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- Tikka Masala
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Ouch!!
Looks to be POC's from the Pittsburgh Rally on Scoot.net.
- jrsjr
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- Tikka Masala
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It was being test ridden by Penny from Chicago and she was done in by the all-to-good brakes on wet grass.
6, that's right six body panels were damaged, including the headset.
Here's the good news:
I had my replacement parts in LESS than 3 days,
The total cost was MUCH less than I had anticipated,
All parts were pre-painted and ready to go,
Total time to remove and replace ALL the damaged bodywork was under 2 hours, and that's by my novice apprentice.
The scooter runs perfectly and I defy anyone to detect it was ever in a collision.
Had this been a Vespa, Bajaj or other Steel bodied scooter it would still be at the body shop being hammered on, and the cost of the paint alone would be more than I just paid for the entire job.
Say what you will about plastic, when you screw up, it's your best friend.
6, that's right six body panels were damaged, including the headset.
Here's the good news:
I had my replacement parts in LESS than 3 days,
The total cost was MUCH less than I had anticipated,
All parts were pre-painted and ready to go,
Total time to remove and replace ALL the damaged bodywork was under 2 hours, and that's by my novice apprentice.
The scooter runs perfectly and I defy anyone to detect it was ever in a collision.
Had this been a Vespa, Bajaj or other Steel bodied scooter it would still be at the body shop being hammered on, and the cost of the paint alone would be more than I just paid for the entire job.
Say what you will about plastic, when you screw up, it's your best friend.
Phil Waters
ClevelandMoto
Pride Of Cleveland Scooters
18636 Detroit Rd.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
216-227-1964
www.clevelandmoto.com
ClevelandMoto
Pride Of Cleveland Scooters
18636 Detroit Rd.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
216-227-1964
www.clevelandmoto.com
- mlstephens
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Good point - never thought about it this way, but an actual benefit of the 'plastic' twist-n-go.pocphil wrote: Had this been a Vespa, Bajaj or other Steel bodied scooter it would still be at the body shop being hammered on, and the cost of the paint alone would be more than I just paid for the entire job.
Say what you will about plastic, when you screw up, it's your best friend.
- jrsjr
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One Word - Plastics!
Yep, the dirty little secret of the Vespa world is out. It's frighteningly easy to total a Vespa because the Vespa's strength, it's steel monocoque body, is also it's weakness. If a Vespa gets hit a certain way and it bends in the wrong place or, if it creases, then it's all over for the scooter, it's totalled. With the Buddy, you replace some plastic and you're golden. Plus (and I've now heard this in two different cases), the Buddy's plastic is cheap and available.mlstephens wrote:Good point - never thought about it this way, but an actual benefit of the 'plastic' twist-n-go.pocphil wrote: Had this been a Vespa, Bajaj or other Steel bodied scooter it would still be at the body shop being hammered on, and the cost of the paint alone would be more than I just paid for the entire job.
Say what you will about plastic, when you screw up, it's your best friend.