Modern Vespa

I feel the same. Helps keep me motivated to get my junk built...still takes too long, but seeing everyones rides out and about is inspiring.

Gah. Hang on to your wigs!

Occasionally sunny today, so I was encouraged to ride. Halfway to my lunch destination, the skies opened and absolutely DUMPED rain on me. Lunch happened under a cover, and an hour later it looked ok again, so off I go. Twice more on my way home, I rode through serious rain (it is called the *Winter* Mileage Challenge, after all), arriving home soaked but happy.

Cheers,

Bob

Vespa Club San Jose Taco Tuesday last night.

3/4 NSM!

I got your tacos, mettadaddy! You'll have to ride that scoot to Mulege though. They make great beer too.😉

^^
Yum.

I just noticed the red and blue turn signals. Do they work as party lights?

Not yet. (But once I figure the wiring…
I plan to make sure its a working feature!)

So rad!

If you're wanting to have an interlock on the PX for some reason, i should have at least one in my shelf…unless i threw it away after i removed it from my own PX. It's probably better to just bypass it though. At least that's what i did whenever i got my hands on any PXs.

Man, those lights are hot! You've got to get them working. I'm still trippin that a police Lammy exists. Super score!

Chicago traffic & parking enforcement rode P200's for years and SFPD had Sprints and (I think) also P200's.

More pics please! I would love a good look

Lots of Lambrettas (innocenti and servetta) used by NYPD and other east coast departments as well as a fleet of Sprints used by NYPD.

There's even an old book about 2 of the NY cops on the scoot squad.

I just bought a copy! Thanks for posting that.

Will grab some this afternoon and start a dedicated thread.

All I can remember were the three wheeled parking enforcement Harleys out here, boring.

Scootnewb could use one of those Rob! He's down in Florida where they have dedicated golf cart lanes. I'm trying to convince him to get an Ape.

Ape all the way! Even if it's a newer one. How cool would that be?

Scooter Joe and Kenny...

Man, my mind just sees that and fills in Scooterkenny. That would be some funny stuff.

It's a screenplay waiting to happen.

They had smart cars for a while too, which looked extra-funny with full CPD paint jobs and light bars on top.

Cop bikes - I have an blue engine cowl on my Sprint that came from a NYC POLICE Sprint. You can still see traces of POLICE in white.

It was rattle canned red when I got it and I didn't discover it's heritage until I'd power fine wire brushed half of the red off and none of the blue although I was bearing down hard. It just polished the blue, that old original paint is mighty toff stuff .

Or we could just revive the old thread I stole this pic from here: NYC Police 1977 Sprint Veloce
A great thread w/ lots of old pics.

^^^
Oh man I forgot (or didn't know) Price had that thing stolen. What a drag.

I will for sure add a pic to that thread!
Still... I will start another one specific to the resto needs of mine that will be full of dumb questions and shenanigans.

It cracks me up a little how many people on here are now branching out into Lammies. In a good way, though.

Nice score!!!

It was a little chilly so not everyone rode, but still a good night for a ride to club meetup a local.

Took the Smallie out today and just had to stop and grab a picture with this one.

I don't know how it was possible, but I could swear the clutch was slipping. I was going uphill and dropped into 2nd to get back into the power band, shifted back into 3rd and in the second or two I was trying to decide about the clutch slip, I accidentally hit 70 in a 35. Good thing this bike has a great front brake.

1974 Rally 200, today.

Rally is a smoke show!


Chandler… ummm… that tag is a little too matchy matchy to the boo badge colors. I think we may need to check your knapsack for some spray paint cans. IJS.

They'll never prove a thing! Even if I was guilty, my OpSec is pretty damn good when I want it to be.

NEGA, outside Russell, in Barrow Co.

This black P was a hassle keeping in my shop w/ seven inside, w/ four of them to carefully move in & out. Everything finally fixed on the starter, turned out that both the clutch switch and the 'engine running' solid state module were shot so replaced both and it's now been shipped to happy owner.

I took a spin to Yachats this morning and stopped to see my good friend Ray, who just sold Cleft of the Rock Lighthouse, a private lighthouse here on the Oregon Coast.

Ray is a walking encyclopedia of everything lighthouse and nautical. Cool dude.

Scott, you definitely have some of the most beautiful scenery for your shots of anyone here.

I can't wait to get out there and do some riding at Lammy Jammy this summer.

Thanks man. I need to plan some time to ensure we get a ride to Yachats! I'll show you my stomping grounds here on the Central Oregon Coast. And maybe we can get Jesse to join us 😀

Heck, yeah!

Also, I was eating Tex-Mex. I have witnesses.

Lovin it Scott. Ray's view isn't terrible either! 😝