Modern Vespa

I will be leaving the flatlands and heading into Colorado in a few days. I am wondering about how the 150 engine will handle the mountains.

Any input from folks living in the mountains is appreciated.

Welcome to Bronco country Apple! Your 150 will do just fine, it has fuel injection which helps a lot with the altitude and hills. What part of Colorado are you moving to?

I don't know what 150 he has but none of the Vespa
150s are fuel injected

I'm not moving. I'll be visiting my brother in Denver for a couple weeks. I might try to stretch the stay for MHM.

My 150 has the carb. I can feel it lag when I get a strong wind, or hit a big hill, so the mountains have me concerned. Thanks for you encouragement.

Sorry, I thought they were Fuel Injected. In that case, you will not go up hills as fast as you would like but you should still be ok. The elevation for the Denver Metro area pretty much starts at 1 mile high. With that said, it's going to perform differently than what you are accustomed to.

Hills on a 150cc are a sort of deal-with-it situation. Yeah, they'll slow you down from time to time. It's just part of the fun when traveling the country on a scooter.

If it's a straight single lane road, you can just drift over to the side and wave people on if you feel you are too much in the way. People are usually pretty cool about that.

If it's the twisties, you'll have to remember that people coming up behind you at speed may not be able to see you long ahead of time, so keep your eyes and ears open.

Personally, I just put my ego in my pocket and realize there's no shame in being a nice guy and pulling over to let the faster vehicles go past from time to time. Anyway, I know I'm having a lot more fun on my scooter than they are in their cages, so it makes up for it. 8)

It depends where in the mountains you go, as to how much you will be affected. There are many roads you can ride to in the near mountains if you are staying in Denver ( Deer Creek Canyon comes to mind near Chatfield)
And during the week there will be little traffic, and the hills are not too intense. There are very fun rides like this you can do.
You can PM me if you want for other info.
I have friends who have ridden 150s across the state, but some of the big passes will have you going about 15mph flat out, and then don't forget the downhills on the same passes. With no way to gear down, and of course, you cannot be riding your brakes, you can easily start going faster than you might be comfortable doing.
I would stay in close--there are great rides to be had. Much more enjoyable than trying to do faster state highways.

Thanks for the input.

Rob, I'll PM you as I get to Denver.

It will do fine, the leader 150 is the best MV engine for the real world, no it wont be as powerful as a BMW

Denver is not in the mountains so you don't reall have to worry about tht mountains unless you want to. Plenty of good rides around that don't take you to altitude.

Deer Creek canyon is a good ride! I alwas forget it's there and should ride that again sometime.