Modern Vespa

Shiney b.o.d.g.e

I don't know, shiny yes.

But no gasket under tank, floormat looks correct and no ignition over fuel tap.

I was thinking the same thing. Last weekend I was stripping a mudguard down for paint and started thinking of how it would look if I stripped the entire scooter, polished the metal and laquered it.

Now I know!

what's the origin of that?

it looks like a bike built by Nyle Schafhauser at Go Fast... The only all-chrome Vespa I've ever seen...

somehow I don't think it qualifies... to chrome plate an entire bike, the body would have to be perfect. any body work/welds/rust would ruin it.

Looks sterling. No bodgery there.

There's a big difference between not entirely original/historically accurate and bodge.

Kansas City, come on down?

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/mcy/2521761032.html

What makes you think "viet-b0dge" about the P125X besides the 2-tone? I know it's a classic asian-style paint scheme, but that looks more like a custom paint scheme scooter that someone thought would be easier to slap an LML in than learn how to overhaul the original engine.

I've got an all-US P. 2-tone. Painted it myself.

that bike isn't bodge. Technically, I don't even consider that to be 2-toned, that's a panel swap. I know it's 2 colors, but to me, a panel-swapped P series is perfectly fine. The fact that it's powder coated instead of painted should immediately disprove any bodge association.

I agree - and the floorboard work and LML engine swap are common enough

This IS NOT a Viet-Bod-Ge. I know the guy who restored it. he is legit, it is a US original bike. I did give him lots of shit on the amount of chrome he used. For those in the midwest, this is Matt (aka Matty_X) from Columbia Mo that built it.

I have to say that I see alot of scoots end up on this thread that arnt necessarily B-odge. Just because it has lots of chrome, or is two tone is not an instant tip off. Mine is two tone, but is 100% American market VNB. I did my own paint. But if I posted it on CL, there is a good chance it would end up on here as a B-odge...

Here's my "nammer" P200

This is why I thought this freaking thread should be gone and why I pushed to start the sticky "Things to consider when buying a vintage scooter"... Too many people out there talking about shit they know nothing about. Sorry to seem negative, but please people, this is getting old... Same goes with scoot.net. I can't even begin to count the times some poor soul is trying to sell a legit bike and someone (uninformed newb) flames the ad. This drives me freaking nuts every time. Do us all a favor (this is not directed at any one person), if you don't know what the hell you are talking about, don't say shit....

This has been a public service announcement from an independent non-moderator dude.

I was going to say the same thing...

Someone on scootrally.com just said that a flywheel puller addition thing on an Allstate was not a bo..dge - yes, yes it is. It isn't a vietbo..dge, but a farmerbod.ge.

Two tone doesn't = b0dge, chrome doesn't = b0dge....eh, just kill the thread.

Hence my question mark in the first sentence?

I have to agree that this thread has out lived its purpose, no longer educational, just another "hey look what I found while cruising clist".

My 2 almost worthless pennies.

Birdnest, kill it.

That KC scoots not namtastic. It might not be to everyone's taste, but it has never seen Asia. Sure he modified it but it shouldn't be on this thread. He swapped some stuff out and loves a little...okay, a lot of bling. But it not at all a b-odge. I've seen it in person and the resto was done here in the midwest.

That said, I'll see you tonight at the rally Blackshirt. I'll recognize your scoot for sure. I'll be on a white 300. Looking forward to an introduction.

this thread is still important to many out there who have not yet but will one day be presented with a bodge. and this is a resource that can help.

even if some jack-a-lope cry's wolf at 85 P200 it only really shows how dumb they are about the thread topic.

if the thread bothers you, don't read it.

+1

I agree, I think the thread has merit. I think it will be most useful if it sticks to detailed analyses by experts (e.g. "yes, that is a b0dge - note the yellow boots, mismatched speedo, rubber gasket under tank, the fender is from a different model" what have you). Then it educates. If we just say "yes, that's a b0dge" to something someone posts, then people without experience will look at it without knowing what the indicators are. And then they jump to conclusions like "well, it was 2-tone, and so is this other scoot, so it must be a b0dge too. I'll flag the seller"

Of course, I'm torn because I don't want b0dge builders to see the details and think "oh, I'd better hide that more carefully"

I don't really get that don't read it crap... Where did you hear that? This is a forum and the reason it is here is for people to dialog and HOPEFULLY get the right information. Looking at you buddy. I don't mean to be negative, but jeezus...

The standard nammer in all its glory

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/motorbikes/2495106

lol nice find. check out the front wheel vs. mudguard. yellow boots too, it has been around awhile now i bet.

Here is one.
this time in France...
http://annonces.ebay.fr/viewad/vespa-50-piaggio-collection-1965/5038794057

a new one. www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/scooters/2631749

Gotta love those yellow booties!

I can see myself using them on a restoration.
Yellow & Black special paint then it might actually work...

just take them off if your gonna try sell it

Sell ?
Like giving it to someone else ?
Why

if you hate that person and want to see them die. then yea, sell it.

A suspicious looking one on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-VESPA-VBB-150-Reg-125-Fully-Restored-Tax-Exempt-Vespa-club-verified-/220874988711?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item336d2cdca7

And another, although the seller openly admits it to being vietnamese.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1962-PIAGGIO-VESPA-150-VBB-SPRINT-PINK-/330628348320?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4cfafc39a0

Ebays certainly full of them at the moment.
Suspicious how the owner wants rid after importing & not getting an MOT done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blue-1965-Vespa-VBB2-150cc-/190588782726?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item2c5ffa0886

And again . . .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vespa-VBB-150-VBB-Scooter-150cc-1968-near-East-London-/260872846562?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3cbd3bbce2

Didnt mean an actual bodge. But rather a solid restoration with yellow boots to compliment the paintwok.

thats ok. i didnt mean it either.

Yep,
If I wanted some one dead, I have a gun.
It's unfortunate that every vespa with yellow boot's is automatically being considered as a bodgh.
And removing the Yellow boot's off a solid restoration that needs them to compliment a Yellow (or other) color scheme, just so it will not be considered a bodgh...

I contacted the seller and asked if it was imported from vietnam
They replied it was.
Ouch . . . .

http://www.bayshoreautomotive.com/1967-Vespa-VLB-SPRINT-150-SPRINT-Tampa-Florida-33605/3033939

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