Modern Vespa

Hi All,

yep, still a newbie.

What scooter supplies, emergency supplies, etc do you keep?

I have a towel, emergency oil (aka never took it out) and some grocery bags....

thanks!

Get ready for a zillion replies with everything from the entire cast of "ALF" to "A flashlight and condoms" and "another engine."


I just keep my rain gear, and my license plate when i am parked somewhere , um, questionable. oh, and a bungee net. depends on how far I am going and what i am doing. always with the rain gear though.

Bungee net, bungee net, oooh ahh!

Also a tire repair kit with CO2 inflator...gloves (I either wear my light gloves and carry my heavy ones or vice-versa)...spare pair of sunglasses...couple of bungee cords...some duct tape wrapped around a pencil (cause you never know)...small rag....spare pair of contact lenses...a couple of bungee cords...pen and small pad of paper.

Oh and if god is everywhere, is he/she under my seat?

I keep a towel and mad maps, lock, a hard piece of lexan(for parking on soft dirt) sunscreen, windshield cleaner, and MV/dealer cards.

And you will get everything from soup to nuts.

Oh man - it looks like hell in there - like my high school locker. I need a bucket maid.

Bucket maid! LOL I love it....maybe a Trunk Monkey too!

I only have carry the basics:
Rain gear;
My old Leather Jacket (for when I'm NOT commuting through the city, though I will start wearing this in the fall)
Extra gloves (I need to put these back in);
Bungee Net;
Ball Cap;
1 small screw driver (my glove box sticks sometimes);
Some Dirt & Dust

pack of smokes

My pet rock.

Not that I mind another post on the topic, but some might be interested in this thread from last month:

What is on/in your scooter?
https://modernvespa.com/forum/topic27153

Welcome, serket7.

Kevin

I don't keep any emergency or safety supplies under there, as of yet anyways. When I do breakdown, I'll just call my wife to bail me out. lol

I have my foam cupholder, a few bungee cords, the owners manual folder with all my insurance stuff, etc, and then I often shove the rain shell from my 3 piece jacket on top of all that.

The funniest thing I've ever carried under there was a whole mega-meal from KFC. I couldn't believe that it could fit in there with room to spare. It was the 3rd day I owned it, and I knew I was in love. All I could smell at stoplights was KFC. lol

What is rain gear????

Sorry. It doesn't rain here. We prefer fire. (evidently)

So do you have an abestos suit in the pet carrier?

I keep lots of junk there (& in my topcase), but for me the only really key items are:
* 2 bungee nets (in different sizes)
* A bungee cord
* An extra pair of gloves (for when the first pair gets wet)
* A clear visor (in case I'm unexpectedly caught out after dark)
* The cell phone & wallet in my purse
* A small towel

And I almost always have a bag hanging from my grocery hook with a container of ice water inside
(which is key for me, anyway )

I keep the gas and oil caps in there. Good place for them.

I always keep a tire pressure gauge and mini bicycle pump. That way I'm tempted more often to tire check... plus you can pump the rear up if you're taking on a passenger. I'm sure those CO2 inflators are handy if you get a flat though...

Glove box: the kit that came with the scoot, pad of paper and mini pen, tire inflater ,patch kit, tire pressure gauge, insurance card. Under the seat: screw driver for fixing the occasional stuck seat latch. Top case: cloth grocery bags and either the light or the heavy gloves.

Hmmm....shouldn't that go in the glove box where you can get to it if the latch is stuck?

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Under the seat


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in my glove box.

I keep it empty because I need that space for my gym bag when commuting and groceries when I'm doing errands. The only thing that is always in there is a bungee net.

In my glove box I have gloves, clear goggles and a copy of my registration.

I keep a heavy cable lock attached to my milk crate.

I hang my work bag and grocery bags from the helmet hook. YOu can get like 5 or 6 shopping bags on the hook, depending on whats in the bags.

Manny

Id suggest to everyone, buy a motorcycle set of Jumper cables, unless you can kick start your scoot.

last check of wilma's pet carrier revealed: tool for adjusting shock, thing removed from faulty autochoke unit, bag containing several latex gloves, empty diet coke tin, disc lock.

betty's pet carrier contains the following: tyre pressure gauge, set of L-plates, several screws, nuts, and bolts, an empty plastic carrier bag, a disc lock, and a sock.

