Modern Vespa

Beautiful scooters!

No head shake...

The text is easy to understand but it looks Welsh

I like how she sounds!

Yeah, someone (mod) has removed the vowels.

Obviously an opinion isn't allowed?

Your post was disemvowelled automatically, based on the number of negative votes it received. Having an opinion is very much allowed. Insulting members is not. Again, go back and read the posting guidelines that I directed you to earlier in this thread. If you post again without reading them, I'll just bounce you out on principle.

I've learnt something today; I 've never heard about disemvowelling as a method of moderation. It works, it makes a reader to skip the post. I thought Rusty did it on purpose, to look extravagant

I would gladly have bought a 946, of course that is provided I had $12,000 laying around for the OTD price. In all honesty it would have been a scooter to buy, cover, and keep unused in the garage waiting for the day that someone would pay big money for it. With such a limited release it would become quite a coveted item for a collector down the road... that is of course in my opinion.

People are already paying big money for it!

I like the looks of my own scoots. I like the looks of the 946, too. I just do.

These are the best out there on anything......and they match.

Maybe partially it is true. Once I was lucky to find 40 y.o scooter with less than 1000mi in original condition. I paid the owner a little less than he paid in70's (adjusted to inflation). Yes, maybe you can cover the inflation if you buy 10-20 new models and keep them in a storage for 30 years. Otherwise I don't think it makes much sense. I am pretty sure I'll ride my 946 more frequently then I initially thought My Smallframe , largeframe and 946 should give an opportunity to choose the best for a job; smallie for rallies and shows, relaxed zipping around and "wow" effect 8) , PX for hairpins, rallies, tinkering, beer /pharmacy runs, experiments, learning and for permanent challenge
946 will be used for little longer rides, occasional commute, and as a reward to myself for many years of hard work.

After seeing this, I think it looks like a Vespa designed by Apple.

I didn't realize how wasp-like the rear of the 946 is until I saw that video. It's pretty cool! Can't wait for the commercial version "for the rest of us" to come out in a few years...

-Dan

He has quite a bit of knee room. Wish he would have posted his height for us.

That's the genius of the design....no glove box.

And the bike looks better without as well. A daring move on their part but I feel a very smart one.

I think every dropframe scooter produced after 1978 had a silly glove box taking up much needed leg room and also taking away comfort. If you have ever two'd up on a scoot with a glovebox then you know what I mean.

GS 160 Mark 1 had a perfect solution for this problem

And are available from SIP in three different finishes ...gorgeous and can be retrofitted to GTS or GTV....

Learning more and more about this scooter every passing day!
It really is a 'looker'.

Are ya'lls bikes 10" or 12"??

Sorry for askin.....everything in my world is 8" and 10".

I mean its crazy talk, but if I could do a 12"conversion and run those hubs than dannnggg.

GTS/GTV/GT60 and the 946 are all 12".

The LX is a 10"/11" combo.

Thanx Jess.

@mitlieder.

The SIP wheel is NOT the same as the factory 946. Nice wheel but not same.

I'm tellin you....Vespa hit it out of the park with those wheels.

So after visiting the dealer on Friday I have a little more information on the 946's.

They only make six a day.
My dealer ordered 15 but could only get 7.
They are 125 cc and NOT 150cc as we were originally told.
There is NO 3 valve 150cc engine yet !? (Can anyone in the USA or Australia actually confirm that they have seen, have, or been promised a 946 150cc for delivery in the first batch ?)

I was shown some accessories that are available now.
The carrier (very nice)
The machined saddle 'side fixtures' (nice)
The machined 'front hub cab' (nice)
The red saddle bag (nice, but the zips are not)
The matching white or black helmets, open face with retracting sun vizor. Beautifully made and looks stunning with '946' on the side

I also received a '946 Welcome Kit' It is a chrome desk 'paperweight' replica of the cement sculpture in Pontedera.

Our 946's have already been shipped and are now due for delivery around the first week in August.

Vespa posted this on their Facebook. A 946 was spotted in the wild (Paris)

Does anyone have pictures of what the North American model's turn signals will look like?

It's a moving piece of Artwork. Amazing...

Paulm, I'm getting a 946 and by all accounts the US will be getting the 150 version.

My dealer in Dallas has the new Fly 150 and that is supposed to be the same engine as the 946.

Moto Mark, Thank you for the info. Any idea when you can expect delivery?

I was also under the impression that it will be a 150 until a week ago.
I have not seen any official documentation or announcement that there will be a 150, I just assumed that the salesman new what he was talking about when we placed the order.

By the way, I also had a Rally 200 back in the Seventies that I bought new. Before that in '67 I bought a new 180 SS series 2 (the red one). That was my first Vespa and I have very fond memories about that. I even found a photo of a friend sitting on the 180 that I photographed in '67 / '68.

I also saw a beautiful example of a Rally 200 in Italy a few weeks ago when we had a Vespa Holiday trip in Sorrento.

Anyone in Australia have confirmation about getting a 150cc 946 ?

I'm not expecting the 946 until the around October / November, the US usually gets the new models later than the UK or Europe.

The US traditionally gets the 150cc versions of the Piaggio / Vespa engines.

All the other current Vespas have alpha designations, what is the reason and symbolism for the numeric 946?

Is the 2014 production of 946 limited to some number of units or is Piaggio allowing the price to make this a limited production model?

Has there been any indication what Piaggio/Vespa will do in 2015 or latter in 2014 if the demand is there for more sales? Will the 946 be continued or a high volume version called the 950 introduced?

Pretty bike, and yes those wheels are awesome, but at $3500each they should be.

Found the 2 Photo's mentioned above ....

Nice !!

That first photo could have been a Vespa ad

Wasn't the first Vespa produced in 1946? I had thought that was the symbolism.

-Dan

Correct.

I am more skeptical than you are Even if the official release said "November" I think it is possible that 946 will arrive not earlier than Christmas. I am waiting too but because I don't live down South it doesn't really matter to me, November or March

946 is already available in Europe however I haven't been able to find any reviews, road tests. Have anybody seen any?

http://youtu.be/ttnuNwxRhHU
This is a link to 20 minutes long movie about 946. You'll find answers to all your questions (in German )

That rear shot is pretty cool.

I am liking the curved lines.

That being said, what do you all think of the seat from this point of view?