When I still had contacts with Vespa USA one of their product managers saw no reason that the engine would not go 50K miles before a rebuild was required. I have 43K on mine and it’s fine. On the Modern Vespa site there are riders with double that mileage. Twenty miles a day won’t hurt it.

Thanks for all the comments. I have a 2016, 49cc Primeravera that I bought in Boston, then I moved to Miami and I use it to go to work each day (20 miles total per day). Wondering the lifespan of the vespa.

I wasn’t worried about the carbon footprint as much as thinking I would not gain anything by having a new scooter other than spending a lot of money. I have about 13K more miles on the scoot now and it’s still running fine. One of these days though something too expensive to pay someone else to fix is going to happen.

You and I are sort of in the same space regarding two-wheeled vehicles except I’ve come at it from the opposite direction (and I’ve only been riding for 15 years or so.). I’ve been on a Vespa LX150 and then the GTS250. They’re perfect for our country roads and a blast to ride. Recently I’ve acquired a BMW K75 — similar in size and weight to the VSTROM. It has it’s own personality and calls on different skills and delivers a different experience. It’s nice to have them both.

Absolutely. So many have stories worth writing.

That’s a pretty awesome short story, you should wrote too!

Your trip to Greece looked great. My wife and I were looking at the pictures on Rocket and Me and wishing we could make the trip someday.

Thanks for your insight regarding the longevity of the scooters and your approach to maintenance and management. I’ll certainly be doing more work myself once I retire. The notion of spreading riding across multiple scooters makes a lot of sense.

Thinking about your comment about the motorcycle — that’s my own fear in terms of owning one. I’ve ridden a lot of motorcycles but fear my desire is at the novelty level and I’ll just find out they aren’t scooters. Hard to say.

I have no plans to get rid of my GTS. Like you, it’s made my life better too. Someone else will send it away…

Certainly looks van-like. The way seating can be changed looks neat but can’t imagine ever needing anything but seats and no seats.

Thanks for sending — enjoyed looking at the VW future.