Modern Vespa

a friend of ours is in w this month on here super.

http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/2009/08/31/new-shoe-designer-to-know-roci.htm

Incomprehensible, sorry.

There's a magazine called "W." The OP has a friend who designs shoes. She's in "W", in said shoes, on a vintage Super.

Comprende?

Well, she & the shoes do look good on the scooter

I think it is an awesome story. Nothing terribly hard to understand and very few "Big words", so I am not sure what Jim is having such difficulty with...except finding yet another reason to grumble.

Thanks for the translation folks. I still don't get it reading the OP though...

Hawt.

is she wearing shorts, or at least a super short skirt...

Too orange. This scooter would look better in teal. Same with the shoes.

Jim is referring to the subject of the post.

Not only are the shoes useless to protect your feet the outfit is totally useless to protect anything else.

I wonder how good she would look after laying the scooter down and sliding about 30 feet with a roll about every 5 feet?

All that skin and flesh on the road would make it dangerous for other scooter riders for a while. Have to watch the slippery spots.

Toreador Pants

That is a hot pic.

Girl is cute.

Scooter is awesome... love the original paint, the beat up glovebox cowl, and how she mounted 2 additional spotlight to the mirror brackets. I've never seen anyone do that before.

jimc- Is the spelling/grammar the problem? I had to read it several times to to decode it, too.

Very nice pic (shoes, skirt/short, girl and scooter). I'm not much for heels. Flip-flops are much more practical on a scooter.

I'm pretty sure that it's fairly safe to go without Toreador Pants if you are only sitting on a scooter for a photo shoot.

But what kind of role model are we wanting to present to those who are young and impressionable?

I cringe, probably due to having been a paramedic for 13 years, at the sight of someone riding in shorts, low top sneakerswith no socks, and t-shirt. Of course I have the same feeling when I see someone on the interstate system here in the US passing me when I'm doing the speed limit without a helmet. I will not reply to any attempt at continueing to beat the dead horse about helmet laws. To each his own. I'm just describing my feelings when I see certain things.

All that together probably has to do with my opinion on this subject.

kyle.salter,


forget the Toreador Pants nazis,


Cool story (and very cool shoes) thanks for sharing.


Hopefully this will get her a big boost in businesses.

Wow..wow...wow...wow..

I know this lovely lady personally..
This picture is just here to represent her love for shoes, design and scooters.....
Nothing more.....
RELAX!!!!!!!!!!

Totally agree. Like Marisa Miller actually rode this Harley.

No, I suspect Jim is confounded by the fact that the original post was written in un-proofread textspeak with typos. If the "texting" set expect anyone over 30 to comprehend their missives, they might try writing in standard English.

Then again, I suspect they don't care...

Wow just got the time to read this. 1st I like the picture I love it when a scooter is used in a ad. 2nd I googled her shoes and she has very nice stuff

http://www.rocioildemaro.com/

32 y.o. young lady with her own line of shoes I'm impressed.

Dude, its just a ad, I'm sure she is not riding around town like that. we all have our own level of agatt if at all. ride your ride and dawn what you feel you need to ride.

She is "famous" in the DFW scooter community!!
But she is a really, really cool chica....

From her website, she actually go to people's home and take measurements herself!!
How cool is that!

Very cool I love shoes, a shoe tells alot about a person. she has a fantastic shoe line. hand made shoes are a lost art.

Just so. They'll learn or disappear.

Uh... more beautiful young women should ride Vespas. I'm sort of for that.

And, if the picture is any guide, I'd DEFINITELY be in favor of beautiful young women riding vespas with no pants whatsoever. That's pretty awesome.

Well, this is what she says:

"When I'm riding around Dallas I'm always dressed up in my heels. So people follow [me] and take a lot of pictures of me. I used to be really private and turn away from them, but now I think, ah, maybe they're getting a picture of the shoes"

Maybe she's actually wearing the closed toe shoes for extra protection!

Here's something that helps me understand what my daughter is trying to say sometimes.
http://www.noslang.com/index.php (you can add it as a Google App to iGoogle)

She's from Dallas? huh, I don't think I've ever seen her scooting around (which is a damn shame because sheeeeeiiit that's a hot....headlight setup)

She always hangs out at the Dub....
She posts on dfwcooterist once in a while.
Oliver at Vespa Dallas is her man..

Lucky dude!

she rides and works on her vespas. ive seen her actually rebuild a carb

Update: We just got back from a rally in Austin, Texas. She wore that type shoe everywhere we went. Here are a few photos from a pretty rough ride - 40 miles or so in really hilly country, lots of curves too. Piston Broke S.C. does fast rides. An SS180 went off the road into the brush and it took 3 people to pull it out. I think there were about 60 scooters on that ride. So here's our Rosie (Rocio Ildemaro).




Note: The original poster is the person right beside her in the below shot.





And in the middle of the pack getting back out onto Farm Rd 2222.



So anyway, Rosie doesn't just wear them on photo shoots. A bunch of us go riding on Sundays and she always wears the shoes she makes when she's riding. It's really nice riding with her.

That beat up orange Super must have had some wicked engine mods - 'cause HOLLLLLLLY CRAP does it have legs!!!!!


Dave

When I started reading this thread I just thought another pretty face advocating her shoe line.

As I read on I realized that here's a young lady:

1. Looks good in a photo shoot.

2. 32 years old creating her own line of shoes...basically running her own business.

3. Seems down to earth not hesitant to get her hands dirty and get on the road.

From what I gather from the pics she seems to be a competent rider...probably better than me. Try and picture me in some high heeled shoes and planting my foot down at a stop...then again don't

I respect anyone who has that due diligence...you go Rosie!

kyle.salter, I only wish she would wear more protective gear to prevent any superficial injuries.

I for one am MORE aroused now... Thanks Doorbuster, the visual really brings out the fantasy...heh

Better be careful, or we'll have Benny jumping in here to rescue the forum from the objectification of women.

Whats going on? hot scooter gear and nice looking girls on scooters that can't happen.whats the scooter world coming to. just kidding she makes a nice product, pair it with some of the new scooter girl gear and that = hot

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/slideshows/2009/03/pho_rockersvsmods_2009/?ssfeed=yes

Wow, did you know that is her in photos 8 and 11 in that link?

Kidding of course.. somehow throwing in the description of a human being cheese-grated wasn't necessary..Such anger...C'mon they're only pictures, from the others I saw of her she does wear a helmet and Jacket at least. And her shoes are great.. Lighten up folks..



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