Modern Vespa

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/mcy/4884357445.html

"... easily does 45 downhill..."

P for $450 won't last long.
http://scoot.net/classifieds/forsale.html?id=52059

"everything but the engine" is kind've a showstopper

http://eugene.craigslist.org/mcy/4889097266.html

That P ^^^ .... it's kind of just what I need.. I've got a brand spankin' new PX2 crate motor to stick in there.. extremely disposable funds and space are problems though..

It's not pretty but w/ a little elbow grease and some tweaking it could be a good daily driver.. damn..

and F'in hell.. somebody (Dr. O! Voodoo?) go get that smallie!

Vader, you should just sell me that crate motor - problem solved!

I want.

Yeah, that's a smokin' deal... I'm trying to sell now, not buy and I have like three more projects lined up in front of me anyway.
We need to uncover something like this on the other coast for Retro Guy now.

I thought Retro Guy wanted something earlier than a P?

Yeah, sorry - shitty editing. I meant the smallie the good dr posted.
I bet RG would be all OVER this Primavera for $600 if it was close enough

He's not the only one. That would sell for $3,000 here.

3000-$ ...fuck that gincho, too much facebook sales fror you

Hell I don't have space in my garage but I'd make it if that was in San Diego. After I bought it I'd probably sell it to Mr. J or SoCalGuy, but I'd have to think about it first .

great deal

I've been watching this one pretty much since it listed, but I'm not sure how much domestic turmoil I'm willing to cause by winning it. Original paint, 1974 Super 150, currently at $828 on Ebay. Auction ends this afternoon.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes-VESPA-PIAGGIO-150-SUPER-LOW-RESERVE-/181660622381

That's a clean original Super, post up when the price is finalized.

I was the high bidder at $1,225.00 on that 1974 super 150, but didn't meet reserve so the owner will get to keep it.

My wife will be pleased to know this. Now I may have to go buy some suspension parts for the Stella to console myself.

But how can that be? The ad says "SUPER LOW RESERVE".

Clearly, some of us have different definitions of "SUPER LOW" than others.

Maybe he meant there was hardly any gas in the tank.

This Honda with a "220 hp engine" won't last long at $600. 😉
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/mcy/4890283554.html

Funny! I saw that too. That's one hell of a Honda scoot.

Somebody should make an offer ... there's potential under the rattled paint and wrong badges:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vespa-vintage-super-150-1976-needs-work-/141568824530?pt=Other_Vehicle_Parts&hash=item20f628d4d2&vxp=mtr#

http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/mcy/4883008463.html

Decent P for the price.

I'd be all over that like white on rice. I know I said I want a 60's but I am open to an earlier P. At least I know how to work on it now. I like that Primi. I'm in no rush. the hunt is fun and I'm really looking forward to riding my P in the spring.

I mentioned this one to my wife last night. It was not well-received.

Things I now know:
1) Nobody needs more than one scooter
2) I will not be buying any more scooters until I sell one I already have

Glad that's out of the way

The collections tend to slowly grow. I never thought I'd get past 1, but I'm on 3 now. I'm actually self-limiting at this point. I recently had 3 down, and I decided that perhaps I don't need to add any more maintenance to my life!

It's cheap but looks like they taped it up and gave it a 10 dollar paint job... wonder what's under there?

Probably pretty much what it looks like, I'm guessing. If they'd bothered to do the extra work of filling and sanding everything, the paint would be better.

ha. Mine went from 2 to 5 in three months.

I think I had 4 or 5 at the peak. I always felt sort of guilty since I could only ride one at a time and usually have one that is favored above the others. I now have three and ultimately would like to get down to two - having one spare comes in handy when one needs maintenance.

Simplifying is on my radar for this year.

My philosophy is two have two: One to ride and one to wrench.

I'd rather go up to three and then sell one than be down to one while I wait for the next project to come along. Now, I just need to get my Better Half on board with this plan.

+1 on the comment made by chandlerman .

i like the idea of a stable with three horses: the workhorse, show horse, and a race horse. theres also no shortage of wrenching with these bikes as experience has shown me.

this is also coming from a guy with 5-6 bikes so... don't mind my musings.

3 running scoots is my upper limit too. That's the critical point for me where I spend more time on maintaince and safety checks than I do riding. Ends up feeling more like work than a hobby.

Deal of the day... Anything from Europe if you live in UK

[quote="bigben"]i like the idea of a stable with three horses: the workhorse, show horse, and a race horse. theres also no shortage of wrenching with these bikes as experience has shown me.



in (erm) 20 years of scootering, i've never been able to manage 3 scooters running at one time. that may say more about my wrenching and riding than anything.

right now, one _almost_ back on the road. one broken at my last rally and three in the "someday" pile.

i find it most relaxing when you have scooters.

3 maybe 4 in 95% fully restored mode but only run up the street and never registered.
2 rego'd runners and another primed with a fresh engine build sitting on the stand. That way when you hit a snag or a summer you can just move to the next scooter and not get that one to the happy running stage as well. If you have less than 3 theres potential to actually have them all running. That would be madness

$200 P2

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/4902828572.html



Cases alone gotta be worth that much

must resist....