Speaking philosophically and NOT religiously so that I do not get in trouble, it would depend upon how god was defined. If omnipresence was attributed to god, then of course. Speaking metaphysically (a sub-category of philosophy that deals with theories of existence), one could argue, and many have, that all that exists is predicated upon the pre-existence of god, and therefore the existence of the void in the pet carrier owes its existence to the pre-existence of god, from which the pet carrier void draws its existence.

Yes, I like philosophy. I also like to keep tools, gloves, shades, zip ties, and the parts, mostly screws, that no longer go back into the brackets where they should under my seat. And occasionally my copy of Plato's Republic.

Under seat: Owners Manual and Warranty Book. Registration, receipts for service/accessories, sales brochure. Cord for battery charger, helmet, gloves, factory tool kit. Insurance certificate, Vespa towing card (expired). Cold weather helmet padding. Extra visors for helmets.


Top Case: passenger helmet.

I am not worthy!

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Under the seat. Chamois leather, waterproof trousers, one of them puncture-sealant-tyre-inflater cans, 1 crosshead screwdriver, 1 phillips screwdriver, 1 slot screwdriver, 13mm /17mm spanner, 10mm open end / ring spanner, 11mm open end / ring spanner, two bungee cords, two tie-straps and a chain and lock.

oh, in the glovebox, spare spark plug, spare healight bulb, Vespa toolkit and tyre pressure guage.

pet carriers: rain poncho, 2 grocery bags, microfiber towel, vespa/piaggio brochures (people are always askin bout the scoots), light stuck to inside of seats

gloveboxes: matches, spare batteries for speakers, eyedrops just in case, small first aid kit, registration/ insurance, bungee net

Bungee Cord. DMV ppwork. Grocery Bag. Gloves. Night glasses. Helmet (when parked) ... and bag (when scooting)

I do have to say that some of the posts are quite entertaining and others have some great ideas. Thanks for the topic, fellow "lurker"

my stash, i just got spare cables but they arn't in my bike yet. some good suggestions here though, may need to add a few things.

nope. The latch throws too far over sometimes, preventing the U on the seat from being able to "seat" in the latch. So it's an issue when the seat is open/up...not shut.

Ah, gotcha, I'm sure you can understand my confusion...


Kingnor, that looks exactly like what I have in mine. Compact tool kit is all I really need.

I keep 3 pairs of gloves of different types, a can of tire sealer, a quart of scooter oil, a rag, allen wrench kit, tire pressure gauge, spark plug tool, rear shock adjustment spanner, screwdriver with bits, an E4 socket (required for the idle adjust on my scooter), several bungees, either a tinted or clear visor for my helmet (depends which one is currently on the helmet) a shopping bag and a cable lock.

Armadillo and a fifth of Jack

I don't know what I should carry, but this is in there now

Pet Carrier:
- Map
- Tiny Jumper Cables
- Orange Mesh Vest
- Bungee net
- Bandana
- Extra Gloves
- Fold up canvas shopping bag

Glove Box:
- Bottle of Water
- Nylon shopping bag
- Registration and proof of insurance in zip loc bag

My brotha, if your riding a 79 classic scoot, I hope your carrying more tools than that.

Manny

I carry a whole crap load of tools, must be from my days of riding 2 stroke vespas, even though I dont need them for the 4 stroke motor. But its nice to have them incase someone breaks down or a fellow GTS rider goes down and someone has to reset the handle bars straight.

My motto: Its always better to be prepared than to be left thinks"funk I should have brought that tool"

Kingnor, wheres your 10 mm thru 13mm wrenches or sockets?

Manny

tire gauge, extra do-rags, roll of tools, bungees, towel, rags, reflective visibility vest for dark rainy nights, save-da-earth bag, sometimes visor or faceshield if i'm not using it.

I keep my messenger bag in it. In the glove box I keep my wallet, my phone, the opener for the gate, my car keys and a bandanna for wiping whatever needs wiped.

In the "trunk" I keep bottles of water, a towel, sunblock and some baby wipes for the unfortunate grease that happens to me when I bolt or unbolt the thing to my car.

I still have lots of room for groceries or stuff from target, whatever I decide to do.

Bender,
I always carry the Sig in the glove box....