Modern Vespa

My Brand New Project Red 150cc Primavera. I went from a full dressed Harley Davidson to this scooter, and I like it much more then I did my Harley, and I ride it much more also. Great Scooters

Congrats and you are preaching to the choir. I came from Gold Wings and Honda's V4 cruiser. I always thought bigger was better. I had other maxi scooters but then,........

Anyhoo, she looks great. Tail rack and backrest....you have a pillion that rides with you?

Very nice. I can relate. All of my big Harleys are gone also. Loving the Vespas.

Matching wheels - looks really nice.

Bob Copeland

A rare red dragon flat paint finish.

Prowell,

No, I think that is straight up Vespa Dragon Red (shinny). Of course. , my favorite color.

Bob Copeland

Correct. On second look I realized it wasn't the rare flat finish, which is what my 2019 Primavera 150 is. Dragon Red Flat. Prior to this I had the 2003 ET4, but I found it unstable at anything over 45 mph; the wheels were 10" and narrow and they hated potholes. Whereas the Primavera wheels are 12" and wider. Also the body frame is 6" longer. So a more stable ride all around.

Charley Prowell

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Now that's a beauty. What year? Love the striping. Where did you get that, or did it come with the scooter.

I am with prowell, very nice looking scooter. After years of wanting the classic Vespa, I finally jumped on the GTS300 when they came out. I did have to have the Dragon Red.

Takes nothing away from that yellow beauty.

Charlie Prowell - you know we love photos - how about your flat red.

Bob Copeland

I'll grab a photo, Bob. Crazy I don't have one. I've had the 2019 Primavera 150 for a year or so, after trading in my 2003 et4, which was the dragon red luster and not the flat One thing I love with the Primavera are the wider and larger 12" wheelbase. A much more stable ride.

I also rue the fact that I never thought to photograph my 1980 Vespa 50 I had back in the early 80's. That scooter was a great love of mine and fine for toddling around the flat streets of Marin county, but honestly it lacked the juice for the slightest incline.

charley prowell

How do I keep my Primavera clean? Hire cheap labor.

I picked up a seat cushion a few weeks ago. Makes a huge difference on the longer rides out along the coast on Hwy 1

Charles

That Dragon red matte is really interesting. My son had the normal glossy Dragon red on a 125 lxie. After five years of ownership it still gleamed like a new bike.

Heres the bike at our old place next to my 1957 Rabeneick moped

The '57 moped is at the far right? Looks in great shape. That must be fun.
What else am I looking at? Two nice looking rides.

The 2003 et4, Dragon red, rigged up with my golf clubs.
And next to my 2001 Cherokee.

All those bikes are now gone ! The photo was probably 2016.
Blue bike is a BMW F650 twin ( 800 cc) I did about 30,000 miles on it great bike, replaced with a newer version I still own.

Red bike is a Kawasaki Kr1s , 250 cc two stroke twin, mad as a bat engine and geared for 145 mph. I had two !

The 1957 Rabeneick was very quirky bike probably only 100 or so imported into the uk when new. When I had it I think there were maybe three left in the UK. Most active support forum was Moped Army in the USA! Beautiful build quality and I owned it for 7/8 years. When I came to sell, the original owner bought it straight back.

I could see the blue bike was a BMW. Such a beauty. My roomie in college had a 1965 BMW. He kept it for another 50 years. Had that lovable hummm unlke any other bike. The Kawasaki . . . well, too much bike for me.

Way back, in the early 70's, I had a Honda 175 dirt bike I took all over Arizona for a month. All the back off-roads through the indian reservations, camping and fishing. I dumped it a couple of times, but it was light and easy to right.