Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very bad language warning but I am amused by the moped section in:- http://www.sniffpetrol.com/issue039.html and the several subsequent issues in the archives. This is for amusement only.... Frank On 21 Aug, 2004, at 22:23, John Collier wrote: > I have to disagree with you Nathan. The modern Vespas are great > scooters, sometimes much better than their Far-eastern counterparts. > Vespas are more expensive but they are also a pleasure to the eye > which can't often be said of the competition. > > I also think that the Italians and the Germans occupy niche markets > that the Far-east has been unable or unwiling to fill. > > In the interests of full disclosure, I am a bit crazy for Vespas (not > the P series, thank you), Ducatis and BMWs. > > John Collier > > On Aug 21, 2004, at 3:12 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Hi Oliver, >> >> The modern scooters are indeed nice and a very good means of urban >> transport. Forget Vespa, though. As with all other motorized >> two-wheelers, the Japanese make the best scooters. Go see your Honda >> or Yamaha or Suzuki/Kawasaki dealer. >> >> Oliver wrote: >> >>> Since we seem to have experts or at least opinions on any subject, >>> would >>> recent and/or current owners of Vespas or other motor scooters care >>> to share >>> good and bad experiences with their vehicles? I haven't used one >>> since 1949 >>> or thereabouts. They seem to proliferate in San Francisco of late >>> and can >>> even go up the steeper hills nowadays. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >