Modern Vespa

I was going to take a look at these, but I have enough to do in my garage for the near future.

http://tucson.craigslist.org/mcy/1230346237.html

damn a pair! ... wish I had 10k

That is $5500.00 for the pair... not each, right?

Ted

Doesn't look like it...

yes! for the pair...

Yes, it's for the pair.

where did the money hide and run when u need them

Okay... cuz veloce75 mentioned $10K which threw me... unless he was including the dough to restore them!

T

well, at least everyone on this board knows what goes into getting an SS180 and "restoring" it at this point.

Yeah! remember... I'm in Indonesia, maybe more 2K for shipping cost and the rest for resto cost

hard to tell but they look solid

I'll take one off of someone's hands for $500, which would make your investment a nice, even $5k.

Not a bad idea, though, Dullivan ... finding someone who'd be willing to invest $2750 for an SS180 wouldn't be hard. Just find another dude and split the price and the bikes. ( not directing this at you ...but conceptually, it's a good idea... )

Or buy the whole thing, keep one and sell the other for 4k and have yourself a $1500 SS180.

HA...wouldn't that be something? After all this he ends up with 2 SS180's

I have a pair of SS180s I'll be selling soon. Strong runners both, and I'll even split 'em up. Start saving your pennies!

SS 180 is definetly in the Future.

Pix Please 8)

Well, they aren't really ready for pix or sale yet, but here is the less-nice of the two. It's complete, just taken apart in the pic 'cause I'm working on it. Asking price will probably be somewhere in the neighborhood of 3K.

thats seem a nice SS

*drool*

Man, some rubbing compound and wax would make that thing look new again.

agreed

put it back the OG tail light!... I hate yours

whatcha got in the board bag buddy

Walk the plank...

+1

That's the US original taillight for that year! ( can of tuna tail light )

I think the euro-spec version of the SS180 always had the GL150 taillight on it that you're thinking of. The US version had 3 different tail lights depending on the year.

agreed
But look at that bike carefully... You'll see a trace of former gl150 (euro) tail light on it

You're right as well! Only the year of the bike will tell which is correct, though. Maybe someone swapped it out back in the 70's because they hated the can of tuna one.... it wouldn't be the first time someone did.

I have a soft spot for it, though.

I'm trying to remember for sure, but I think it's a '67. It definitely wore the euro-style taillight for a while--based on the paint fade--but the can of tuna was on it when I got it. I have an old euro taillight I'll put on it sometime soon. I think the paint will clean up pretty well, but it's worse in the front and the legshield has been primered over on one side. You could probably remove the primer and see what's underneath. Basically somebody needs to spend a few nights in the shop with some tallboys, rubbing compound, and lacquer thinner. Board bag has my 9' Tony Staples longboard. It spends too much time in the board bag living 2.5 hours from the closest waves. Combining two of my three loves in that photo (scoots, surfing, and family). There is a scooter shop a few blocks from my house that also has a shaping room in the same complex, so it's pretty much ground zero for my life.

Whatever about the SS's...what about the silver GS in the corner over there?

Oh dear...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140333339084

And that's local too....hmmm...I know that name, not sure why.

That auction bike is pretty complete... shame it's not the original paint, though. I think it's worth a tad less due to that ... but it's still not a bad price for someone who wants to do one of these up. I don't know about stripping off the rattle can down to the white, though....and having it come out looking good. That's more work than i have time for these days.

The price is OK...I was rolling my eyes at that awful paint job..YIKES!

I'm sure he traded that thing for something lame..or got it for free..or paid like 500 bucks for it..

That's probably the case, yes.

I mean... i daresay mine was in better shape than this one ..and i paid $1200 for mine originally. And yes, it had the original white paint under a layer of rattle can as well. I opted to blast and respray.

Mine wasn't quite as complete, though. My seat was unuseable, no legshield beading, etc.

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