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OP Soxred123 UTC details Lurker 2017 liberty 50 piaggio Joined: UTC Posts: 1 Location: Boston
OP Soxred123 Lurker 2017 liberty 50 piaggio Joined: UTC Posts: 1 Location: Boston	UTC quote I was wondering if anybody has bought a Vespa from Roman scooters i'm interested in a vintage model 1960s wondering if they have a good reputation they are from Asia and I've heard the horror stories. Thanks, Bob.

scooterist UTC details Molto Verboso 71' Sprint Veloce , 05' Vespa PX150, 1978 P200E Joined: UTC Posts: 1618 Location: Tucson, AZ
scooterist Molto Verboso 71' Sprint Veloce , 05' Vespa PX150, 1978 P200E Joined: UTC Posts: 1618 Location: Tucson, AZ	UTC quote Find one from one of the forum members here. There are people here that are reputable and have legit scooters from the 60's. I see them in your area once in a while, don't get stuck with just one scooter shop, look around. Have you looked on scootnet2.net?

Che-Storto UTC details Hooked 2009 Black Vespa s150-----2013 Black HD VRSDX Joined: UTC Posts: 310 Location: Thornhill ON Canada
Che-Storto Hooked 2009 Black Vespa s150-----2013 Black HD VRSDX Joined: UTC Posts: 310 Location: Thornhill ON Canada	UTC quote scooterist wrote: Have you looked on scootnet2.net? What a great site! I can feel my Bank Account sweating....Bookmarked

GeekLion UTC details The Dude Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money Joined: UTC Posts: 2450 Location: PNW from LBC
GeekLion The Dude Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money Joined: UTC Posts: 2450 Location: PNW from LBC	UTC quote Soxred123 wrote: I was wondering if anybody has bought a Vespa from Roman scooters i'm interested in a vintage model 1960s wondering if they have a good reputation they are from Asia and I've heard the horror stories. Thanks, Bob. Avoid anything at all imported from Asia, especially if "restored". All should be ignored. There are tons of fine examples right here in the good ole USA.

qascooter UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 79 P200E (Ruby), 62 Allstate (B-62), 63 VBB (Storm) Joined: UTC Posts: 5125 Location: Florence, OR
qascooter Veni, Vidi, Posti 79 P200E (Ruby), 62 Allstate (B-62), 63 VBB (Storm) Joined: UTC Posts: 5125 Location: Florence, OR	UTC quote GeekLion wrote: Avoid anything at all imported from Asia, especially if "restored". All should be ignored. There are tons of fine examples right here in the good ole USA. This is wise advice.

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Soxred123 wrote:

I was wondering if anybody has bought a Vespa from Roman scooters i'm interested in a vintage model 1960s wondering if they have a good reputation they are from Asia and I've heard the horror stories. Thanks, Bob.

As far as I've heard the bodge era is over in Vietnam.
Maybe a few left? Idk, but I doubt that very much.
That's a scam website from the looks of it, and that "inventory" is pure terror.

Buying and riding a 60's Vespa is a highly technical subject, made more complicated by the flood of SEA bikes still circulating (like maybe 25%+ of the listings here in CA).

The 60's USA Vespas are unique, in that there are way more here that are true garage finds.
We didn't have the culture where every scoot at all rideable would be ridden into the ground. A lot of scoots here were ridden for a short while and just stored. That would never have happened in Asia, and very rarely in Europe.

This video is painful to watch. Seller didn't know he was riding a deathtrap Facepalm emoticon

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SubEtherBASS UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 1997 Italjet Formula 125, 2 matching N.Z. '69 VBC Super, 177cc Racer, VespaCross Bodge, Puch SRA150, Piaggio Zip 100! & others Joined: UTC Posts: 5092 Location: Australa, Mate
SubEtherBASS Veni, Vidi, Posti 1997 Italjet Formula 125, 2 matching N.Z. '69 VBC Super, 177cc Racer, VespaCross Bodge, Puch SRA150, Piaggio Zip 100! & others Joined: UTC Posts: 5092 Location: Australa, Mate	UTC quote WTF were those first 2 posts about? I think they should be in BodgeSpotting!

GeekLion UTC details The Dude Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money Joined: UTC Posts: 2450 Location: PNW from LBC
GeekLion The Dude Too Many piles of Junk that need too much work and too much money Joined: UTC Posts: 2450 Location: PNW from LBC	UTC quote By "they" dont You mean YOU? This is the second time You've posted about this site, which it appears You are affiliated with. Starting to feel like deceptive spam Positive

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