Modern Vespa

Hello fellow scooterists! This summer I bought a LX50 2stroke after having ridden a ET4-50 for eight years.

I didn't plan to get rid of the ET, but a carpenter totaled it with a forklift while it was parked outside my house. He is now the proud (?) owner of a perfectly good engine wrapped in chrushed metal, plastic and glass. We're talking long-term project!

I really like that the 2stroke is more responsive than the fourstroke, and the smell reminds me of when I drove a Gilera Trial back in the early eighties. Can't beat the mileage of the fourstroke, but I think it's a lot more fun riding.

The reason I bought a 50 is that I don't have a motorcycle license. I mainly use it for transport to my job, but lately I have started to take several detours on my way home. I really enjoy riding it, despite the lowpowered engine.

After I started reading all the fantastic stories and the sharing of knowledge on this forum I have been thinking of getting a motorcycle license and upgrade to a bigbrother to my LX. It's a little late to start now, with winter only a couple of months away, but there is always 2010, right?

I look forward to read more on this great forum, and to learn some more from all you good people out there.[/b]

Hi there Loupgarou and welcome to MV! Enjoy the forum and we'll look forward to finding out if you upgrade next year!

Have any pictures of your scoot?

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Welcome.
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Hello and welcome, Lou(?)!

Whereabouts in Norway are you? Not that I know Norway, but I'm interested to find out how bad your Winters are.
Do you get use of the scoot over the Winter? We're pretty much ok through all seasons, as long as you don't mind rain (not minding the rain is even a required qualification here for Summer riding).

I'm itchin' to get something bigger myself, but my wages are getting ringfenced for another "project" currently...

Welcome to MV! 8)

I like the 2-stroke 50cc engine of the LX50. Most of the time they are perfectly suited to what I want it for - riding around in the city. There was however once where the headwind was so strong I can barely stay on the indicated 60km/hr (usually it will do an indicated 70-75km/hr). That means my real speed is close to 50km/hr... which many drivers think it's too slow for the road (which has a speed limit of 50km/hr). Other than that I think the 50cc is a fun little ride to have.

I tend to enjoy the scenery more when I'm riding a 50cc scooter vs a motorbike. I'm thinking of doing a long-ish ride over the hills this weekend (where the road speed limit will be 100km/hr, of which I will have to ride illegally in the road shoulder as if I'm riding a bicycle).

Have fun, and post some photos!

Sounds like you have been infected with the scooter bug... It usually starts with a few detours now and then.. Next you know your riding clean across that countryside... with no idea where your going and not caring one wit...

Welcome to MV and post some pictures so we can see what kind of roads you have over there to ride on!!

Aloha and welcome. Enjoy that new scooter of yours and post some pics Haven't been to Norway yet but it's on my list of "to see". Ride safe.

Velkommen til forumet

Welcome Loupgarou! I'm new here myself. I hear Norway is a beautiful country, although it may be a wee dab colder than I like. Was ABBA from Norway?

Nynorsk

Hello from Finland

Welcome to MV, Werewolf. it's a great place to meet folks,and we are pleased to meet you!

Al

Hello world of MV's, and thanks for the warm welcome!

I'll see if I can find some pictures of my late "Transformer-ET" and post them later on. My new LX is stock, and I chose to go with black'n tan. It may not be the best colour safetywise, but the Vulcano-nero shure looks good! I live about 20 km from Oslo. It's located in the southeast of Norway, but our winters can still be bad. I'll see if I have some pictures from last winter when we had extreme amounts of snow. The effective scooterseason will be april-october, but we can have icy roads in the start and end of the season . This summer has been split between very nice weather and good temperatures in the start, but it has been raining a lot of the time since early July so I haven't ridden as much as I would like this summer . I totally agree. It's suited for most of my riding. But, as Copper Dolphin wrote, I may have been infected with the scooter bug, and I realise that a on a longer trip I would feel safer with a bigger engine. Thank you. Although the scenery around here is nothing compared to your parts of the world I'll see what I can find of pictures. You may have a point Copper Dolphin. I enjoy riding the LX more and more, and I really hope that we will have a nice fall this year so I can put some more km on it. Takk for det Wibbo. Dette ser ut til å være et sted hvor jeg kan lære mye om både scootere og kjøring. Hvor i kongeriket holder du til? Sorry my friend. Close, but no cookie. They're Swedish. Nice try Boulty, but I speak bokmål. How come you know of the word nynorsk? Spot on Aviator47! Loupgarou = Werewolf. Last week I had a great meal of saganaki and stifado on a nearby Greec restaurant. I have been to Kreta, Rhodos and Santorini, and I just love your country and all your good food (and your Ouzo).

You can add three or more islands next year if you want, not to mention heaps of good food and drink! Just click on the Greek Islands Rally logo below!

Al