Topic: Picking Up an '07 Vespa GT 200

[vames]

I've never been much of a scooter guy, though for a while in college I did own a 1959 150cc Vespa that had belonged to a Shriner who rode it only in parades.

Lately I've been thinking about it more -- I live about a mile from the train station where I commute. Certainly not worth firing up my beloved CB400f for a one-mile ride. So I either walk or (wastefully) drive my car. Enter my boss who is selling his '07 GT 200 with 2700 miles on it. He's giving me a great deal, so I'm taking it. I won't get to take it home till next week -- have to drive it from NYC to South Orange NJ -- but I'm kind of excited to have something to zip around town.

Anybody have any fellings/opinions on these bikes?

[Duanob]

My good friend has a 2006 in Gray. I am completely surprised how fast they can go and how stable they are at speed. No wonder they demand the money they do. I even like the little hook you can hang a grocery bag on. Vespa thought of everything. Check your fuel lines when you get it, my buddy's were rotten in only 5 years, we replaced them back in 2011.