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![]() '81 Special, '81 P150X, '87 PK50 Nuova '13 LML Star 200
Joined: 30 Nov 2018
Posts: 182 Location: Ukraine. Kyiv. |
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Ratty & Reliable 1959 VBA , P125 Engine w/ 166, P200 Primary, 24/24, Sim Pipe, original 8's
Joined: 10 Apr 2021
Posts: 126 Location: Winder GA |
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![]() Ratty & Reliable 1959 VBA , P125 Engine w/ 166, P200 Primary, 24/24, Sim Pipe, original 8's
Joined: 10 Apr 2021
Posts: 126 Location: Winder GA |
Ossessionato
![]() 79 P200E (Ruby), 62 Allstate (B-62), 2008 Stella (Olive)
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 3086 Location: Florence, OR |
roland87 wrote: So nice photos. And also nice sticker "Siate Prudenti" Have them on both my Vespas. Mod Eric The Skin wrote: Great views so close, I'm envious! ![]() |
Style Maven
![]() '74 50s x3 '78 P200 E '84 Cosa '91 PK50XL2 '58 AllState '68 Sprint '80 50special and a '66(?) Super125
Joined: 22 Nov 2010
Posts: 8693 Location: seattle/athens |
Hooked
![]() '81 Special, '81 P150X, '87 PK50 Nuova '13 LML Star 200
Joined: 30 Nov 2018
Posts: 182 Location: Ukraine. Kyiv. |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
Griffith Observatory.
Ride through here at least once a week to maintain sanity. G. Griffith, born and raised in Wales, donated the largest city park space in the US to "promote the health" of LA's citizens in 1896. Left in his will the $ to build the observatory, before the city got lit up a few decades later and made it useless. There's a Tesla coil in there, that they used to fire up at certain hours. It would make your hair stand up if you were close enough. *Parking guys are scooter friendly. ![]() That box is too big. ![]() Century City and Westwood in the background. Without smog you can see the ocean.
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Style Maven
![]() '74 50s x3 '78 P200 E '84 Cosa '91 PK50XL2 '58 AllState '68 Sprint '80 50special and a '66(?) Super125
Joined: 22 Nov 2010
Posts: 8693 Location: seattle/athens |
Such a beautiful day for a ride today! I rode with a pal who is moving to Oregon, so our last ride here with him on his own bike. He has family to visit here so won't be our last ride together!
![]() Puget Sound from county park at Richmond Beach where I grew up. ![]() And a bonus stop at our impressive local mausoleum and crematorium
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V oodoo wrote: Such a beautiful day for a ride today! I rode with a pal who is moving to Oregon, so our last ride here with him on his own bike. He has family to visit here so won't be our last ride together! ![]() Looking west from Magnolia into the Puget Sound. (Spot the float plane) ![]() Looking east from Queen Anne over Lake Union and Lake Washington.
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Hooked
![]() Parmakit Primavera -74, Polini Primavera -68, Stock GL 150 -59, VMC 177 Bajaj Chetak 125 -95
Joined: 22 Jun 2022
Posts: 217 Location: Finland |
Style Maven
![]() '74 50s x3 '78 P200 E '84 Cosa '91 PK50XL2 '58 AllState '68 Sprint '80 50special and a '66(?) Super125
Joined: 22 Nov 2010
Posts: 8693 Location: seattle/athens |
Riding weather and time to get old AllState out of the back shed. It just needed a fresh plug and some air in the tires then some kicks til it fired up. It is still damn quick, much fun pulling away from stop signs.
![]() Short test run by my eager friend. Yep, it pretty much all still works ![]() Then off on a nice local ride to show him one of my favorite local landmarks ![]() That would be this giant metal chicken hiding behind some trees
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
Now that the GL is back in business, I took it out for a little ride. I got cut short, though, because I stopped to get gas and didn't have enough 2T for what I had already put in the tank, so I babied it home to add more 2T and then decided that 96 and high humidity is not actually very good riding weather.
