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Piaggio MP3 250'2007
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Location: Chelyabinsk, Russia
 
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Lots of gardening things, from tunnels to trees
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
GTS 300ABS, Buddy Kick 125
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tonymarchman wrote:
I found the sofa video!
Maybe he is going into the rickshaw business. The forward seat for 2 or 3 looks comfortable.
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2018 Vespa GTS 300 Touring
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For a deck expansion project
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2006 Vespa GTS250ie, 2005 Vespa ET4, 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 2001 Kawasaki W650, 2023 Honda Trail 125.
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2006 Vespa GTS250ie, 2005 Vespa ET4, 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 2001 Kawasaki W650, 2023 Honda Trail 125.
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I've carried watermelons, bags of concrete mix, but my favorite was the Christmas tree.
Hauling the Christmas tree home.
Hauling the Christmas tree home.
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GTS 300 hpe
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40-lb of heating wood pellets in a downpour.
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Molto Verboso
2015 BMW R1200R , 2020 Vespa GTS SuperSport 300 HPE, 2024 Honda ADV 160, 2024 Triumph Speed 400
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hahahahahahahaha i absolutely love seeing you transport that giant MEAT.

Puts my meat pocket to shame right there......


hmmmm.....yum.....
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nope
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Piaggio Liberty 150 AKA Gio
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Dooglas wrote:
I'm surprised Birdsnest hasn't dropped in on this discussion. He gets my nomination for at least a special mention.
Any idea where Birdsnest got that side car?

I want one so I can still ride when it snows.
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
GTS 300ABS, Buddy Kick 125
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Goob wrote:
Any idea where Birdsnest got that side car?

I want one so I can still ride when it snows.
It is the frame of a Texas Via sidecar without the fiberglass body.
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S50, R1100s, way too many pushbikes
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Trenchleton wrote:
oversized pizza,
No such thing.
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GTS 300 Super Sport (Verde Speranza) / Suzuki SFV650
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Yeah, fair enough.
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GT60, GTV
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GT60, GTV
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Went for coffee, picked up daffodils.
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Vespa Elettrica, GTS 300 HPE
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Took home a large planter.
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Piaggio Liberty 150 AKA Gio
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I have posted this before on another thread, and maybe not that unusual, but here is another cat litter haul....along with a bag of groceries.
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GTS 300ie Touring 2013 - Signora D'argento
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shc wrote:
Took home a large planter.
You should leave that on and use it as an improvised top box
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
2019 GTS 300 HPE SuperTech 75,000km
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2019 GTS 300 HPE SuperTech 75,000km
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not that strange for me but certainly one of the best things to care on my scoot; a case of black beer 🍺
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There's a story behind Black Beer.

They used to make a rather tasty Dopplebock they called "Winter Ale". They were taken to task over it because it was a lager not an ale. About that time the main beer awards in NZ changed their criteria adding in a stipulation that a beer name reflect what is actually is. The main target was probably Tui which is a popular NZ lager billed as East India Pale ale for unknown reasons.
They changed the Dopplebock recipe soon after and Black Beer was born. It is tasty.
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GTS 300 hpe
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Using the Vespa to haul plants. It was a pleasant ride.
A blue Vespa GTS 300 as a plant transporter.
A blue Vespa GTS 300 as a plant transporter.
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Lola: a 2010 Vespa GTS 300 (formerly belonged to Ivana Tinkle)
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I couldn't pass on these two wood frame folding canvas patio chairs today (marked "free" on the roadside). I had just enough straps.

Ironically I'd just disposed of our old ones, thinking I'd never find replacement canvases.

The 1-mile trip home was ok, just didn't lean too far on left turns.
The load
The load
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The Hornet (GT200, aka Love Bug) and 'Dimples' - a GTS 300
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Those are very posh deckchairs to have arm-rests! Good score.
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jimc wrote:
Those are very posh deckchairs to have arm-rests! Good score.
Thanks. They remind me of the outfits of Judy Carne, Jo Anne Worley and Goldie Hawn, from Laugh In.
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GTS 300ie Touring 2013 - Signora D'argento
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I saw that first picture and I thought you'd found a new alternative to crash bars to protect the body sides.

