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Vespa/moped: ga-hey or okay? (1 Viewer)

Otis

Otis

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Tonight I got to thinking that for what little they cost, it might be kinda cool to have one of these in the garage to putt around on locally during the spring and summer weather. Zip up to the cigar shop, other local jaunts. 

Terrible?  Ok?

TIA

 
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Was going to ask if they had a "Vespa XL" variant, but I see someone beat me to it.  I'll show myself out.

(Oh, and the answer is "they're pretty femme")

 
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In midtown Atlanta they'd be extremely receptive of a successful man on a scooter. Pretty sure you'd have a cabaret show on your first night in town.

 
Only acceptable in the city... I actually considered one of these for back and forth to work to avoid subway and taxis, still actually giving it some though, but gay.

Not a Vespa though, after some research, I like the Piaggio 350 better. If I buy a scooter, that's what I'll get. 

Terrible in Long Island though.

 
What you'll pay for one of the nicer model Vespas is enough money to get your foot in the door on an electric motorcycle.   

$7500 after your federal rebate for a Zero FXS -- 0 to 60 in 4 seconds and a 45 mile range in the city per full charge.    

Added bonus: you won't have to learn any showtunes.   

 
Liberace was big on Vespa's, and everybody knows he was a real man's man. Wait, let me rephrase that.

* Kind of like the book tour for innuendo-deaf David Cross in Arrested Development, The Man Inside Me - not sure if that was before or after he had business cards printed up of his novel job title, which was a conjunction of the beginning of analyst and end of therapist (Buster was aghast and horrified).   

 
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Bob Magaw said:
Liberace was big on Vespa's, and everybody knows he was a real man's man. Wait, let me rephrase that.

* Kind of like the book tour for innuendo-deaf David Cross in Arrested Development, The Man Inside Me - not sure if that was before or after he had business cards printed up of his novel job title, which was a conjunction of the beginning of analyst and end of therapist (Buster was aghast and horrified).   
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:lmao:

The Man Inside Me struggled to find readers until the gay community discovered it, and appreciated it for reasons other than intended.
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If you're afraid of the gay, I'd recommend a Honda Ruckus.  Had one for a summer and rode the f out of it.  Lots of fun.

 
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mquinnjr said:
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:lmao: :lmao:

Holy smokes. I need to give that show another another chance.  

eta* Oh, and Vespas are fine if somehow you manage to be punk rock enough to pull it off, which I don't think Otis is, from what I gather. It takes a tattoo sleeve, a thin person, and a plain white or black t shirt with jeans. 

Otherwise, you're looking either ga-hey or like a business-y buffoon. Or just overweight and sadly so.  

 
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Arid Filch said:
Now you got me interested in buying one-- I just offered a girl $1100 for her 150cc.  The difference between 150cc and 50c is like 55mph and 40mph.  55 is the speed limit in my area so 150cc is enough bike.  Sitting on a 50cc, cars and other bikes are gonna be blowing past. Here is a new 150cc for $1700 in NYC http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/mcy/5507021917.html
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See?  That's dirt cheap.  Looks like fun.  I may need to do this.

 
rockaction said:
:lmao: :lmao:

Holy smokes. I need to give that show another another chance.  

eta* Oh, and Vespas are fine if somehow you manage to be punk rock enough to pull it off, which I don't think Otis is, from what I gather. It takes a tattoo sleeve, a thin person, and a plain white or black t shirt with jeans.   
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God you just basically described the opposite of Otis in every way :bag:

 
I have a friend who is a Chicago police officer. He has a Vespa. He's a quirky/eccentric guy though, so he can pull it off b

 
I don't get why vespas/mopeds are mocked. I had one for a week in Rome and it was awesome. If you're in a densely populated city I think it would be a good idea.

 
belljr said:
Otis you seriously need to start thinking about your kids before you make these decisions.
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I would never ride a motorcycle again. Been there done that, way too risky. I though these things putting around local streets at 25mph would be safer. 

 
Otis said:
I would never ride a motorcycle again. Been there done that, way too risky. I though these things putting around local streets at 25mph would be safer. 
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No, I meant all the other kids making fun of them because their dad rides a vespa.

 
PS - To be fair, Otis' hood has a lotta guys wearing their pretty spring pastels with their sweater over their shoulders / tied around their waist for when it gets chilly.  The biggest concern in regard to having Otis be teased would be for his sweater and polo outfit to clash with his vespa.  Probably needs to buy at least three to match different outfits.

 
Eff these other guys. You go buy that Vespa. And when you ride that thing, you ####### own it. You sit on that som##### with authority. Grip the handles like you're getting ready to crush a drive 350 yards down the middle of the fairway. Ride that mother####er with attitude. You look at others before they look at you. You wear whatever the #### you want because you are mother####ing Otis. And they are not. You ride back from the cigar shop smoking that big ####### thing because there aren't any No Smoking signs on the ####### roadway, and if everyone else complains they can contact their ####### congressman.

 
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