![]() Gone Nashville ![]() New Nashville
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Hooked
1979 P200, 1960 Lambretta s2, 1975 Rally 200
Joined: 08 Feb 2020
Posts: 215 Location: San Francisco Bay Area |
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Hooked
![]() 1979 P200, 1960 Lambretta s2, 1975 Rally 200
Joined: 08 Feb 2020
Posts: 215 Location: San Francisco Bay Area |
Ossessionato
![]() VSX, Stella 177, Stella 150, VNX1T, V9A1T, V9B1T
Joined: 20 Jul 2018
Posts: 3904 Location: Staten Island, NY |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
Veni, Vidi, Posti
![]() '15 GTS300, '86 PX125EFL, '66 VBB, '04 Ninja 250
Joined: 04 Apr 2013
Posts: 6233 Location: San Diego, CA |
chandlerman wrote: Now that the GL is back in business, I took it out for a little ride. I got cut short, though, because I stopped to get gas and didn't have enough 2T for what I had already put in the tank, so I babied it home to add more 2T and then decided that 96 and high humidity is not actually very good riding weather.
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Molto Verboso
![]() Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money
Joined: 06 May 2019
Posts: 1419 Location: PNW from LBC |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
sdjohn wrote: Usually the stations have at least marine 2T, I've grabbed a bottle of that when I failed to carry enough with me. |
Molto Verboso
![]() '64 Motovespa 150S (177) , '66 Allstate SF, '65 VBB, '66 180SS
Joined: 27 Mar 2013
Posts: 1381 Location: S.Salem, NY |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
I love this thread so much. We have so many cool looking scoots and so many fun places to take them, which I think often gets overlooked in all the technical minutiae (not that I don't love the technical minutiae, maybe to a fault ).
I now keep an eye out whenever I'm riding for a good spot to pull over and shoot a quick picture or two, which just adds to the fun. |
Hooked
![]() Parmakit Primavera -74, Polini Primavera -68, Stock GL 150 -59, VMC 177 Bajaj Chetak 125 -95
Joined: 22 Jun 2022
Posts: 217 Location: Finland |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
Ossessionato
![]() 1979 P150X, 1983 P200E, 1988 T5, 1995 PX200E, 2011 Yamaha Fazer 600 S2
Joined: 02 Aug 2015
Posts: 3087 Location: Veria, Greece |
A few photos of our recent trip to Niš in Serbia for their 3rd National Vespa meeting. A 1100Km roundtrip in 4 days (23rd to 26th of June). We had rain, hail, fuel delivery issues but nothing "broke" our spirit. We were 7 participants (6 Vespas) from our Club and a total of 39 from Greece. We had a really great time. The meeting was organized by Vespa Club Naissus and it was excellent in all aspects. Great food, lots of beer, music and great people...
And a link of our Club's FB post with a lot more photos... https://www.facebook.com/vespaclubveria/posts/pfbid02XYUKtF56vPpdrDy4tNBvoBL2LUggdMXyDH3zDrcjbW7Qp6dcesmXM8Ed27Qj18dfl ![]() ![]() Getting ready to hit the road... ![]() Waiting to cross our borders... ![]() Refueling near Skopje... ![]() Checking everything's still tight... ![]() Waiting at the Serbian borders... ![]() Waiting at the Serbian borders... ![]() Waiting at the Serbian borders... ![]() Refueling in Serbia... ![]() Getting ready for rain... ![]() Raining... ![]() Trouble, spark plug failed... ![]() A bit more trouble, crap in carb... ![]() Reached Niš. At the hotel's garage... ![]() Next day early morning troubleshooting. Found water in my T5's fuel tank and my friend had a fly side seal go bad... ![]() Riding in Niš... ![]() Our Club's President's Cosa... ![]() At a historic site... ![]() Sign said, 4 people at a time... ![]() Greek participants...
