Modern Vespa

When I was in Rome last Oct, I had seen a few MP3's around town, but didnt get the chance to sit on one and look it over. I went to Riverside Vespa today and got a chance to sit on the MP3. It does fit me well. Everything is well laid out and the easy to read gauges look nice. I may have to take a test ride someday.

If you don't mind me asking... how tall are you? And what's your inseam?

Jess, why do you ask that? Where do you think the limits are... of MP3 comfort and fit?

I'm 6'2" with a 34" inseam. While sitting on the MP3 with my feet on the ground it felt about the same as the GTS but in the riding position I felt crammed.

Tim

Just trying to get a general feel for what size people fit on this bike. My impression, at 5'8" with a 30" inseam, is that the MP3 feels cramped. The seat hump forces you into a specific spot on the seat, and there's really only one place to put your feet.

I am 5'10" , 29 inseam.

How high is the GTS seat above the floorboard vs the MP3?

It's not just the height, it's how much room your feet have to stretch out in front of you. The MP3 forces you to sit forward, and the floorboards just don't go very much farther forward. The GTS has much more flexibility, both because of the "mild" hump in the seat as well as how far forward the floorboards go.

I opened the little black box under the fore end of the seat. It covers an electrical connector, so that makes removing the seat pretty simple.

I'm going to try and find an auto upholstery place that can raise the front of the seat to the same level as the back, with no hump, like on the ET4. I'll just have to make sure they put the butt sensor back on so that it works properly.

This should fix the problem.

yeah. i love a single long seat....i wonder why motorcycles and scooter have moved away from that?

so the passanger can see? seems the passanger would like the wind protection of being behind the driver

but i am no expert on this

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the fuoco's seat looks like it would be easily to slide back futher for tall riders



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Jess, I have similar specs....I like to call it "oversquare"! In high school my waist was actually smaller than my inseam...ahh the good old days!

The closest I ever came to that (at least that I'm aware of) would be a perfect square, if I understand your terminology correctly.

Those days are long gone, though.

34 waist (a far cry from my high school days of 26 waist...but i was too skinny back then) and 34 inseam....i win the perfect square race

actually the inseam is a little over 33, but it is hard to find 33 1/3 inseam pants...just like it is hard to find 33 1/3 albums anymore


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#320 6-1" 30" inseam. It is cramped for me but the dealer said he would try to see if there was a different seat out there to make a switch or trim the hump. I found if I side over the hump the room increased a great deal. Of course I still look like a monkey on a golf ball.

I rode one a POC Phil's shop last month. It was a great fit. 5'9" 28" inseam.

I've sat on the MP3 for countless hours, ask the local dealership. Anyhow, I find the seating quite comfortable for me. I am 5'7", 29" waist and 29" inseam, I'm also that perfect square.