Modern Vespa

Hello all...

I'm Jon and I just picked up an '03 Piaggio LT 150. I'm new to the scooter world, but so far I'm loving it. I think I've found a new life-long love (besides my wife of course).

Any advice/tips/wisdom for the new kid?

More than two shakes and you're playing with it.






i kid, i kid. welcome to the club! be safe and have fun.

great started bike ! (what color ?)

my only advice is to "know your limit"

when i first started i rode in my neighborhood at night because there were less cars

as time went on i went faster & further

Don't get hurt and learn the many ways not to.

so which support group is this again?



no advice to give but get out and get out now as you will forever be deeply addicted to MV and your life long fix of everything about scooters and people who are crazy about them.



WELCOME to our WORLD

give up any crazy notions of going to work and actually doing any... this place is where you will live from now on.

stick your hat on the stand and your bags in the corner you aint going nowhere.

have fun

Eat cookies.

Oh, and practice a lot before tackling the real world.

I've been scootering for a few years now and I have to keep reminding myself of that same thing - Wife, scooter. Wife, scooter. Just get her one, that is what I did then she won't mind it once in a while when the order changes to - scooter, wife.

Pay very close attention to the road surface. watch out for leaves, sand, water, and especially gravel!

I dropped my GTS about a year ago when I was turning from a paved road into a paved parking lot that had a small gravel connecting entrance. I don't even remember seeing the gravel before I turned. Now I'm constantly scanning the road for anything that could be a problem.

Have fun and be safe!

Pearl - just added profile picture...

Yes...know your limits...but always have a plan B...that is your gear.
Wear an armor jacket (like a Corazzo), riding gloves, and boots.
Resist the temptation to ever put your foot down unless you are almost standing still.
Counter steer rather than steering in the direction you want to go (it's not a bicycle!), and follow that up with body position.
Be totally paranoid about everyone else on the road.
Be safe.
Have fun.
You're now doomed. You will be a scooterist. You can't go back.

You know that basketball player Steve Nash? Watch the way he always looks beyond, in back, beside, above, and forward all of the time. Pretend you are the best point guard in the NBA - constantly looking for others, and your rides and mentality will continue to grow stong and confident.