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Woh there, fella... I think you've been reading too much into the little back-and-forth between CORSA, RoverEric, and Jess in the "...300..." thread. I doubt you'll find any many Modern Vespa Rider Haters on, well...ModernVespa.com

Exactly right. I was trying to post there and include a or something.
Freakin Yikes.
Sorry Folks.
Doing 12 things at once.
Sorry Folks.
I am outahere
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Woh there, fella... I think you've been reading too much into the little back-and-forth between CORSA, RoverEric, and Jess in the "...300..." thread. I doubt you'll find any many Modern Vespa Rider Haters on, well...ModernVespa.com.
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"plastique Vespa?"
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dont think its the riders that are hated ... unless they where them vespa helmets with the leather bits and a matching man bag... or attatch too much chrome, lights and mirrors then............................
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T5bitsa69 wrote:
dont think its the riders that are hated ... unless they where them vespa helmets with the leather bits and a matching man bag... or attatch too much chrome, lights and mirrors then............................
There goes your karma too.
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Here's the scooby: could someone translate this post for me????
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Here's the scooby: could someone translate this post for me????
I was going to ask the same thing! I have no clue what this post is about!
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We will love you even if you did ride a shifty Now a cheap chinese scoot well then i might have to think about it Laughing emoticon Have a good day.
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scooby
Well "Scooby" in English slang means "clue"
as in rhyming slang, Scooby doo = Clue.
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I'm nerd enough to get about 95% of the jokes on "The Big Bang Theory," can't shift due to a car breaking my left arm 4 years ago, ride a chrome-covered GTV that tries to be as stylish as an antique fenderlight, and I'm freaking proud of it. People around here won't hate you for that kinda stuff. You gotta do something to seriously piss them off first, and it usually takes a few tries even to do that. Just don't start a helmet discussion, and you'll be fine.
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Witch wrote:
... Just don't start a helmet discussion, and you'll be fine.
Or preach about Toreador Pants!!!
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
elvispa wrote:
I just wanna say don't hate me because you think I might be a nerd, because I ride a plastique Vespa, and sometimes say smartish things, and worst of all I have the big fast modern Vespa.

Here is the scooby: I don't fit on shifty Vespas, I am long and tall. I broke my wrist mountain biking and can't rotate my wrist. It is awkward for me to lift my foot to brake. Don't be haters.
I guess my suggestion is to write in clear, concise English. The readers here are mainly in the USA and UK with some other English speaking countries and your style of writing relies on too much slang that make you sound like a 14 year-old punk with attitude.

I am going to guess that average rider here is 30-45 years old and is slightly more likely to be male than female, but not always.

FYI... Calling a 300 a "plastique" scooter is not going to win you any friends. A china-scoot or a Fly is ... but certainly not a metal bodied, fast VESPA scoot many riders aspire to own.
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
TechGuy9707 wrote:
I guess my suggestion is to write in clear, concise English. The readers here are mainly in the USA and UK with some other English speaking countries and your style of writing relies on too much slang that make you sound like a 14 year-old punk with attitude.

I am going to guess that average rider here is 30-45 years old and is slightly more likely to be male than female, but not always.

FYI... Calling a 300 a "plastique" scooter is not going to win you any friends. A china-scoot or a Fly is ... but certainly not a metal bodied, fast VESPA scoot many riders aspire to own.
There are many idiomatic expressions in English, depending on the region. I don't expect those from the UK or other areas speaking "the Queen's English" to stop using them just for the benefit of us in the USA. Ditto for southern US versus northern, East Coast versus West Coast. Just ask if you don't know. There is no need to insult the poster by calling him a punk.

As for the 'plastique' comment, I agree that it insults my GTS 300, by implying that it's not as valued or well made as a vintage scoot. I like vintage, but that doesn't mean I have the time to tinker about with one. Maybe someday, but not now.

We are united by our love of scooters, be they Vespas or Hondas.
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
BleuBelle wrote:
TechGuy9707 wrote:
I guess my suggestion is to write in clear, concise English. The readers here are mainly in the USA and UK with some other English speaking countries and your style of writing relies on too much slang that make you sound like a 14 year-old punk with attitude.

I am going to guess that average rider here is 30-45 years old and is slightly more likely to be male than female, but not always.

FYI... Calling a 300 a "plastique" scooter is not going to win you any friends. A china-scoot or a Fly is ... but certainly not a metal bodied, fast VESPA scoot many riders aspire to own.
There are many idiomatic expressions in English, depending on the region. I don't expect those from the UK or other areas speaking "the Queen's English" to stop using them just for the benefit of us in the USA. Ditto for southern US versus northern, East Coast versus West Coast. Just ask if you don't know. There is no need to insult the poster by calling him a punk.

As for the 'plastique' comment, I agree that it insults my GTS 300, by implying that it's not as valued or well made as a vintage scoot. I like vintage, but that doesn't mean I have the time to tinker about with one. Maybe someday, but not now.

We are united by our love of scooters, be they Vespas or Hondas.
you seem to have a bit of a chip on your shoulder today.
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
chad wrote:
you seem to have a bit of a chip on your shoulder today.
Well, it's difficult to provide emotional context to the written word.

But no, there are no splinters in my back. Clown emoticon
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
TechGuy9707 wrote:
FYI... Calling a 300 a "plastique" scooter is not going to win you any friends. A china-scoot or a Fly is ... but certainly not a metal bodied, fast VESPA scoot many riders aspire to own.
Dude owns a Vespa 300. He can call it whatever he wants.

I am thoroughly convinced many on here have no sarcasm or humor filter.
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Re: Sorry, I can't read through all of the previous posts, b
CORSA IFP wrote:
I am thoroughly convinced many on here have no sarcasm or humor filter.
For fuck's sake, Mike, you are possibly the biggest offender in the inability to choose your words with the constraints of text in mind. For someone who spends so much time on the internet, you have very little understanding of how to convey yourself via text in a straightforward manner.

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