Modern Vespa

This is the 3rd time in a year some one hits my Vespa in the back and breaks the plastic 'tail' where the number plate is screwed.

Living in a city with hundreds of thousands of motorbikes being hit from behind is quite normal. It happens specially when the traffic light gets green and you start but then you have to brake/stop for any reason like people not stopping with a red light in the intersection. Most of the time it's just a kiss, not important, but today a stupid git didn't see me stopped (with direction lights on and beeping) waiting to turn to enter to the office parking because he was driving too fast and talking/looking back to his friend that was riding on a pillion (I could see how they were going to hit me through the mirror before it happened). As always, no insurance, no English, no nothing... This time I was SO lucky. I took the guy keys from his motorbike and threaten him I would call the police. The guy called his brother and I could get 50 USD after all, but it is not always like this... most of the times the people is so poor that paying for a new tail would represent a full month salary for them.
Sometimes they are clever... once they hit me while driving my old Sprint under very very hard rain. The guy was driving in the opposite direction and all I could do is just hit him to avoid falling down (that's cold blood). The guy asked me to follow him to take my Vespa to a workshop he knew, when I turned to take my Vespa he had vanished...

Well a new tail for the GT is like a hundred bucks, not much, but when it happens again and again you wonder if any one had to deal with such situation and how he/she handled it. The plastic is very rigid to stand a strong hit without breaking apart.

Anyone?

It's better having to replace plastic than to have to panel beat metal....

I've seen one or two GT-series scoots here on MV that changed up the back end. They cut the hanging part off of the rear fender, and sanded and painted it so it was completely smooth with the rest of the bike. Then, they mounted their license plate on the back of the transmission cover, like some choppers do. Requires some custom brackets, but usually looks pretty neat. At least in the US, most states let you do this, as long as the plate is clearly visible from the back. Might want to check with your local laws. But it's an idea.

Have you considered DIY repair?

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Plastics_repair_with_ABS_cement

Thank you for the ideas. The other day I saw here one chopper with the license plate mounted as you describe, and also I know some people working for the PD, so I don't think it should be a problem. It's a good idea to elaborate if it happens again. I had never heard of this ABS. It looks really a good stuff, I just need now to find it here. The first time they hit me, the tail was cut into two pieces, so I tried to repair it by myself using Super glue... Maybe it lasted a couple of hours till I got a small touch on it and I had to stop to pick up the plate from the floor. Then, one guy repairing motorbikes I met there (there's one on every corner in this city) tied both parts with a wire and I kept using it till I could find a Vespa dealer that had the piece.