Modern Vespa

I'm back Just got in late last night. Spent the day in NYC monday and saw 10 vespas just on grove ave 28 of them while walking around the city but who's counting Many more than what i saw last year. Checked out the newest vespa dealer in schenectady. Peter has a great little shop. Also many thanks to murray and drew. You guys rock. Great to be back home. Now if i could only get rid of this jet lag i'd be a happy camper.

My friend alex who is also a member on here JUST got back from NYC and he said vespas were everywhere! He has a picture of 2 vespas in a row and then in the background a guy riding by on a vespa. Ha.

It's true. I see literally a dozen or more different scooters everyday, and a typical crosstown street will have two or three per block. Although I know a lot of local modern and vintage riders, they are far outnumbered by the riders who are not involved at all in any kind of scooter scene. That's fine, since I don't think there is any gathering place in town that could hold everyone.

Brendan

Hey Judy, long time no see. I hope you had a great vacation in NYC.

We all see a ton of them, but like hendon said, there are a bunch that are not part of the "scene" at all. There are lots that ARE though, I guess.
Scootering in NYC is one of my favorite things. My other favorite is Mt. Hamilton, wherever that was in california. Amazing, amazing.
I want to ride with some of you that have never been to NYC. you would like the ride around here.

Joel, my son's heading to NYC next Thursday for a school trip, sans scooter. I told him he should get in touch with the locals!

jacqui

BENNY thanks had a great time. Had to go to maine to almost get clocked by a hurricane Kyle hit canada instead. Came pretty close to where i was in maine How many do you guys have in your scooter club? Some of the people i saw on the scooters didn't look like they belonged to a club. However i did see a couple of allstate's Also didn't count any scooters that were covered. Had 4 in a row on grove street 8)

Mount Hamilton is right here in Sillycon Valley.

Well that is truly one of my favorite places I have ever ridden a Vespa GTS. Really, really fun. County road or state highway 42 in southern missouri is very fun also... back on topic though:

NYC!!! Email me if you wanna go for a ride!

Ive only been to the big apple once and the only thing that would freak me out would be the crazy taxi drivers have you ever had any close calls with cabs Joel Im sure NYC is a great palce to have a scooter with the lack of parking

The Access-a Ride drivers are 10 times more mental than the cabbies. Next time you are in NYC, notice the velcro on everyone's plates... pull off the license plate when parking= better chances that you dont get a ticket.

If you're suicidal, then yes, NYC is a great place to ride a scooter. Taxis, tons of cars, gridlock, etc. Maybe an automatic is better, but on my PX150, it's not that much fun. Stop, go, stop, go, and don't think of trying to get "around" traffic as there are usually cops around just waiting for such things.

Yes, it does get you to where you want to go a hell of a lot cheaper than a cab, no waiting for subway, etc., but parking is also a big issue here. License plate theft is huge. Most people use velcro to remove the plate when they park. Just don't park it on a sidewalk. Also, you may get it impounded etc., because there is no plate. The great catch-22. Basically what I'm saying is that owning/riding a Vespa/scooter in NYC is not as glamorous as a lot would like you to believe.

For some of us, it's pretty f'in brilliant. Not without tribulations, but amazing nonetheless.

I second Joel's invitation. Door is always open kinda of thing, give a shout if you'll be in town and we'll hook up a ride. Anytime.

Judy,
don't forget to tell everyone that NEW HAMPSHIRE lobsters are better than MAINE Lobsters LOL
-Murray

Chris, now that we have matching scooters, we can be more glamorous than ever... while we dodge cabs and enjoy our suicidal commutes through the gates of hell and through the warzones of brooklyn and beyond....
The crackhead zombie armies will eat your brains after the alligators bite your legs off also.
NYC is my home, and I could not live anywhere else. I wont get into the "glamourous" aspects of Jersey city...

MURRAY They are but don't tell my friends in maine Thanks for the awesome day. You and lynn are great people. Remember the door's always open here in hawaii. Met DREW for lunch on the way back and he's another great MV vespa person. You need to join his yacht club. I'll let him tell the story BTW the hurricane just missed us Hope you didn't get rained on too much. When i got back friends were giving me a hard time about going away and almost being in one Could of stayed home and had one You guys need to take advantage of the warm weather and do some riding before winter. Mahlo!