Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:52:42 +0000

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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:52:42 +0000 quote
chandlerman wrote:
#1 won't work because we don't have a grill, so I might be asked to cook something on it if she noticed.

#2 is the safe option here and, on some level, would even be the truth...eventually.

And I already used #3 with the GL after my buddy's son outed me to the War Dept.
Does your wife ride, or go out on the back of the scooters. Is there any mileage in getting her involved more? Obviously not the smallstate, you want her to enjoy it.
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:01:38 +0000

Molto Verboso
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Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:01:38 +0000 quote
Probably not a deal, but this place is bizarre.

A real estate developer who appears to have bought every vespa he saw for sale for decades – some are amazing, some are bodges. Really strange.

And apparently, they're all for sale, with no prices listed.


https://www.orlandoautomuseum.com/sales/vehicles?q%5Bmake_eq%5D=VESPA








He has this perfectly original 150 Super


But apparently can't tell that this one isn't.

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 01:25:40 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 01:25:40 +0000 quote
https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/170704282040866/?mibextid=6ojiHh

This one's about 20 miles from me if anyone is interested.



Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:51:45 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:51:45 +0000 quote
az_slynch wrote:
https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/170704282040866/?mibextid=6ojiHh

This one's about 20 miles from me if anyone is interested.
Solid deal there
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:13:40 +0000

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'74 50s x3 '78 P200 E '84 Cosa '91 PK50XL2 '58 AllState '68 Sprint '80 50special and a '66(?) Super125
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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:13:40 +0000 quote
hjo wrote:
Probably not a deal, but this place is bizarre.

A real estate developer who appears to have bought every vespa he saw for sale for decades – some are amazing, some are bodges. Really strange.

And apparently, they're all for sale, with no prices listed.


https://www.orlandoautomuseum.com/sales/vehicles?q%5Bmake_ eq%5D=VESPA
Just WOW! So many Vespas and so many I've never seen in person!


Now I want one of them copycat Russian Vespas! Sorry, it's a VIATKA...







Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:27:50 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:27:50 +0000 quote
az_slynch wrote:
https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/170704282040866/?mibextid=6ojiHh

This one's about 20 miles from me if anyone is interested.
I actually pitched this one to my wife. She didn't say no, but she definitely didn't say, "Go for it!" either.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:28:52 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:28:52 +0000 quote
A Soviet Vespa would be really cool.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:31:07 +0000

Lucky
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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:31:07 +0000 quote
orwell84 wrote:
A Soviet Vespa would be really cool.
Yeah, but none of us can afford one. I did a thread about them a while back. There are only about four or five of them in the US. ThatScooterThing did an episode on one that showed up at a rally Lee was at, too.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:12:50 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:12:50 +0000 quote
I really like these:

https://stuklopechat.com/avtomobili/3126-motoroller-tulica-predok-skutera.html

Stuff a bug engine in there with the heads sticking out the sides…



Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:34:59 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:34:59 +0000 quote
Cool collection. Thanks for sharing HJO. I've seen this inventory before online, not in person. Amazing collection. One of the Vespa Sprint's, the green JOHN DEER; is a custom job done late 90's. It was in Scoot Quarterly. I would also love a Viatka!! I want a Bajas for the same reason, something different; although as Chandlerman pointed out....Viatka would be reeeeally different an rare sighting in the USA.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:05:30 +0000

Molto Verboso
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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:05:30 +0000 quote
Interesting thing about that.

I'm almost certain I've seen that Rally before.

If it's the same one. It popped up on Craigslist here in Marin, as part of an estate sale, and was gone the same day. Maybe 10-12 years ago.

Bello Moto bought it, and it sat there for years.

Then I guess their clientele is like this person, who has a collection of thousands of vehicles, and money is no object. Shipped from California to Florida.

In a way, it's sad. bc this bike will never get ridden again. It's just a collector commodity now.

That dude must have spent a fortune on a crate of Vespas from Bello Moto. They sell those things for $15-20k each.




The bike at Bello Moto. Has to be the same one.


Must be. Here's the yellow Super at Bello Moto, too.


That must be where most of them came from. Like this one.


And here it is at Bello Moto in 2016.


This hideous John Deere theme bike.


And here it is at Bello Moto!



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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:10:41 +0000

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1952 allstate (early), 1958 allstate, 2009 S150, 2001 ET2
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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:10:41 +0000 quote
hjo wrote:
Probably not a deal, but this place is bizarre.

A real estate developer who appears to have bought every vespa he saw for sale for decades – some are amazing, some are bodges. Really strange.

