you got a vespa?

lou76 · Post by **lou76** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:54 pm

how do you respond to the response "oh, you got a vespa?" when you tell someone that you have procured a scooter?

Dillinger-63 · Post by **Dillinger-63** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:09 pm

It's kind of like "Kleenex" being synonymous with "tissues", or vice-versa. I have an eScooter (EVT-168) http://evtworld.com/scooters_168.asp and a the other day a guy yelled at me, "Hey, nice Vespa"

GatsbyGirl · Post by **GatsbyGirl** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:25 pm

I don't mind if people call it a Vespa. I do have a problem with it being referred to as "a moped."

castleton · Post by **castleton** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:38 pm

GatsbyGirl wrote:I don't mind if people call it a Vespa. I do have a problem with it being referred to as "a moped."

Absolutely! Where I work, one of my colleagues knows he can get me going by saying, "nice moped!" It worked for awhile. At least I now have everyone else trained to respond for me: "DON'T call it a moped!" I just smile.

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:50 pm

I don't mind if people call it a Vespa. I do have a problem with it being referred to as "a moped."

LOL, yup....I have the same response as Pam.

So many people refer to it as a moped and although I don't like it, I'm still trying to find a nice way to educate them and they'll understand.

As far as the "Vespa" thing goes. The first couple of times I tried to tell them that it's a scooter made by a different company, but their pea-brains just didn't get it. I figure it's easier on me to just say thanks.

However, if I'm approached with the "What kind of scooter is that?" approach, I go ahead and invest the time educating them on Genuine and other manufacturers. Most of the time they lead with this question--I've found--they are actually considering getting a scoot for themselves and really appreciate the education.

Scooterworld in OP, KS should throw me unlimited oil changes with all the publicity I give them.

DO3 · Post by **DO3** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:53 pm

Hey Dillinger-63,

That electric scooter looks cool. Do you actually get the advertised 45 miles per charge? I would think with an electric motor it would accelerate fairly quick to.

Dillinger-63 · Post by **Dillinger-63** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:21 am

DO3 wrote:Hey Dillinger-63,

That electric scooter looks cool. Do you actually get the advertised 45 miles per charge? I would think with an electric motor it would accelerate fairly quick to.

No, I have the updated controller that gets a top speed of 38 mph (the web site states 30 mph) but the increased speed drops the range down, so I get 32-35 miles per charge.

As far as the acceleration, no warm up at all, and it takes off pretty fast in Power Mode. Oh, this scoot has econo mode with is 36 volts to the hub motor for a top speed of 25 mph, and power mode which is the full 48 volts for a much quicker acceleration to the top speed. There is a place in Calif that is hopping them up to 72 volts, top speed 50 mph with a 45 mile range.

mybetty · Post by **mybetty** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:40 am

i just bought an angry looking sticker for betty from www.cafepress.com
it says "it's not a damn moped" cannot wait till it gets here. they (cafepress)have lots of scootery stuff if anyone is interested...

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:33 am

You should take it as a compliment if someone refers to your Buddy as a Vespa.

mybetty wrote:i just bought an angry looking sticker for betty from www.cafepress.com
it says "it's not a damn moped" cannot wait till it gets here. they (cafepress)have lots of scootery stuff if anyone is interested...

I'm putting up Buddy stuff on my cafepress store soon. Stay tuned.

mybetty · Post by **mybetty** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:26 pm

cool. looking forward to it!

dahuffy · Post by **dahuffy** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:51 am

mybetty wrote:i just bought an angry looking sticker for betty from www.cafepress.com
it says "it's not a damn moped" cannot wait till it gets here. they (cafepress)have lots of scootery stuff if anyone is interested...

I had this put on a License Plate Frame for my DH