as well.

Hope she'll be repaired soon enough.

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yeah, it really sucks... as much as i miss her already, i guess i should just be happy i wasnt hurt.
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Hi Brian,

Sorry to hear about your accident! I don't live in Hawaii, but I have a business over there and I get there about every three months for a few days. I'm really tempted to keep a scooter in the shop so I don't have to rent a car anymore when I come over. Our shop is near the Honolulu Cookie Company.

Aloha,

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Metal can be replaced with money, broken bones, scrapes and bruise take time to heal. Glad to hear you didn't get hurt.
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'glad you're OK. It sounds like that could have been quite nasty! You can practice and read and study and do all the right things but some times stuff happens.

I hope you get a replacement and that it makes you as happy as this one was making you.

Hawaii, huh? I hear it's a lot like Minneapolis!
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minneapolis? lol ironically, the owner of the apartment i am renting here lives there and i have a good friend from high school living up there too. as much as i like the midwest, i just cant take those winters anymore after living in cali for 6 years and now hawaii for a year and a half. i went back to iowa to visit family in january and thought i was gonna die, haha.
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Brian - that sucks. Hope you get it fixed pronto. That coulda gone a lot worse, for sure.
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Bummer
Don't live in Hawaii but I did live in Davenport for most of my youth.

Hawaii is a pretty good move.

Glad you are OK. Sorry to hear about your LX.
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First of all, be glad you're ok!
Metal is only metal, but often a scoot becomes more than just metal end plastic. But they can be replaced. You can't :?

That's what I actually fear most on the road. Standing still and getting hit.
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thanks for the kind words i stumbled upon these boards just a few days back while trying to find anything and everything i could on vespas--you know, research after buying, haha. been reading a lot of the posts and it definitely seems like a lot of good knowledge on here. guess now i just wait and see if it's gonna get repaired or if i have to get a new one. the question then will be if i should stick with the 150 or step up to a 200 or 250, lol.
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Brian-- ARGHH! Not fair! Hope you have your new scoot back soon. So glad you're OK.

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Glad you are ok Brian! Hope you either gat the scoot repaired, ar replaced. That kind of crash scares me also, Beale.
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Brian,

Glad to hear YOU weren't hurt I hope you are riding again soon.

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Frikkin' SUVs and their false sense of security. Makes the drivers drive like idiots... and you just sitting there minding your own business.
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That's just terrible luck. Hope everything's back up to speed ASAP.
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Aloha Brian! Sorry to hear about your accident. On the positive side:

1. You are OK. You could have ended up an SUV sandwich. You are very lucky.

2. You live in Hawaii. (And we don't!)

Good luck on getting your scooter fixed or replaced. And welcome to the Modern Vespa board!
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Hey Brian,

Welcome to the board although I wish your inital posting had the photo's you wanted instead of the actual story. Remember bikes can be replaced, you can't. Hopefully you'll be enjoying the Hawaiian sun soon on your baby again.

Cheers from Chilly Toronto,

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Welcome, albeit less than ideal circumstances. Although, like many have said already, it could have been worse!

Maybe your "bad luck" quota is filled for awhile.
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Glade to hear your okay, sorry to hear about your crash. Will this crash be covered by the SUV's insurance?

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Welcome to the board and all, but your LX150 was pinned between two SUV's and you're still here to post??! Bless that monocoque chassis! I knew I bought a Vespa for a reason...
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Brian,
man that sucks glad you ok
my folks are moving to Maui in a few months With any luck i will get a scooter to keep there for visits

Last year a group of scooter kids got together for Hawaiis first scooter rally
here is some contact info
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more pics from last years rally http://scoot.net/gallery/2005/07/biggestlittleluau/
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With any luck i will get a scooter to keep there for visits
And you had better invite me.......

really...

R

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NapaCoach wrote:
Brian,
man that sucks glad you ok
my folks are moving to Maui in a few months With any luck i will get a scooter to keep there for visits

Last year a group of scooter kids got together for Hawaiis first scooter rally
here is some contact info
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hey, i think i attempted to message you on myspace last week. i typed up a message to you about this scooter rally that i found info about in one of my many random scooter/vespa searches on google. anyway, i checked my sent items a few days later for something else and noticed there wasnt a sent message to you in there... so i have no idea what happened to that message. yeah, im totally interested in this rally in october.
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