Cars and Cappuccino
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: NorCar (North Carolina)
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Vespa Thoughts and Ownership Experiences
My buddy recently picked up a stash of 5 mid to late 60's Vespas. They all look retro-cool and appear to be in good shape. Most are set up for two riders and have electric starters. He is going to do some clean up and light maintenance to make them road ready. I've got a right of first refusal on any of them. My use case: I just like the looks of them and the idea of putting around a bit on one. I'd likely put under 100 miles a year on it. Mostly just putting around the 'hood or maybe using it is a pit bike. Prices are still TBD, but that is one of my questions. Here they are:
- What is a "nice driver" Vespa worth?
- How easy are they to maintain?
- Any known critical issues with '60's era bikes?
- Any other gotchas on this era bike?
Thanks.
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