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Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
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Welcome Ben.
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Welcome Ben.
Thanks what scoot you got ?
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Shalom and welcome to MV.

Oh, and don't mind Sticky. He doesn't ride a scooter. He has an MP3.
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Welcome from a real scooter owner.
Just kidding, Sticky!
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Bill and David. I wave my private parts at your aunties. Razz emoticon
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Bill and David. I wave my private parts at your aunties. Razz emoticon
My auntie has poor vision. You'll either have to wave it higher or find something larger to register your protest.
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
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Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
That was subtle. Had me confused for a while.

Welcome to the Forum, Ben. You will find a wealth of valuable (and debatable) information here as well as a grand bunch of folks all ready to tease and advise.
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Hopefully someone from the area will advise - but in the meantime welcome to MV.
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Welcome from Chicagoland USA!

I hope you meet lots of good scooterists over there. Plenty of good advice and information can be found on this forum. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
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Ben is here!
Hello Ben,

Welcome to the forum.

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Welcome to MV Ben!
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Welcome, Ben!

Lots of good information on this forum!

Oh, and post a pic of your scoot when it arrives!
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Welcome to the forum Ben!
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Aloha and welcome to the forum from Hawaii. I ride a real scooter an LX. Sorry FROG. Laughing emoticon I'm sure if you do a web search Essex or somewhere nearby will have a scooter club. Good luck and have fun looking for the right scooter for you.
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Welcome! You'll find a ton of great info on here.

Try not to take things too seriously. As you can already see in this thread, we like to have fun and keep things loose. We'll provide as much helpful advice and technical info as we can, but take things with a grain of salt...

There's a "Scooter Clubs" section of the Wiki here, but the listing for the UK is a bit... anemic... so that probably won't help you...

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Welcome to MV Ben (Halsey...Are related to the Admiral?) and good luck on your upcoming ET4 purchase. Without pic's, it never happened, so please show us some photos after you get your new ride home.
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
Ben Halsey wrote:
Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
Hi Ben
Good to have you aboard, there are lots of good folk on here and a number from your neck of the woods.
Where in Essex are you? We have a rideout from Regents Park to Southend which you are welcome to join. UK 'Run To The Sun' 2013
Let us know and we will sort out a meeting point en route. There will be quite a number of scooters present methinks!
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
Hi Ben
Good to have you aboard, there are lots of good folk on here and a number from your neck of the woods.
Where in Essex are you? We have a rideout from Regents Park to Southend which you are welcome to join. UK 'Run To The Sun' 2013
Let us know and we will sort out a meeting point en route. There will be quite a number of scooters present methinks!
Ash
I'm from basildon but I can ride to Southend then where ever really
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
Ben Halsey wrote:
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
Hi Ben
Good to have you aboard, there are lots of good folk on here and a number from your neck of the woods.
Where in Essex are you? We have a rideout from Regents Park to Southend which you are welcome to join. UK 'Run To The Sun' 2013
Let us know and we will sort out a meeting point en route. There will be quite a number of scooters present methinks!
Ash
I'm from basildon but I can ride to Southend then where ever really
We will probably be coming up the A13 at about noon, any good for you?
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Welcome, Ben.

You may have noticed we have a lot of unemployed comedians here.

Sometimes we talk scooter.
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
Hi Ben
Good to have you aboard, there are lots of good folk on here and a number from your neck of the woods.
Where in Essex are you? We have a rideout from Regents Park to Southend which you are welcome to join. UK 'Run To The Sun' 2013
Let us know and we will sort out a meeting point en route. There will be quite a number of scooters present methinks!
Ash
I'm from basildon but I can ride to Southend then where ever really
We will probably be coming up the A13 at about noon, any good for you?
Yes mate that would be great when is it?
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Re: New To Modern Vespa
Ben Halsey wrote:
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
ashbrook wrote:
Ben Halsey wrote:
Hello my name is ben halsey as you may guess from my user name
im 17 years old and i am getting a Vespa ET4 125cc and am looking for a local vespa club in essex to go on rallys with.

look forward to talking to you all
many thanks
Ben
Hi Ben
Good to have you aboard, there are lots of good folk on here and a number from your neck of the woods.
Where in Essex are you? We have a rideout from Regents Park to Southend which you are welcome to join. UK 'Run To The Sun' 2013
Let us know and we will sort out a meeting point en route. There will be quite a number of scooters present methinks!
Ash
I'm from basildon but I can ride to Southend then where ever really
We will probably be coming up the A13 at about noon, any good for you?
Yes mate that would be great when is it?
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Welcome to Modern Vespa Ben! I hope you find it as informative and as friendly as I have.
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Welcome Ben.

Modern Vespa is a mecca of Vespa knowledge.

May you ride long and prosper.
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Welcome aboard Ben from a non-Vespa owner, but a Vespa fan all the same.
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Welcome, Ben. That's a fine sounding name not like some of the sissy names people are inventing these days. You'll find information about people on MV by looking at their profiles in the box at the left end of their posts. You'll find that Sticky is the proud owner of a truly wonderful and unique motor scooter.
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