And apparently, they're all for sale, with no prices listed.


https://www.orlandoautomuseum.com/sales/vehicles?q%5Bmake_eq%5D=VESPA
Unfortunately they don't get back to you when your interested in buying a scooter. I called and talked. Never was contacted back.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:08:40 +0000

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Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:08:40 +0000 quote
Here's that John Deere Vespa in 2000. As a kid I was fascinated by tractors so I have a bit of a soft spot for it.


John Deere Vespa Scoot Quarterly

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:36:34 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:36:34 +0000 quote
Lets do a tractor (scoot) pull! I always thought that this theme scoot was carried out well. Tractors aren't my thing, but this scoot is a good interpretation. I have that issue floating around somewhere too
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:28:42 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:28:42 +0000 quote
GeekLion wrote:
I have that issue floating around somewhere too
I initially read that as "I have issues floating around somewhere too" and was like, "Well, don't we all!"
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:58:03 +0000

Molto Verboso
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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:58:03 +0000 quote
itscalledlove wrote:
Here's that John Deere Vespa in 2000. As a kid I was fascinated by tractors so I have a bit of a soft spot for it.
I'm surprised to see this 'themed' Vespa on the front cover of a Scooter magazine, as it's literally a solid green Vespa with John Deere stenciled on the side panel, a John Deere sticker or painted logo on the front, plus a couple of other yellow details. In the UK, a themed aka custom Vespa on the front of Scootering magazine would have much more going on with the paintwork, a trick/tuned motor and memorabilia associated with the theme.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:10:48 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:10:48 +0000 quote
You have to cut us some slack. We're still a little bit behind the times over here in The Colonies.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:13:25 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:13:25 +0000 quote
swa45 wrote:
I'm surprised to see this 'themed' Vespa on the front cover of a Scooter magazine, as it's literally a solid green Vespa with John Deere stenciled on the side panel, a John Deere sticker or painted logo on the front, plus a couple of other yellow details. In the UK, a themed aka custom Vespa on the front of Scootering magazine would have much more going on with the paintwork, a trick/tuned motor and memorabilia associated with the theme.
Sometimes less is more. I find the themed bikes over there way too busy and chaotic like a scrap book page.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:01:20 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:01:20 +0000 quote
For themed bikes, that one nicely understated. Not so much a fan of the heavily airbrushed theme bikes.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:23:09 +0000

Lucky
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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:23:09 +0000 quote
To me, in addition to not getting the appeal of the heavily themed bikes in general, they violate my personal DIY aesthetic, which is why I subject myself to doing all my own frame stripping, prepping, paint, etc. along with everything else I do.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:59:37 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:59:37 +0000 quote
The John Deere bike is pretty tasteful as a theme bike.

I've never been a fan of theme bikes, though. I loved the mod style ones (definitely less is more there), and perfectly original ones.

It's interesting to see a theme bike in a collection. Generally they're all about building skill, or having some kind of celebrity attached to them.

Like the ones Piaggio did with famous artists I could see collectors wanting. I guess the Scoot cover is a pedigree, though.
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:46:45 +0000

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:46:45 +0000 quote
chandlerman wrote:
I initially read that as "I have issues floating around somewhere too" and was like, "Well, don't we all!"
Bro...... my issues have a full catalog of back isusses, new issues, issues that have yet to be officially diagnosed
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:51:34 +0000

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Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:51:34 +0000 quote
1970 50 special (two scooters) in Reno NV $500 is asking on facebook.

Not for me but it seems like it might be a deal for someone looking for some ingredients. Figured I should let the group know.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/692863402619849/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:13:05 +0000

Molto Verboso
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Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:13:05 +0000 quote
skids wrote:
1970 50 special (two scooters) in Reno NV $500 is asking on facebook.
That went fast!
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:19:16 +0000

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Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:19:16 +0000 quote
I did not see that it was sold when I posted. I may have missed it? If I didn't miss it you are right again it went fast.

Sorry about the false alarm.
Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:16:12 +0000

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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:16:12 +0000 quote
No false alarm... it was definitely a Deal of the Day!
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:21:03 +0000

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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:21:03 +0000 quote
Very rusty and three hours away...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/169218629280723/?mibextid=dXMIcH

Its a Rally 200. No title.

Thoughts?
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:27:34 +0000

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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:27:34 +0000 quote
Call right now and grab it today.

That thing is going to be gone in an hour or two.
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:15:26 +0000

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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:15:26 +0000 quote
+1
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:30:04 +0000

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Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:30:04 +0000 quote
yep, get it
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