Some people look at a Vespa as a scooter. Something small and designed to buzz around cities that is simple to park and cheap on gas. How often do we think of them as a thrilling ride?
Well, not often I imagine, at least for those who have never tried one or owned one. I ride a BMW F700Gs and a Vespa 300 GTV. I’m not certain which gives me more pleasure but today I’m leaning towards the Vespa. Especially after watching this video that a fellow Vespa rider posted on his Facebook Page. Thanks Matt Ufholz for posting this…
MG Driving/Riding Adventures 
Very nice video. Great scenery as well, which I assume is Italy.
By the way, Peter, next year (April 2019) I shall be riding my Vespa (250 GTV) from San Diego to Boston.
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How are you getting it to Boston?
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I have a week long meeting in San Diego late March next year. I want to have some work done on the Vespa at ScooterWest in San Diego anyways. So my plan is to ship it in advance to ScooterWest, then after my meeting ride it back to Boston. I’ve already scheduled a month off work to do that.
That’s the plan at least.
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Wow. What kind of work do you need done? And how much is it to ship from Boston to San Diego?
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I’m going to convert the bike to a 300 cc; I believe that’s a Malossi kit. I also want the Malossi variator kit, and an Apromavic (sp) muffler. Beyond that, the bike is 10 years old. I want everything that might go wrong with the bike to be replaced or checked.
I believe the cost to ship to San Diego is around $500.
I don’t trust the Boston Vespa dealer to have the expertise to handle a major upgrade, and especially not the Malossi 300 cc kit. ScooterWest, as you probably know, has over a hundred videos online detailing all types repairs and upgrade work. After seeing the video on the Malossi 300 cc upgrade, I’d never trust anyone else to do the work.
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I may be interested in joining you? What dates?
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As of now, the tentative dates are April 1-28.
One more thing about the servicing I’ll have done on the Vespa. After the upgrades, I am going to have the scooter “tuned” by a center that specializes in scooter tuning, to bring the scooter up to optimal engine performance.
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what is the name of the scooter tuning place and where is it ????????
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Piaggio b v 350 sport 2016 7045 Km.
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Reblogged this on Third Age Vespa and commented:
Vespa!
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