Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/21

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Subject: [Leica] OT - motor scooters
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat Aug 21 22:16:20 2004
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John,

I was afraid that some Vespa enthusiast would jump on me...I was 
responding to Oliver strictly from the point of view of practicality for 
urban transport. From the point of view of price/performance, ease of 
maintenance, etc., I still maintain that the Japanese have it right.

 From the point of view of fun/enthusiasm/mystique or whatever you want 
to call it, I share your Ducati/BMW taste. I ride a Suzuki GS500 to work 
whenever it is not raining in the morning, but I drool over Ducati 
Monsters and various BMW models when I go to my motorcycle dealer for 
service or to buy some accessory (it is a multi-brand dealership).

Nathan

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.
> 
> 
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-- 
Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

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