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Oh, I have a feeling a certain great place in Florida will have to step up it's game over the next couple of years...


Matt

Well, at least now I have a link to the information I need when my GT200 fails spectacularly.

Thanks!


Matt

Dude, you and me both! What a great bike!

Matt

Haha, no offence taken. Is a Porsche actually more technically excellent than a current Vette?

Funny side story though... I started liking Vespas simply because of the floorboards. Their design allows for roomy floorboards, something that many of the Asian bikes lack. Apparently the monocoque frame opens things up, and I've got big feet, so they work for me. But yes, they are expensive for what they are. It's why I purchased mine used, and waited for smoking deals to pop up. I've had my eye on a GT200 for a few years now, and only finally managed to score one at a price I was comfortable with a few months ago. No way was I paying MSRP.

Are they actually worth the additional cost? That's really subjective. Hit up Modern Vespa and naturally you get a resounding yes, ask the same question here and the results will be different, but each forum has a different focus. Scooters here, Vespas in particular over there. I find it hard to knock a brand that has a passionate owner base though, be it through marketing or just the result of an excellent product, it's great that they'me managed to cultivate that attitude.

I'm a member over at Modern Vespa as well, although I don't post there. Just like any forum, they've got good members and bad. They do tend to be a bit snobbish sometimes.


Matt

What's there to think about? Just go buy the Vespa!


Matt

It was even better to see stuff like this in person. I didn't see this bridge in particular, but almost every stoplight was a smaller version of this.

It's a neat video, and no Luke, none of those bikes are Chinese. The Taiwanese would rather choose a local manufacturer than ride a Chinese bike. There are some stout cultural differences at play there, and the Taiwanese are rather fiercely independent from the Chinese Mainland. They are all KYMCO, SYM, PGO, Honda and Yamaha mostly. Yamaha was the most prevalent brand that we saw in Taipei actually outside of KYMCO, but no Morphous. That bike is far too large for Taipei, and not nearly the handler it would need to be to survive over there.

Cyborg - They don't really do rallies there. These bikes are their everyday transportation, and there are so many that it isn't a tight knit community of riders. They have a much different view of what a scooter is there as opposed to us. They take the car out for a fun weekend ride, and the scooter is the day to day drudge transportation typically. We went over wanting to talk about their scooters, and the wanted to talk about our cars.

KZ - Thanks for the re-post!

Everyone else - Go like the page!


Matt

Just remember to pat attention to the speed rating of the rear tire.


Matt