Modern Vespa

Hey everyone I've been lurking here a bit and I'm happy to report that today I picked up a new to me Vespa Sprint 150.
I'm massively excited to be part of this forum community and have much to learn.

My previous two wheel experience is motocross racing and I ride a Ktm 350 Exc-F these days for off road type riding.

I'm located in Indiana and ride with an awesome collective of folks who call themselves the Knarps.
Addison

Congrats and welcome. Nice scooter. KTM too.

Welcome to the forum , as a new member I can confirm its a friendly and informative place.

It's Beautiful!

Thanks everyone.

Love the color!!

2016 has nice wheels. Welcome

Dig your scoot...

Welcome to MV. Great folks, great advice/knowledge, and, boy howdy, do we love pics!

Oh, yeah...I totally agree with waspmike: great wheels.

Victor

With your riding background I fully expect to see you post a couple of pics wheelieing that scoot down your street! 😉 Cool color.

What a GREAT color. Something about a YELLOW Vespa speaks to me.
And... "Knarps" is a very cool name, also. I'm curious - what is its origin? Or its etymology? Who were the first Knarps? and were the knarly?

Thank you, I like the color too. It's called Giallo Positano I think^^

A Knarp is the little cylinder shaped doodad on a clutch or throttle cable. That's the nomenclature they picked somehow years ago. They are a good group of riders and people.
I'm happy to read that this yellow Vespa in the sun or shade speaks to other enthusiasts too. Have a wonderful Spring Miguel.
Best,
Addison

Giallo means yellow in Italian. And Positano is on the Amalfi coast in Italy, just below Naples - it's supposed to be a beautiful area with spectacular sunsets and also I think quite a few of the very old buildings in Positano have a yellow color that verges on golden -- so Giallo Positano is probably an homage to the glowing golden hues of this spot. Makes sense to me.

I like the prosaic origin of 'Knarp' but I keep thinking that the word perhaps might have another hidden meaning (since it sounds like gnome to me) - maybe the Knarps are a secret tribe of mechanically-inclined little people, aka leprechauns or gnomes, with a fondness for 2-wheeled locomotion on miniature mopeds?!

Also, not unlike Sasquatch, Knarps have almost never been spotted by human beings but on the rare occasions when they do appear, they gravitate towards Vespas.