I have a sudden and strange urge to buy one of these...

[Fab Foodie]

...apart from the fact that all my savings are now worth sweet FA, I've a sudden urge to buy one of these scooters...

http://www.vivoscooters.co.uk/lml_scooter.html

It's an Indian built Vespa.
I thought the Orange looks fun, cheapish to buy and naff-all to run, how much innocent fun could it be? Running Mrs FF into Oxford on an early-morning Cappucino run... La Dolce Vita revisited!

There are race-kits to add as well!

With hindsight, I should have negotiated this when we went from 2 cars to 1 7-seater, but hey-ho, it's nice to dream.

 

[fossyant]

FCN1......

I'll FCN4 ya...........

 

[Fab Foodie]

FCN1......

I'll FCN4 ya...........

Wha?

 

[fossyant]

Or FCN 8 ya......(MTB Skinny)

Here..... the rules..............

http://www.citrusskies.co.uk/fcn/

 

[fossyant]

Or easy lookup........

FCN Starting Points

• 1. Scooters
• 2. Roadies with shaved legs - like girls
• 3. Proper rapid Single speed (real men, messengers, tarty shiny fixies)
• 4. Roadies with hairy legs - like men
• 5. Faux Single Speeds (fakengers, dirty/functional bikes, silly egg beater gear)
• 6. Touring Bikes (Mud Guards)
• 7. "Fast Hybrids"
• 8. MTBs on Skinnies
• 9. MTBs on Nobbies
• 10. Bromptons / collapsing bikes
• 11. MTB full sus on Nobbies
• 12. Shoppers
• 13. Shoppers with wicker baskets
• 14. Electric bikes

 

[fossyant]

PS Nice Scooter.....

 

[Fab Foodie]

PS Nice Scooter.....

Ahh, that I understand... yeah cute, why I suddenly crave one I don't understand.

That FCN stuff, I just don't get ... I'm off to the pub now, I'll see if it makes sense on my return

 

[fossyant]

Neither do I - it's all the London Commuters talk about on BR.....I'd kick the lot's ass...on my MTB...grr us Northerners are 'ard as tarmac.......

 

[Mr Pig]

They'll be rubbish!

We have a Chinese copy of a Japanese printing machine. Costs half the price and there's a reason for that!

 

[Dave5N]

Just buy it. You'll be bored before you break it.

That's why you go to work - to buy things you want.

 

[Fab Foodie]

They'll be rubbish!

QUOTE]

On the contrary, it seems since LML obtained the rights they are actually better than the Vespa specification they were building.

dave5N is correct... but Mrs FF doesn't always agree...

 

[Keith Oates]

If it was me I wouldn't touch it, spend the money on something modern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Night Train]

A Vespa?!

I prefer the other end of the spectrum, a Night Train.

 

[tyred]

It is a nice Scooter. Buy it if you want it. Life's too short.

 

[MarkF]

Fab, buy the real deal, there are still plenty about. I am going to buy another from Spain (Spring/Summer) where prices are a fair bit lower, the Madrid Vespa's have an excellent reputation. If you want a link pm me.

Mine, bought last year for £1200, fully functional

I didn't like the silver wheels, so another £1200 and 6 months later I have this....

I am in too far to stop now, a beautiful, like new, bright orange scooter should make it's appearance in March.........hopefully.