Well done on the find and for having the foresight to carry around luggage straps with you.
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GTS 300 HPE
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GTS 300 HPE
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As we head towards Spring, a young man's mind tends to think about sowing his wild oats, cucumbers and tomatoes. But before that happens the garden soil should be enriched with organic matter, that means a visit to the local stables.
There are about 10 stables adjacent to the Morphettville racecourse, when they are cleaned each day the poo-poo is bagged and left on the footpath/sidewalk for the public to collect. My scoot will only fit one bag so I'll be back.
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Hooked
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Sledge wrote:
As we head towards Spring, a young man's mind tends to think about sowing his wild oats, cucumbers and tomatoes. But before that happens the garden soil should be enriched with organic matter, that means a visit to the local stables.
There are about 10 stables adjacent to the Morphettville racecourse, when they are cleaned each day the poo-poo is bagged and left on the footpath/sidewalk for the public to collect. My scoot will only fit one bag so I'll be back.
The bag opening is literlly right by your face!! Do you have an oxygen tank under the seat?

I think that takes the crown.🏆
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Vespa Sprint 150
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I found a rug on the curb and brought it home!
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
1997 Italjet Formula 125, 2 matching N.Z. '69 VBC Super, 177cc Racer, VespaCross Bodge, Puch SRA150, Piaggio Zip 100! & others
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On a Suzuki FA50... complete straight 6 Ford head... i put it on the seat & sat on it.

Also on FA50... 20kg bag of something

Both were for about 15km on open road!

A large panel heater (across feet/knees), actually rather difficult!

Many bags of groceries (2 or 3 each handlebar, whole floor full , rear rack & tied together under seat!)

Anything that needs to be carried.
Essentials only!
Essentials only!
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2018 LIBERTY 150S, 2013 Kymco LIKE200iLX
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1969, in medic training, San Antonio TX....on PFC wages.. wife and I had a Honda CB 350. Wife carried the groceries on her lap. But I had to leave her home to strap the 6' live-cut Xmas tree across the back.
(loved that bike...but sold it when my orders for 'Nam finally arrived. Wife went home to her parents on the Santa Fe Chief ~!)
O.S.
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2013 BV350
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I lashed a new set of golf clubs (in the box) to the back of my (sold) GT 200. In Tokyo, my room mate and I picked up a used small refrigerator - we call them a dorm fridge here. It sat between us on his Kawasaki 750. The police pulled us over . . . to take a photo! Razz emoticon
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bv350 (sold) and now,'14 honda ctx700 dct
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Location: haifa israel
 
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two 12 ft orchard ladders, two people, two lunches and two water jugs, i wish i had the pictures.
ken
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Atypical Canadian
2009 Vespa S50(LX150 motor swap), 2006 Vespa GTS250ie
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I just discovered there's a whole subreddit dedicated to this called MotorcycleLogistics ROFL emoticon
Some of you guys should post your pics: https://www.reddit.com/r/MotorcycleLogistics/

Here's a sample:

https://preview.redd.it/qkf0hh6pvxl91.jpg?width=1816&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e815d6977ae142d76cd5a117d548edc70b25f702
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Veni, Vidi, Posti
GTS300 Super (Mustard) GTS250 Super (Bulger)
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Location: Tempe, AZ
 
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The hardest to handle, for me, were a few loose golf clubs for a scooter scavenger hunt, and a rake and battery powered blower with battery powered weed whacker. If I'd only thought to tie them all together...
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A free roadside cheapo kayak paddle to replace one that I lost. Luckily I only had a couple of kilometers to get it home–since the blades covered my blinkers.
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Sei Giorni 2020
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Location: San Francisco
 
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I used to play in a brass band...
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2015 GTS 2017 BV 350
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Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
 
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2015 GTS 2017 BV 350
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GVDB wrote:
I used to play in a brass band...
That's one hell of a backrest!

Could do with an MV sticker somewhere there... Razz emoticon
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Atypical Canadian
2009 Vespa S50(LX150 motor swap), 2006 Vespa GTS250ie
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Location: Toronto, Canada
 
Atypical Canadian
@adri avatar
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Not going to win most unusual with either of these but I was happy with both hauls.
Valentine's Day 2022
Valentine's Day 2022
Made a nice unplanned backrest on the highway ride to the shop for install
Made a nice unplanned backrest on the highway ride to the shop for install

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