Modern Vespa

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/mcy/1368167688.html

At first I thought, wow $1500 for a 2007 LX150, but why would anyone customize so badly?

Best wishes,

David

I would say it's been dropped & this is an attempt to hide the fact.

Yeah ... take a good look at those photos. The engine cover is missing and so is the kick starter. The reflectors have all been taken off. The handlebar cover is gone altogether, I think there are a few gauges missing, the headlight is facing down and the seat hand rails are nowhere to be seen. The checkerboard stick ons could well be hiding some body damage.

If that scoot was being sold in the UK and had no mirrors ... I'd swear T5bitsa69 was up to something!

On the bight side, the tires look brand new! Might make a good parts bike.

hey

cut a bit more off drop the mirrors put the light on the legshield right side (uk) .... who needs a kicker when it has a button.. saying that drop the battery and fit a kicker .. it all helps to lighten it and go faster

I am pretty sure those handlebars are not original. None of the switches and buttons are. The entire gauge cluster and warning lamps have been replaced with a small digital device that looks like a glucose tester.

So, what happened to the original headset? That isn't a custom job, it's a hack job that was probably done to try and sell a bike that was severely damaged.

The handlebars, grips and brakes are stock. Nothing else. I recognize those controls from something, but I can't place them. Almost certainly, this bike was dropped, or possibly even salvaged, and someone with no access to original Vespa parts tried to make something out of it. Strange for sure!

The speedometer looks like a bicycle computer.


EDIT: It is!

If it all works well it might be a good scoot for the price. It may need a

little TLC.

Paul

I'm thinking it's a problem waiting to happen with the exposed wiring on the handle bars. It may be a good scooter once the proper repairs are done, but the seller is clearly not being up front about it's condition. I'd definitely give this one a pass, or, at least, take into account the cost of proper repairs when buying (headset, instruments, and switches).


Harvey

Buy it. It looks rad. Can you believe that people actually pay extra for that look? (LXV)

I like it! Just needs a bit more stuff taking off...and sand that paint down so it looks like a crashed 2-wheeler Delorean

It never rains in Portland.

I lived there 90-96, always felt Noah's Ark was going to pass me on the 205.

Best,
SDG

of course it is .... we use them alot over here on extended forks .. its easier than an extended cable and speedo

It's gone now...