Modern Vespa

If I really have to put my DOB in somewhere that's not official or important I always put February 29th to limit the unwanted attention.

Clutching my sides.

Put some more miles on this old knocker the other day.

It's kind of fun trying to get the best out of 20HP especially when it only gets delivered between 3500 and 4500 rpms.

It red lines at 6000 rpms

At least it's not ugly eh ?

I've found that 20hp is all I need

How's that Honda working out for you ?

It's been loads of fun tbh...
I've upgraded a few bits on it...

This one is a keeper

Which bits ?

Stainless steel header with a yoshimura end can

YSS shocks

And I've swapped out all the chrome parts cos chrome belongs in the bathroom

I have a very nice Stainless Steel pipe on mine.

I've been looking at those YSS shocks as mine are as soft as shit.

Try Wemoto for YSS shocks, far superior to the oem shocks and not too pricey either

Thank you very much. Mine has these awful faux air reservoir things on them that are embarrassing, so they really have to go.

I went with YSS ecoline shocks, perfect for a 20hp bike

I was out on the Crossdresser yesterday after I put the original "low" screen back on.

The air flow is actually cleaner now even though there's less protection from the wind.

It also looks a lot better.

Sound advice

Yep, a myopic one at that.

Because many drivers are dicks.

On traffic seems like the old 80/20 works, 80% are dicks.

Meaning?

Yeah, I'm a bit confused about what that means.

It doesn't read well.

No you wouldn't read well if you're myopic. Myopic means short sighted.


So if Nomad posts a photo of a motorcyclist with the caption "ride like everyone is a dick"and I then add yes especially a myopic one then that means ride like everyone else is a short sighted dick

Ahh gotcha.....

Or a totally blind dick

Well, let's face it a dick only has one eye so we're already off to a bad start.

Yet another " My Local Dealer" story.

The owner of my favourite shop recently took on the Chinese brand QJ Motor on the promise that the distributor wouldn't supply any other shops nearby.

Imagine his surprise when 2 other shops were seen stocking the same motorcycles that were less than 30 minutes away.

Uncanny eh ?

If it was a verbal promise it sounds like he is naive, if on the the other hand he has that clause in a signed contract....

Now it's actually 3 dealers who have the same stock.

Dark clouds are gathering.

Gosh. They must be so good if one dealer can't keep up with sales demand.

This is the funny bit.

My Dealer has sold 10 QJ Motor bikes. Another dealer has sold 1.

The other two nothing.

Very odd.

Pricing? Or reputation? Location?

Which dealer will be servicing these in 3 years?
Haha. Just kidding. We all know the answer.

It's a valid observation to make as I got into a little back and forth with the Owner about the age old argument of look what you're getting for the money.

In 3 years time ( if you keep it that long ) you'll be left with something worthless that no one else wants to buy and no one knows how to maintain.

That is of course if you can get the parts.

There was a delightful moment when it was pointed out that the low mileage BMW F900 in the shop had a Chinese engine but the built quality of the used Beemer was actually better than the new QJ Motor product.

There's a reason they are so cheap.

I believe that the pricing is set by the Manufacturer.

The reputation of my local shop is better than the closest competitor.

The closest rival shop is 30 minutes away and the furthest, about an hour and a half.

Not a great distance when compared to the US but close enough over here to make a difference.

Shitty work on behalf of the Distributor.

What 's that bit about having more fun going fast in/on something slow than the other way around?

That would be correct if it actually went anywhere near "fast".

It's an absolute glorious waste of time.

I've bought a GS.

I've bought a SX, ST, GP, PX, LD, T5, and a LI.

Coddy, do you hear that sound ?

Is it a crossrunner falling over in a forrest?

It's Schrodinger's Benelli.

Long time listener, first time caller..

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