Modern Vespa

I'm a little tech challenged so I'm just trying to set up my account today. I'll be traveling for a few days but look forward to tapping into the communities real life experiences with some specific upgrades. Look forward to your thoughts.

Welcome! Tell us a bit about yourself. Your profile lets us know you’re from Northern California, and that you ride a 300. What else? New rider? New scoot? We need photos! 😁

Lots of great information and wonderful people on here. You’ve come to the right place. Safe travels!

Welcome to MV!

Welcome! From the Deep South!

Welcome to the madhouse of MV, mythrpy, from a fellow Nor-Cal native. I live in the desert now but love to connect with people who still live there.

Welcome from New England

Welcome from SC!

Welcome from the Bluegrass!

Welcome!

Welcome in MV from Latina, central Italy.

Welcome to MV from SoCal OC

Welcome from the Twin Cities. You’re gonna love it here.

Welcome, I'm new also. Just turned 100 miles on her today.

Welcome from San Diego. I'm pretty new around here myself.

OK, about myself. Always had a bike form 1971-2011. Mom literally cried for a week, dad said, "He'll be fine". The "cafe racer" scene was big back then. Bought a Kawasaki Z1 in '73 with 90 stock HP and jettisoned most stock parts and rebuilt the engine to 110 HP rear wheel. I was an apt sport rider but never had the courage or the skill set to be a bonafide racer. I've owned a '70 Kawasaki 250 enduro and the '73 Z1, '71 Norton 750 Commando, Suzuki RM 250, '81 Ducati 900 SS, 4 Harleys, 2 BMW R100RS, Honda XR500R, and a '79 Triumph 750 Bonneville. My last bike was the '97 Road King. Twice in 2011 on the same twisty road in Occidental CA, I was almost hit by a couple of cars, the drivers of which were busy checking out their cell phones. I always told myself when riding a motorcycle stopped being fun, I'm done. Sold the Harley and surprisingly never missed it. So what changed? My wife and I went on a bus tour through Italy. Saw Vespas everywhere and thought, "Yeah, I could do this"! So to quote Michael Corleone, "Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in". Towards the end of the trip on the Amalfi Coast in the village of Positano two Vespas rode by me on a narrow street and I was sold. Came back, did some research regarding the rust issue, waisted enough time for the HPE engine version to arrive, and purchased a 2020 Sei Giorni. Discovered Scooter West and Robot's videos, and went to work 'blacking out" my scooter. I 'lurked" on this site to learn what I could and subscribed to Scootering magazine out of England. Not cheap, but a wonderful cover to cover read. Bikes, and now scooters have always provided me with a calming therapy. When each of my parents passed and when 09/11 occurred, I got on my bike and headed to the same spot on a bluff over San Gregorio Beach to pray and think. For years I tried to secure the personalized plate "MYTHRPY", but there were probably 2000 other riders with the same idea, so I chose it for my username. I can't begin to convey to you how much my scooter has provided me with a much needed escape from the whole of 2020. I'll try to attach 4 photos, but like I said, I'm not tech savvy. If it doesn't work out this time my wife will probably be able to help me in the future. Sorry for being a bit wordy. Ciao for now, Bill

Are you still near Occidental? Coleman Valley/Joy Road is a fun ride!

Riding up from The City to Cafe Aquatica and back is my favorite day trip so far.

Welcome from Kansas. Don't forget to check this out soon to be on the best seller list.

Thanks for the great introduction! I always find it interesting to see how folks found there way to this mode of transport.

Welcome from sunny Virginia! I’ve been a two wheel rider since 1977. That’s when I got my first moped. Ive been hooked ever since. Enough about me, welcome again and hope your stay is a pleasant one .

The below pictured bikes are my wife’s brand new 2021 GTS 300 Super and my 2005 GT 200.

Those are on my favorite roads ever list and that area is full of them. A warm MV welcome to you too, rottekatz!

Understand, I am the new guy. This is a response to mayorofnow's question to me. I do not know how to answer him directly like Guzzi Gal did. Her response showed mayorofnow's comments in a shaded box titled "mayor of now wrote". Please advise on how to do this.

To mayorofnow: I ride with a scooter group called the Post Mods Scooter Squad based out of Revolution Motors in Santa Rosa. I think we've taken advantage of most of the very cool road options out of Occidental. While some are a little bumpy, I love'm all. I looked up the roads you mentioned and will travel them to be sure. Thanks for the tip!

Click the "Quote" icon in the upper right of the comment you want to quote.
It's the multiple quotes that get me....
Then I always hit "Preview" to be sure I didn't delete out any required mechanical bits.

All it takes is a simple Copy and Paste.

... madness...

When did you come to Italy? Were you surprised to see so many scooters?

Welcome to MV from the Southern tip of Africa.

a belated but hearty welcome from your soCal neighbor True for me, too. And I suspect, true for a lot of us. such a beautiful area!

Welcome from Minnesota.

Bob Copeland

Welcome to MV. Ride safe and have fun!

Shalom and welcome from Israel.

Welcome from The Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Ciao

And welcome to you as well from Oregon City.

RIP Attila. You were one of the first people to welcome me to this site and I always enjoyed your posts and the pride you had for your wonderful country.

Well said mythrpy, and welcome from another desert dweller.