Modern Vespa

Kit includes 3 factory bungee cords and 3 factory towels. A lack of caution not included...

I have used this "system" twice over the past weekend and has worked rather well. The main difference is that you sit up on top of the board, causing you to ride about 4" higher, so this isn't recommended for the vertically challenged or the sane, but perfect for tall, insane people! It has been extremely stable at speeds of 50-55mph, but it and I are much happier cruising at 35-40mph for obvious reasons.

You thought riding a Vespa drew a lot of attention your way? Try driving past someone with a surfboard hanging off the back..... I guess it increases visibility- see, it's actually a safety device!!!!


Rolling the dice,
Wes

Yea but I have a 8' 8" Stewart Surf Board that would really hang over the ass end of my Vespa.

Plus not much surf in Sacramento anyway

put in on sideways. thatll really make the cagers overtake at a distance. they do when i have my skateboard on my back and thats only small compared to that. lane splitting is a no no though.

Hark at you,Suit scoot! You're sounding all Amer-i-cayn... "Cagers","lane splitting"...

haha just trying to erm *fit in with the language*. they didnt understand what a front mudguard was before

so what do we call *lane spliting* here?

i usually call it *haha look at those mugs sat in tin boxes!!*

I've always called it "filtering"...So much nicer,don't you think? *sips tea from bone china cup,whilst wearing top hat at a jaunty angle*....

filtering. it sounds too nice. almost politically correct. anyhow, queue busting sound a little better considering us brits are renowned for queuing for everything. if theres a queue theres something good at the end!

tally ho chaps!

From descriptions, it sounds like there might be subtle (and largely semantic) differences between what we call "lane splitting" and what you call "filtering". Instead of supposing that I have any idea of what "filtering" really means, though, I'll simply tell you that to me, lane splitting means riding for a prolonged distance right on the dividing line between lanes and between cars. Alternately, it can mean riding up the space between lines of cars stopped at a light to get to the front, and then zipping off very fast when the light goes green.

Is filtering any different? Is it more back-and-forth across the line, jumping into open spots in one lane or the other? Or is it, as I describe above, a prolonged ride straight up the dividing line?

What you describe,Jess.Particularly useful on the approach to the Dartford tunnel.

Care for tea,my man?

the dartford tunnel!! m25 + toll booths = seriously long jams.

going over the south bridge on the way to margate!!

wooop!!

We have a customer that takes a 10 foot board to the beach on his ET4. He rules.

how does he carry it? like the pic shown?

Here's the route to the north..You'll be seeing this on the way home! Get filtering!

http://www.minispace.co.uk/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=455

He adapted a surf rack made for an Elite80 to fit his crashbars. It sits on the side of the scoot. The racks are welded to the crashbar set.

Now that IS cool..roll up on the Vespa,undo the surfboard... 8)

don the flip flops and run down the beach tripping over like a scene out of baywatch. 8)

do it at Margate..I'll take the picture!

Ya know everytime I say i have a Surf Board that is 8'8" someone has to talk about some with a 10 footer

hahaha i dont have a board but ill do it with an inflateable bed hahah.

Got a few boards hanging around if you guys want to try them out. They sell the srfboard carriers alot over here. I've seen them mainly on bikes but have also seen a few scoots with them. No vespas yet. Still watching

you Americans make me laugh wasting your time surfing when you have all those bears you could be wrestling

I've seen that around town a few times. I had to do a few double takes

You're confusing them with us Canadians.
Whilst they're surfing Traffic on their vespa Boards, we Ride thru the woods with grizzlies on our seats.

( not to be confused with the florididians, who prefer Gators.)

I've made several surfboards, the latest a 9'-3".

Living so far inland I have often thought about adapting some sort of board rack to the Vespa. Great smilage, and allowed to ride in the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane. I'd love to see a pic of that.

Cleveland's not California or Hawaii but you can actually surf here! (A lot of sailboarding too.)

The bears and panthers left here about 70 years ago. The fiercest animals we have here now are coyote and fox (and the occasional large, feral housecat ).

I'm pretty certain I'd seen a photo on ModernBuddy of an Asian BuBu (Buddy) or GMax (Blur) with a custom mount on the side of the scoot for a surfboard or snowboard. Of course now I can't find it...

I'd be interested in a side rack if I could have one that wasn't a permanently welded-on appendage.

* * * I think I might have found a solution * * * Check out this link:

http://www.scooterbbs.com/board/DCForumID1/49846.html

Then I could take out my 29 foot board (9 meters) and give everyone board envy. You should see the mob of girls that run over to help me wax up that barge....

I have a 9'0" and I don't wish it was any bigger.

lane splitting or filtering...it's called illegal here!

jacqui

That might be what I saw on this scooter in New York in October. I don't know if much surfing goes on in New York City though...

looks like he might carry glass panes on that et4. wouldnt like to come off with a pane of glass fitted ot the side. (cringes at the thought)

That new york scoot has a quicksilver decal. It's been at some beach town in CA,Fla or hawaii. Salty nice board

That's the way to do it! I'd be a little afraid of a gust of wind taking me out with a longboard. And a 9m board?! Yow!

There are a lot of surfers in New York City.

Most of them surf on Long Island or go to New Jersey.

Thanks Judy.

Salty Dawn, and I are going to be in your neck of the woods over the 4th of July week.

Our 25th wedding anniversary is June 26, so we'll be there on Maui for two weeks.

I'm thinking I can come up with something that will mount where the under seat handles are on the GT200.

I've got one of those on the back of mine...Except it reads "Quikscooter"

Yeah,

I have that kind surfboard rack that made for honda elite 80cc.. I got it like 5 years ago and still not use them yet..hopefully can fit on my fly 150 somehow..
The pic of me with my surfboard on honda reflex in winter 2003 in Orlando, Florida where I lived.. I got everyone's attention on the road while I was driving at 65mph with surfboard on side of scooter ha ha.. it works great!

Other pic of me with my wakeboard on back passenger seat, I have been doing that almost everyday since summer 2003

I found that on burgmanusa.com... maybe you could do something like that on vespa


my wakeboard on my new burgman