Modern Vespa

Its not from Indonesia yes.. its too shiny to be Indonesia vespa

I swear I have seen this scooter before....

A steal at 15,000.

He meant Yen, right?

Too shiny to be yours? you mean? hahaha

aaaaaa... clunking and knocking noises but still ride good. Owner has cheated death for 4 years.

beside that, the exhaust is massive.

some poor soul eventually bought it for $1775

Apparently a Prima pipe. It looks OK to me.

Let's hope it's legit. I've seen fake one from Indonesia

Fake from Indonesia? I'm shocked. A reverse engineered replica maybe, but fake?

Ads is like a few months old. I remembered I saw this like a year ago. Could it be new owner trying to sell to recover cost after realized he got junks?

Is that him wiping away his tears?

But the colour looks so pretty... that's go to be with thousands!

Nah, I think he was sweating, afraid that the victim could change his mind and leave...

Looks like he has the whole weight of the left scooter on the kickstand.

When a seller is typing in all caps thats generally a good sign that your getting into a bad situation.

Either that or feeling grateful that he survived.

1961 Vespa MINT looking

yike a VLB with VBC looks at 7k price. Some poor soul has purchased it.

All bodges are professionally restored, they are just restored by people whose profession is building bodges.

The fork snaps in half, of course.

Is that your scooter ? If so tell us more. I'm always interested in looking to see how the failure came about. Any more pictures ?

Re: What happens when a Kiwi VBC hits a big pothole, then an even BIGGER fallen tree, then after sliding down the trunk it is stopped by the even thicker stump of the tree, then goes over a bank into the bush...?

Answer: Well, the fork stays in 1 piece & simply bends to match the gentle curve of the floor


Note: i only have 13 photos in my photo album!

This is why I don't hit potholes.

Here ya go. Not my scooter, but I do know the owner.
Check out the bodge handiwork

I have seen that welding of a ten inch fork bottom onto an eight upper fork before.

holly cow. I have heard about they cut out the 8" bottom to weld in the 10" one on those VBB but never seen one until now.

One in Greece, registered as a historic vehicle. Poor guy...

a combo of Super and VBB and Sprint

...and judging by the kickstart, probably LML as well.

Is the owner a pimp?

Ouch - and the dude was probably so proud. I can hear him now "check out my vintage, all original Vespa!".

ok i am guilty.. a reverse enginered.. hell yeah i ride with 2 clucth plate instead of 3 last week now it has a proper 3 plate

El bodgerino deluxe!

Funny thing is that he posted more photos of his collection and the rest of his Vespas seem original. I don't know if he knowingly bought the bodge or not...

Examples...

nothing to say.

Because nothing says 'bodge" like a bunch of spade connectors crimped outside the junction box, combined with a still-fresh bar code sticker still on the sketchy LML crate motor.

Well I'd certainly rather have a new LML crate motor over the typical nightmare bodge engine. At least it's likely to be somewhat reliable, and keep running after your fork snaps in half.

I'm going to guess that the current victim/owner put that motor in it after discovering that the "professionally restored" one that came in it was suitable only for conversion into beer cans.

right not thing jumped out as bodge but still a lot give you doubt. Naming a few: the 4 holes for license plate, crashbar bolted directly onto cowl and fender, fork link cover made in Nam, floor rail is too long/legshield trim become floor rail (one could argue amateur restoration), engine bolt insert from the wrong side...

Some poor soul eventually bought this 99% de-bodged scoot for $2500.

The type that offer a 18yr old, never been ridden, but deliver one that cant stand straight, most of the teeth have been (or should have been) replaced on, with soo much makeup falls off in chunks whenever ridden hard & an exhaust as loose air continually escapes & every now & then push out a used rubber, unable to maintain a seal they are so perished

Pricing at 3.5k with only 74 km and already has shifting issue and leak? This junk cannot cost as much as the Snap-On box behind.

Also, no tail light, running light, or brake light, and the white walls are separating.

Those must have been 74 HARD kilometers.