Re: scooter info - no Alfa content

[Sandi & Scott Spaeth <vespass@domain.elided>]

At 04:44 PM 11/6/01 -0500, Dan Walker wrote:

>Greetings Alfisti !
>
>Since my Duetto is finished I'm looking for another project.  Since space
>considerations don''t allow another Alfa right now I've been thinking about
>another Italian vehicle - A scooter !
>
>If anyone has any info, helpful hints, warnings, etc about Vespas,
>Lambrettas and the like please email me at:  alfapwr@domain.elided.

I could talk your ears off on Vespas and Lambrettas (write your eyes 
off?)  At any rate, in the US, a Vespa will be easier to find than a 
Lambretta.  The biggest downside to Italian scooters is that their 
esthetics tend to vary inversely with their reliability.  Anyway, I've done 
a web page on the Vespa models that I consider the best of the breed:
http://piston-ported.netfirms.com/
and an excellent resource for info is the scooterist BBS here:
http://www.scooterbbs.com/

In my opinion, when looking for a Vespa, the best bet is to stay within the 
years 1959 to 1972 and a mechanically complete basket case is generally 
preferable to a runner with missing/irreparable bodywork.  With Lambrettas, 
any 125cc or greater made after 1962 is the way to go.

cheers,
scott
'55 Vespa Allstate 125 (project)
'61 Cushman Vespa GS150
'00 Gilera Runner FX172 

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