Modern Vespa

http://scoot.net/classifieds/forsale.html?id=23044

UGH!!! what is this world coming too.!!!

I just paypal'd that guy for that killer banana.

what's up? you see something off?

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Marcus man shoot me.!!! haah... dude.. that color is actually called BaNAMa... excited about picking up that smallie...I wanna check it out.. you find a person to haul it back..!! I know of some "Classy Folk" for LA area going

I am gonna ask humbly once more that a 'bodgespotting' sticky is created where people can post these to their heart's content without creating thread after thread after thread.

If, as has been stated, the purpose of posting these is educational, a sticky would help noobs since it'll all be in one place for easy review and research.

If this idea doesn't get any traction this time either, I'll stop going on about it... it's only a message board after all, and I'll live fine either way.

Anyway, just a suggestion.

I think its funny... I always get a kick outa seeing all of these Jackass's trying to pawn off these shit bikes... I mean its sad because people buy them.. but come on to call a number that has 20 digits in it.. and to think your getting a legit bike!!? please...

Fair enough, but the kick kind of wears off after the first hundred posts. Or the 3rd friend of a friend you have to tell to write off his fancy brand new scooter.

Seriously, some of us have been looking at bodges for years and years, and the initial amusement, or even outrage, has just turned into a small well of sadness deep inside. Stop poking me where it hurts...

sorry mate...!!! ... the well has run dry for this topic... I understand

I once had an old Vespa super with original banana yellow and I loved the color . I think yellow only came on U.S. scoots ? If done correct it can be a nice color .

+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Agreed. The "bodgespotting sticky" could be a great resource for newbies looking for their first scoot. Then the majority of threads on NSM could be geared toward more technical issues or general questions concerning vintage scooters.

I know huh!? Someone disses the guy selling a smallie with the freaky Flame and Monster mouth paint job, (not my style either), but then lets this Bodge crap get by on the classified?

Essentially, every time one of these bodges pops up on scoot.net we need to post a followup that it is bodge, with a link to the Rover identification webpage, and a massive DANGER! listed with it.

Perhaps then the Ho chi mihn folks will bugger off the classifieds...

I totsly agree... I sent the guy an email asking him what this restoration consists of.. First thing he said I shit you not "all Vietnam restorations do not consist of bondo or any adhesive type" !!!?? Well.. What the hell do they use!!? Silly string and blue tack!?

yes.

i hate all this attention they get. these threads should be locked after a certain time. its best to just point them out for what they are and move on.

A HUGE FUCKING +1!

I don't care about bodges, who tries to sell them, or who wants to fucking ride them. There is quite ENOUGH info out there already as it is. There is nothing left of this dead horse to beat on!

i agree it is a great idea to start a bodge spotting thread instead of endless new threads!~ i wish i saw one a long time ago .....

that company is located in Saigon btw ~ i doubt they will ever stop using classifieds as long as some person buys the scoots ~ unfortunately ppl still must be buying them ...

so our Job is Education to stop them from selling ....

Okay. Done: Bodgespotting

I predict that, like all stickies, it will become invisible after a short period. But hey, I'll try anything once.

+1

Thanks! Jess...

Everything else is yellow. Where are the yellow boots?

There is no effort to obscure or mislead about the origin here. Look at "Location". Where do you think Ho Chi Minh is? Fresno?

Actually, Berkeley.