Expensive?

[awa355]

$11,000 for a scooter is just too much in my opinion.

Then again, some will say the price of many exotic bikes are way over what the bike delivers. I guess it comes down to, if the bike is what you want, and you can afford it then its not over priced.

Has anyone bought one of these?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/bike...urer-by-nature

[Mike.Gayner]

People are stupid, and this gay little hipster scooter will probably sell out instantly.

[bogan]

Tourer? do they mean like amble between waterfront cafes and microbreweries/wineries?

[avgas]

I can't wait to see one of these with panniers and top box.

[Mike.Gayner]

I can't wait to see one of these with panniers and top box.

And a top speed of 30 as a result.

[haydes55]

Direct competition with the Kawasaki 300 ninja I reckon....

[HenryDorsetCase]

Tourer? do they mean like amble between waterfront cafes and microbreweries/wineries?

if so,it would be perfect for me

[craisin]

poor unloved Bugsy

[skippa1]

$11,000 for a scooter is just too much in my opinion.

Then again, some will say the price of many exotic bikes are way over what the bike delivers. I guess it comes down to, if the bike is what you want, and you can afford it then its not over priced.

Has anyone bought one of these?

I just threw up in my mouth

[george formby]

Look at me!

Yeah, nah.

I have a confession to make. A few years ago I was on an Autobahn hanging on to my bike for grim death well in excess of the imperial ton.
A well rounded bloke in t-shirt & shorts came past me on one of those super scoots, not a vespa. He was texting.
I've never quite recovered from it.

[Murray]

Come on Arthur you know you want one

[awa355]

Come on Arthur you know you want one

To be honest, I have never ridden or owned a Vespa. But starting at $5,000 for a 50cc model, I cant see me bothering with one. To my mind a scooter is/should be a simple, cheap basic mode of two wheeled transport. It I do buy another scooter it would be a Japanese model.

My Yamaha 100cc cost me $2200 13 months ago. Since then, I have clocked up 16,000k covering the central nth isl, without a single thing breaking, coming loose or needing replacing, apart from tyres and one set of front brake pads. If it crapped out tomorrow, I would have had my moneys worth.

$11,000 would buy a decent motorbike in my opinion.

[george formby]

To be honest, I have never ridden or owned a Vespa. But starting at $5,000 for a 50cc model, I cant see me bothering with one. To my mind a scooter is/should be a simple, cheap basic mode of two wheeled transport. It I do buy another scooter it would be a Japanese model.

My Yamaha 100cc cost me $2200 13 months ago. Since then, I have clocked up 16,000k covering the central nth isl, without a single thing breaking, coming loose or needing replacing, apart from tyres and one set of front brake pads. If it crapped out tomorrow, I would have had my moneys worth.

$11,000 would buy a decent motorbike in my opinion.

That kind of wear & tear indicates you should settle petal. Rough. Heavy handed even.

[Zipper2T]

Expensive? Oh I don't know...it's a bargain compared with this one....

http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/nmves946.aspx

[haydes55]

Expensive? Oh I don't know...it's a bargain compared with this one....



http://motomail.co.nz/estore/style/nmves946.aspx

"An LCD display hints at the 946's high-tech underpinings, which include an ABS braking system and for the first time on any Vespa: traction control"

Who the fuck was designing the vespa and thinking "this 125 3 valve motor is far too powerful, even with a centrifugal clutch it might spin up the rear, in the rain, on gravel, covered in diesel. Better slap us some TC on this beast".