Modern Vespa

Don't think I have posted any "beauty" shots of my Stella to this forum... Got these last week! Extremely happy with how the MRP rack accentuated the body line that the yankee seat added.

Damn...bike's looking good. Makes me feel like I should go polish up one of mine.

Very nice - love the rack!

Not very far from home, but these pics of me illegally riding in the bike lane are peculiar in that they were on a local version of Street View
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that's awesome!

best I can do are some old street view pictures where im tbe only person parked on street cleaning day with a ticket on the bike.

I got popped by a speed camera one time and immmediately sent the link to all my friends, though.

I've been lucky enough not to have been caught by a speed camera for a very long time, despite the ridiculously low speeds imposed by the current war on personal means of transportation here (18 mph inside Paris, 31 mph on the 4-lane freeway that circles around Paris). Needless to say you risk losing your license riding at anywhere near the speeds these roads were built for.
But if I do get caught again some day, I hope it's really worth framing the picture - like "revoked license" worth it....

Here's a few more pics of the T5 on the road:

Ran to the hardware store for some quick release hose parts today. 5th summer has been HOT. 6th winter comes next week. Monday and Tuesday will be down right cold!

Anywho, rode there and got home and about 2 hrs later I reach in my pocket and feel my steering lock key….

Whoops. Rode home with out it in the lock! Lucky I didn't get my steering stuck to the way right!

New yard art in my 'hood.

It's like six feet tall. I approve.

I had to make another groceries (and chorizo and pizza) run:

Woahink lake, in all its glory.

Both the scooter and the lake look great, Scott!

I only got out enough for a test ride to the liquor store and back, but all indicators (EGT, AFR) were good.

Neither is mine… although I got to ride them both today.

But a cool (and chilly) ride today.

Joppa church founded in 1897.

And that red one will pin your ears back!

Great picture! It was sunny and in the 60's here today, so outstanding riding weather. Wish I'd been able to ride more.

What's the motor in the red one? Something serious like an SSR 265, or just a "normal" large block?

Or, you could ride around the lake twice.

IIRC it's a TS1… would guess it lands between 25 and 30 HP. When it comes on the pipe it's like a carnival ride.

The white and green 2-tone is class in its own right. Just a CL185 kit but really fun torque/grunt.

Windy but warm day out on the backroads of Vermont enjoying the 200. Haven't tinkered with it much this spring. Put some gas in it and ride. Repeat as often as possible.

That's cool. Did you initiate the greetings? I find that when I'm riding a scooter out in the country and I do the finger sign to passing motorcyclists, they usually respond late (not expecting to acknowledge a scooter) or miss it entirely.

I rarely get a wave back from a motorcyclist while riding my Vespa P-125X or Honda C-70.

No Respect I Tell Ya!



Hec

Monday thru Friday almost all riders will acknowledge. Weekends the only ones to wave are the patched members. There are a few Harleys, and sport bike riders that had to show respect, after a run to 100mph behind my GL. I don't do it often, but boy are they surprised !

I only return it. Otherwise I'm death gripping the clutch.

This is the BFA? Impressive.

Here in Philly I get the respect almost every time. It's usually younger crotch rocket types that don't give it here.

Any rider who is old enough or into anything classic or vintage tends to appreciate vintage Vespas. And real riders understand the joy of small bikes.

In Nashville, the crotch rocket guys love the vintage.

It's the Harley types that can suck here. The scruffy dudes on older bikes are generally cool; they recognize and respect people who ride.

Unfortunately, most of them are project managers cosplaying tough guys with shiny new or over-chromed bikes on the weekend. Fuck those guys.

National holiday here in Brazil. Great excuse to take the Super out for a ride.

Pretty nice autumn day.

Now I find myself wanting to do the sign to electric bike kids… I havent yet cause it was an afterthought… I think if I was a kid I would totally have one and customize it

There's a bunch of those e-bike riders I'd like to put a stick in their spokes ...

Wait ... was that out loud?

Around here, most motorcycle riders (especially the larger displacement types) don't really acknowledge scooters. The only times I really flash signs is out in the country, where riders are more likely to be cruising and sight-seeing rather than commuting, and bikes see what looks like a commuterped out on the open road, which I guess they respect more than a shopping trolley sticking to its element.

Thing is, I don't think they even like larger scooters like T-Maxes and MP3 500s, say; so a comparatively much smaller scooter like a Vespa or a Lammy is often mistaken for a 50cc teenager's go-to-school bike. I do get some side glances when I'm going full speed on highways tho, as that kind of speed isn't expected from a 50cc commuter.

Harleys kind of stand out (except the fancy-boy dentist roughing it on the weekends types), as they tend to be aware of older all-metal shifty mechanical oddities. Nice building, right on Praia do Flamengo!👍

I don't get "respect" or really even much attention. Its disappointing as I feel like I built a "look at me" scoot.

Or Sons of Accountancy.

It's the adventure bike riders that never acknowledge a wave here.

What's really funny about this is that I've known a lot of accountants over the years (including my dad) and they were either too nice to be dicks like that and/or too cheap to ever buy a motorcycle (or any vehicle) that they only drove on weekends.

So we have a carioca here!
I believe that is the most beautiful building in Rio.

Abandoned shitbox.

Currently 45° and rainy here. I've lost track of how many winters we've had now. One day spring will arrive for a day or two before the 90° plus days with 100% humidity get here.

After almost two years in storage, the Primavera sees the daylight again.

That is one beautiful scoot.

Script badge primavera is a vibe.