We purchased a vespa recently, primarily for my wife... but I have to admit, it is an absolute blast to ride. I've ridden both in one time and one right after the other and what a mix. And what FUN! Anyway, the vespa-ites have their own "board" and I found this tonight... made me laugh...
When I had my 250 GTS with the J. Costa I smoked a very loud, very custom Harley from 0 to 80 km/h (indicated) at 4 stop lights in a row. We got into this little race as I totally lost him in some twisties a few kilometers before that. He was Piiiiiissed!! At the third light while waiting for it to change I pointed at the Vespa and said "250" (in my best Yoda voice: "unimpressed he was"). It wasn't that the GTS was faster than the bike but the take off was so seamless and with no gears to shift I left him behind trying to get his power to the ground. I have to admit that in the bendy part of the road where I first passed him he really had no chance what so ever of keeping up with me. He tried but was drifting so wide in the corners he couldn't keep the pace. Maybe he wasn't that good a rider, I don't know.
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I posted back... it had nothing to do with the rider, it's the bike!
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