Vespa Buyer's Guide By kz1000st (Read 2,134 times)

[kz1000st]

For those of you who might hit the Lottery this year.

www.cycleworld.com/2011_buyers_guide/all/vespa/2011_vespa_motorcycle_reviews_pricing_and_specifications

Seven grand for a 300cc scooter! Sure. I know it's heresy but I think I'd spend my money on the new Honda 750 Shadow non-cruiser. It's the prettiest standard bike I've seen in a while.

powersports.honda.com/2010/shadow-rs.aspx

[rapidjim]

$7,000 for a 300 scooter? I just can't see it. You could get 2 250cc for that and have change for lots of gas.

Jim

[ootscoot]

My local Vespa dealer just closed his doors - he had bought too many scoots and couldn't sell them for the high prices Vespas are going for - he blames my store for stealing his business...
His own 300i was listed recently for $5000...they are a very nice bike, but all that power and such little wheels....I'll stick to my Citycom 300i

[ccprof]

No thanks, I'll stick with the Xpeed.

[kz1000st]

Here's my favorite. Five of these-

www.gsmotorworks.com/detail.cfm?id=845

for the price of one Vespa 50cc.

You'd have to do a lot of convincing to make me buy the reasoning there.

[puddle jumper]

Kz I bought the one you want and i've had no problems with it and it has almost 2000 miles. Great service and people know what there doing . Recommended 100%

[wolfhound]

Piaggio makes Vespa. Vespa is an overpriced but well made status symbol.
Piaggio owns49% of TGB(Taiwan Golden Bee) sokd here under the Peirspeed
label. I have two TGB/Peirspeed Delivery scoots, one is a 2005 150cc that has
7000 miles on it, maxes out at 65, and has given me no trouble. I am about to
buy a TGB/Peirspeed R9i sports scooter, 150 cc.. $7000.00 for the Vespa,
$2500.00 for TGB/Peirspeed R9i. For me the Vespa is not logical, the TGB is.
This is ypour wallet on Vespa )( , and this is your wallet on TGB ( )!!!

[kz1000st]

Well here's what I don't understand:

scootercommunity.com.au/blogs/scootersalescomau_news/archive/2010/05/19/piaggio-fly-150-review.aspx

The Piaggio Fly 150 is built in China to Piaggio's specs and sells for $2900. It has a Vespa 150 motor and 12" wheels and all the modern bells and whistles that the older Italian built ones had. Why would you spend $4500 for a Vespa 150? I'd even take the Fly over a People 150 if I wanted a pricey 150.

[wolfhound]

I read the AU article on the Piaggio Fly and I think that that proves my point. Piaggio expects quality in manufacturing and delivers quality to the market place. This company makes
quite a few varieties of brands in the scooter market.they have their people in the Chinese and Taiwanese factories overseeing the process. Now I own two
Chinese scoots. One has been reliable and the other is the poster child for bad Chinese
quality. The Chinese will make what the market will support. In other words the importer
will get the quality he is willing to pay for. And that reflects onto what the buyer is willing to pay. You will get what you are willing to pay for.It is safe to say that in most cases if you buy
a cheap product you will get a cheap product 90% of the time. By the way, is Fly still being imported into the US? I seem to remember that there was a question about that.
for the product.

[kz1000st]

According to the web site it's still listed.

www.piaggiousa.com/scooters.php#/home/Piaggio%20FLY%20150

I would think they would have removed it otherwise.

[wolfhound]

KZ, You are right.The Fly by all accounts is a very good scoot. Thanks for the lead on
Piaggiousa.com

[robb]

Honda sh300i is even higher priced; so I hear.