Modern Vespa

I own a GTV 300. I just relocated to Seattle. The family is in PA and joining me in 2.5 weeks. It's a beautiful day today and all I'm seeing is motorcycles out and I get the itch bad. ....maybe I'll just go look. I end up going to Triumph and Vespa Seattle in Lynwood, WA. I am trying to justify on my head to buy a new motorcycle either street triple or bonneville. I already own my GTV and it'll be here in 3 weeks so a motorcycle will fill out the stable nicely. Was NOT planning this when I woke up.

I wander....mulling it over. Go upstairs to walk the vespa floor.

2 hrs later...

............,what have I done?!?!?

Yep....vespa gts super se. Added and now mine (owned). Just gotta get it to my house now.

A spare is always good.

Crazy. I just loved the different feel. Anyone buy spontaneously??

I suppose it's like going to look at puppies. Asking for trouble and you only go if you suspect you "may" buy....

.....so far no buyers remorse.

You could always set one up for rain and one for dry...living where you now do.

Wouldn't work. We get rain and dry in the same day all the time around here

Two bikes would be over the top for me; but if you have the moolah and the inclination, why not? As my Aunt Ceil used to say, "Go jam up."

That is just what people who live in Seattle tell everyone else to keep them away... "Don't come here, it's always raining, not worth it,..."

My wife is from there, I have been more than once, and I have not seen much rain. Love it up there, I would love to scoot there someday too!

Congratulations on the expansion of your garage!

Congrats on the new addition. It has been rather nice of late and the temptation of other riders enjoying the dry can be too much to resist.

And for the record for those of you thinking of moving here, it does rain all of the time, there is no good beer, the coffee is horrible, there are no bookstores, and there are tons of poisonous snakes and bugs, alligators in our lakes, the list goes on. The music scene in particular sucks.

You forgot, "...and nobody smokes!"

I suspect the GTV may end up for sale. Will wait to get it out here with relocation and assess in summer. I just really loved the matte black.

That is very true. No one smokes anything, medicinal or otherwise.

....and don't forget the landscape is ugly and absolutely uninteresting.

It is a fantastic color - I love the seat styling that goes with it.

You spent money like a drunken sailor and didin't get chlamydia, whats not to like? Great bike, great color. Congrats.
Now is the best time to think about a big bore kit.

Yes, yesterday I spontaneously purchased a brand new Honda CB500F.

No remorse here either!

She is GAWJUS!!! Uh, lemme know if you wanna sell your GTV...had to unload mine a couple years ago and would love another...

Victor/PSP where it NEVER rains, no one smokes (except in casinos, and I don't go there), I don't drink coffee, and books are GREAT 'cause I work in a bitchin' library!

Glad it's not just me!!!! Justification in numbers!

Its not time to panic until you have one for each day of the week.

All different colours of course.

Z remember the guy who bought a GTS in every color? Poor guy was hazed. JDN that color is very beautiful albeit a PIA to clean (have a helmet in Matte). Very beautiful. Yup your not a hoarder until you have 6 or 7. Have fun with it.

I don't think I'll do one in every color. Actually I am 99.9% sure the GTV will go on the market when she arrives in Seattle in 2-3 weeks. I like her but it's more classic car than sports car vibe. I've had tons of compliments on it, but decided upon sitting on this beautiful scooter that we clicked more than the GTV - hard to explain. Options when I bought in NEPA were limited without 2.5 hrs of travel and the SE wasn't in any of the dealers I called before pulling the trigger. Now that I own, I suspect the GTV will get a lot less use and probably doesn't make sense to keep both...

I have 3 weeks to decide......

I hear that all the restaurants are vegetarian and all the newspapers are politically correct.

I hear that all the restaurants are vegetarian and all the newspapers are politically correct.

Well... Seattle is, after all, on the Left Coast...

We bought ours at the San Diego store. Great people and great selection.
We bought it during our first visit to the store so it could be called instant gratification. TC, the sales guy said it usually takes about 3 visits.

And OBTW, it is a blast in the canyons around Malibu.

Bobert

Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! I like the new scoot. I would keep both if they were mine. Having a spare would be cool. If you have the room, that is.

Keep the GTV, you'll be sorry you sold it.

The scoot looks great!...now, just add that '12' sticker and you'll fit right in.

We shall see if my wife lets me slide with 2.....

I am trying to talk her into a license. Hmmmmmm.

Does she know WHY you are trying to talk her into getting a motorcycle license?

By the way, my wife is telling me that it's only men who go out and buy big ticket items (cars, motorcycles, etc) on a whim. So I'm wondering...are there any women here who have gone out and bought a scooter/mc on a whim?

A few cars come in that colour/finish. They all include instructions NOT to have them washed in an automatic car wash, not that you would wash a Vespa that way.

This type of finish is usually very easy to put irreversible shiny streaks into, if you rub too hard.

Cheers and good luck,
Bob

Happens to everyone now and then...

Welcome to the Dark Side.

(We have cookies, too...)

A friend of mine told me "if you only have 2 of something you're almost out !"

Me too. Sort of. I bought a lightly used GTS250 a couple weeks ago to park next to my LX150. I keep telling my wife I will sell one of them later this summer. But she knows I'm lying...

Love to buy. Hate to sell. Just call it your collection. It's ok to be a collector. Welcome to the great NW. When it's nice it's amazingly beautiful.

2 of the last 3 motorcycles were just that, spontaneously, I was just gonna take a little "testride".....that's how I ended up with a KTM 950 Adventure and a Yamaha Super Tenere XT1200....

I have two Vespas. GST 250 and GST 300. I set one up for winter and one for summer. Always nice to have a spare

I am glad I'm not the only one!!! I've traded in a bike spontaneously for another before but it was my MV Agusta. SpU was going and had electrical gremlins pop up. Took it in for work to get it fixed but after walking them thru everything, I knew I'd be waiting on parts. I just on a whim said, rather than waiting why don't you all evaluate trade In (as is...) and will consider buying a new one. 2 hours later, Ducati Monster 1100 EVO. ...that said, I was dreading the downtime for a few days leading up to taking it in so I suppose it wasn't quite like this purchase....

I woke up and went to a completely unrelated store downtown and struck out on what I was looking for.... Decided I was in the area of the Triumph and vespa dealer so may as well stop in. ....oops....bought one. Honestly expected to buy a bike if anything, but loved this scoot....

I wonder what on earth happened to him? Did he have a big yacht or something like that?
Graham