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Molto Verboso
1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
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Molto Verboso
![]() 1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
chandlerman wrote: I love this thread so much. We have so many cool looking scoots and so many fun places to take them, which I think often gets overlooked in all the technical minutiae (not that I don't love the technical minutiae, maybe to a fault ). I now keep an eye out whenever I'm riding for a good spot to pull over and shoot a quick picture or two, which just adds to the fun.
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Molto Verboso
1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
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Molto Verboso
![]() 1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
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Hooked
1979 P200, 1960 Lambretta s2, 1975 Rally 200
Joined: 08 Feb 2020
Posts: 215 Location: San Francisco Bay Area |
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Hooked
![]() 1979 P200, 1960 Lambretta s2, 1975 Rally 200
Joined: 08 Feb 2020
Posts: 215 Location: San Francisco Bay Area |
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Ossessionato
2007 Stella 225
Joined: 02 Nov 2019
Posts: 2926 Location: Rochester, Minnesota |
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Ossessionato
![]() 2007 Stella 225
Joined: 02 Nov 2019
Posts: 2926 Location: Rochester, Minnesota |
Sergeant at Arms
![]() Weird 80's Vespas & Cool Vintage Lambrettas
Joined: 21 Oct 2005
Posts: 11459 Location: The state of insanity, SoCal |
Sergeant at Arms
![]() Weird 80's Vespas & Cool Vintage Lambrettas
Joined: 21 Oct 2005
Posts: 11459 Location: The state of insanity, SoCal |
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Addicted
Joined: 28 May 2020
Posts: 504 Location: Planet Earth |
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Ossessionato
![]() VSX, Stella 177, Stella 150, VNX1T, V9A1T, V9B1T
Joined: 20 Jul 2018
Posts: 3904 Location: Staten Island, NY |
Cdevillasante wrote: errands are so much better on a vespa! This is from when I still was the caretaker of this 62 allstate ![]()
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Hooked
'66 Sears Cruisaire Smallframe
Joined: 12 Aug 2019
Posts: 197 Location: York, PA |
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Molto Verboso
1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
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Molto Verboso
![]() 1958 Allstate 177VMC, 2005 70cc Yamaha Vino
Joined: 23 Aug 2020
Posts: 1016 Location: Philadelphia |
Sergeant at Arms
![]() Weird 80's Vespas & Cool Vintage Lambrettas
Joined: 21 Oct 2005
Posts: 11459 Location: The state of insanity, SoCal |
chandlerman wrote: I'm getting out and hitting the local murals. Nashville LOVES its murals. It was 2001 or so, and she was behind me in the check out line. I thought maybe it was her but didn't say anything. At the time I was driving a slammed 53 Ford, all stupid so cal style shaved handles and no trim. I was putting my bags away and she rolled by and was all: cool car. So I quipped back: thanks bettie Mae, that means a lot from someone like you. Froze in her tracks. Turned and came back. You know who I am? Yeah. The eyes never lie. Then we wrapped out for like 1/2 an hour. She was gracious, and funny and lively and hilariously foul mouthed— for a for a woman in her late 70's!
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Lucky
76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
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Lucky
![]() 76 Sprint V, 63 GL, 62 VBB, 05 Stella, 66 Smallstate, 08 Stella (for now)
Joined: 16 Jun 2011
Posts: 6224 Location: Nashville |
greasy125 wrote: Here's a throwback. I actually met bettie page at the supermarket! I've met a few celebrities over the years in various capacities and found that they all had their public personae and their real personae, and the two were frequently miles apart. Much of the time, if you engage with them as people and not their public personae, you'll get the real person once they decide you're not some sort of stalker or weirdo. Of course, I can think of a few where they really were their public image, and that's not a compliment. And since I had to go past Grimey's (famous Nashville record store/venue), I stopped and took a picture there, too. ![]()
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Hooked
![]() 64 V90 survivor '65 Allstate survivor. '75 V90 SOLD. '77 P200 SOLD
Joined: 30 May 2018
Posts: 371 Location: Madison WI |
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