Comments on: The Utility Vespa

By: Gina Marie

Gina Marie — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:25:00 +0000

Hey Steve… just wandered in. I’m a friend of Ruby’s, actually, and he and I have gone before to the Weagmans and gotten a few bags of groceries. We were able to store them and have both of us on his Vespa. They are wonderful little gems, aren’t they?

By: kitkatknit

kitkatknit — Wed, 31 May 2006 22:23:00 +0000

My Utility Yamaha Vino 125 has been getting lots of use lately. I commute 14 miles round trip when conditions are optimum, run all my silly errands on it etc. I just figured out (since my son just asked) what my stats were. I am down to about a half tank of gas. In the 443 miles I have owned it, I’ve spent $14.07 on gas (4.71 gallons). If I had done the same with my Nissan pickup truck, which now sits dusty in the garage, I would have paid a minimum of $80 on gas for the same miles. That’s at the best MPG…

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 29 May 2006 14:22:00 +0000

To paraphrase an old friend of mine:

"Two words: Milk crate."

So, does Vespa offer a polished alloy version of the classic milk crate?

Ride well,
=gc=

By: Devan

Devan — Sat, 27 May 2006 23:42:00 +0000

Steve — I was just thinking over the logistics of a grocery store trip myself — my first since getting my scooter. This post gives me courage. Enjoy the holiday.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 27 May 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Dan: Most people still see them as toys. For non-riders the only "real" two-wheeled machine is a Harley, Goldwing, or other similar big bike. A scooter is beyond a lot of people's acceptance area---it just doesn't jive with their perception of who they are and what is appropriate for an upstanding adult to engage...

I'll climb down from my soapbox now.

steve

By: irondad

irondad — Sat, 27 May 2006 19:06:00 +0000

Throw on a rocking chair and it could be Beverly Hillbillies revisited! Total tongue in cheek.
Katie and I rode to a mall Friday. There was a display of Vespa's there. The weird thing is that we were the only ones looking. I guess the educational process has to continue.

Dan