Modern Vespa

Whoops

NEVER RIDE THE SCOOTER EQUIPPED WITH ACCESSORIES (TOP BOX AND/
OR WINDSCREEN) AT A SPEED HIGHER THAN 100 km/h.

Are you an abnormal load?

Some would say

Golly I don't think any responsible MV member would ever intentionally ride at greater than 100 anyway. That would be just plain wrong. We're a law abiding forum aren't we?

I try The "weird shit I saw today" thread (Post 2720617)

So we are criminals? It must be because of my poor English, but I had understood that 100km/h was the minimum speed allowed

Possible scooter criminals.
Definitely scooter scum.

Shouldn't use as a getaway vehicle in a bank robbery

Heck's Angels.

I never break the speed limits. I just bend them a little.

Stress without strain.

Air Brake.

Where I live, speed limits are regarded as a vague hint of what velocity you might safely do on that stretch of road.

yes, observed that here too on a windshield or not thread. This while a fly screen pro is that it increases top speed

In my country, it's more of a number on a sign without anyone paying much attention to it.

The bad thing is that something very similar happens with traffic lights (especially at night) where people begin to suffer from color blindness, confusing red with green, and even spatial dyslexia syndrome, where they don't know if what is lit is up or down.

I checked it and in the manual of my BV 300ie there is exactly that same warning.

My BV has the standard windscreen and the standard topbox and I drive the BV regularly above 100km/h. I do not notice anything wrong in the scooter's behavior. Perfectly stable.

I was stopped by a cop for speeding through a red light and he asked if I knew what the speed limit was I said yes he then asked me what the color green meant in the sequence of the traffic lights I told him I didn't know because I've usually gone by then, he shook his head gave me a warning and let me go
Not sure if he understood me.

If I was to ride at an indicated 100 Km/hr on the local freeways around San Francisco Bay I would either be rear-ended or simply shot by an irate driver.

I would argue that the average left lane causing speed of a Prius on 580 through Oakland and San Leandro is exactly 62mph.

Apparently the speed limit in bed 🛌 is 68 mph why ?
Because at 69 mph you eat it. 😛

I imagine that printed caution comes from their legal department - after consulting with their engineers.

O.S.

I have quite a bit of experience here (albeit on 880) and I can say with certainty that it is actually 52.

I actually meant 880 (580 was always a more spirited drive). I guess living away from the Bay Area for 10+ years you begin to forget which '80 is which.

Considering I took it daily, and for about 18 months I cruised down to Union City on my 250. There were some days where I was grateful for the Prius doing below the speed limit. Just for a break in the big-rig mayhem.

Most probably indeed from the legal department, but also probably not after consulting their engineers.
Considering a Vespa GTS and a BV are quite different scooters it is a bit strange in both manuals there is the exact same warning.

^^ This.

Last summer I got my BV400 up to around 92mph ( via a GPS reading ) on the NYS Thruway while rocking my 45l Givi top box and an aftermarket windshield.

I'm sorry to report that I'm dead now, I guess.

Years ago a kid in my school bought a Chevy II [nova] with a 6 cylinder. He installed a big block, heavier springs in the front. there was a sticker on the dash: "Do not exceed 85mph with the windows open"
One day while doing a speed run with the windows open, the back window blew out :O
The Nova with a big block from the factory was the more delux version, with chrome trim rings around the front & rear windshields, which apparently made higher speeds possible

I like the way on scooters, when riding solo, you have a topbox & a windshield, the wind hits me in the back...