Italia Owners Club ~ The IOC

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:32 am

I'll kick it off, ya'll run with it.

Shane Wilson · Post by **Shane Wilson** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:55 am

My son and my Buddy.

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:20 am

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:23 am

Uh, we should possibly change it to IWPBOC.

(Italias With Prima Bag Owners Club)

But the IOC sounds so bad ass!

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:25 am

the prima bag just matches the italia so damn perfectly!! it still wont help them catch up to the red buddies that left the italias in the dust...

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:55 am

MikieTaps wrote:the prima bag just matches the italia so damn perfectly!! it still wont help them catch up to the red buddies that left the italias in the dust...

I am SO sick of the RBC wanna be's

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:09 am

imitation is the greatest form of flattery

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:52 am

oh boys, go play with your Prima pipes...

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:01 am

betsy q. bramble wrote:oh boys, go play with your Prima pipes...

No Mikie, I think jealousy is

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:32 am

CycleScoot,
Nice vignetting (sp?). Photoshop, or a filter?

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:20 am

Yipee

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:33 pm

Syd wrote:CycleScoot,
Nice vignetting (sp?). Photoshop, or a filter?

It's photoshop and thanks!

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:34 pm

addictionriot wrote:Yipee

Whoa addictionriot that's cool! When did you do that? I missed the thread about it if there was one. I love it!!

And RBC members... don't you know not EVERYTHING in life is a race? Style counts. Even if you don't want to acknowledge that, your wives/girlfriends wish you did!!

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:41 pm

jmazza wrote:
addictionriot wrote:Yipee

Whoa addictionriot that's cool! When did you do that? I missed the thread about it if there was one. I love it!!

And RBC members... don't you know not EVERYTHING in life is a race? Style counts. Even if you don't want to acknowledge that, your wives/girlfriends wish you did!!

so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?

viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok

I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:50 pm

addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?

viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.

Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:59 pm

jmazza wrote:
addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?

viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.

ok. Wheres your pic?

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:30 pm

addictionriot wrote:
jmazza wrote:
addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?

viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.
ok. Wheres your pic?

I need to a new scooter photoshoot... the only semi-good one is this (I've posted it before):

I've got a DBSC decal on the front now which I like a lot.

naptime · Post by **naptime** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:21 pm

i dont understand the bickering between red buddy owners and everyone else.

or for that matter even the need for an italia owncers club.

when everyone KNOWS that the BEST buddy's are french and blue

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:42 pm

naptime wrote:i dont understand the bickering between red buddy owners and everyone else.

or for that matter even the need for an italia owncers club.

when everyone KNOWS that the BEST buddy's are french and blue

You know I like all the Internationals a lit and actually would vote to make this the INTERNATIONAL Owners Club.

Our motto can be "yeah we paid more for two tone paint and 3 more mph, SO WHAT?"

Then again, I'd also vote to have a subset of the Italia Owners Club that is only for us owners of the ORIGINAL Italia!!!

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:22 pm

jmazza wrote:
naptime wrote:i dont understand the bickering between red buddy owners and everyone else.

or for that matter even the need for an italia owncers club.

when everyone KNOWS that the BEST buddy's are french and blue
You know I like all the Internationals a lit and actually would vote to make this the INTERNATIONAL Owners Club.

Our motto can be "yeah we paid more for two tone paint and 3 more mph, SO WHAT?"

Then again, I'd also vote to have a subset of the Italia Owners Club that is only for us owners of the ORIGINAL Italia!!!

I just like the idea of being able to go directly to something when I want to see it. I'd also like to recommend the various other colored Buddy's to do the same. Maybe we could have these sticky'd in the Gallery for ease of locating. Many other forums do this to for photos. The Reds and Seafoamers are accounted for...any others?

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:01 pm

CycleScoot wrote:
I just like the idea of being able to go directly to something when I want to see it. I'd also like to recommend the various other colored Buddy's to do the same. Maybe we could have these sticky'd in the Gallery for ease of locating. Many other forums do this to for photos. The Reds and Seafoamers are accounted for...any others?

Oh I totally agree- I'm just playing around with the whole "club" concept. For a photo thread- absolutely it makes sense to stick to just us.

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:51 pm

<a href="http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr12 ... =photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr12 ... /photo.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Adding my Italia to the mix. I took this with my phone – I'll add better pictures later.

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:40 am

I still enjoy the chrome trim

Barberry17 · Post by **Barberry17** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:14 pm

Bought at Brooklyn Bretta, and he/she (not named or gender specified yet, help with that!), lives in Manhattan!

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v32/B ... cture3.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/B ... cture3.png" border="0" alt="Brooklyn Bridge"></a>

First ride together, across the Brooklyn Bridge towards home!

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v32/B ... cture7.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/B ... cture7.png" border="0" alt="At Grom"></a>

In the Upper West Side, having Italian Gelato with my Italia!! =)

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:15 pm

[quote="jmazza"]

Nice kodachrome. Its got album cover written all over it - Shoot, did I just say that - Scratch that -Cool pic.

Seriously, I think that is a cool shot. B+W does help doesn't it...

betsy q. bramble · Post by **betsy q. bramble** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:39 pm

I was wondering if BrooklynBretta customers were ever going to represent on the board. Welcome!

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:19 am

I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.

I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.

mayra · Post by **mayra** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:23 am

Lostmycage wrote:I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.

I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.

wow i love it! i wish i could make mine look so fresh. i'm just so paranoid of someone trying to steal it (although the paranoia has died down since moving from the fan to southside)

so pink it'll stay for now

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:24 am

Fun with my Buddy, Photoshop and too much time on my hands.
(Actually, that sentence sounds kinda x-rated.)

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:43 am

italiaguy wrote:Fun with my Buddy, Photoshop and too much time on my hands.
(Actually, that sentence sounds kinda x-rated.)

Very cool! Any chance you wouldn't mind me using it as a desktop pic (and therefore linking me a larger size!!)??

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:01 am

I don't mind at all, but I created it lo-res so the resolution wont be there to look great. I can try to increase the resolution for you, but it probably won't be great. What aspect ratio do you need it?

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:15 am

Actually, I'll just re-create it this weekend in hi-res and at a larger size. It's better to decrease rather than increase – for quality sake.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:45 am

I LOVE ITALIAS! What a great picture! Can you make a red one...

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:09 am

MikieTaps wrote:I LOVE ITALIAS! What a great picture! Can you make a red one...

Someone is trying to get demoted

we already had an Italia girl do our signature pic

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:59 pm

italiaguy wrote:I don't mind at all, but I created it lo-res so the resolution wont be there to look great. I can try to increase the resolution for you, but it probably won't be great. What aspect ratio do you need it?

Cool thanks! Your avatar is great too... If you wanted to make any other desktops I'm sure everyone here would snap them up!

My monitor rez is 1680x1050.

Thanks again!

olhogrider · Post by **olhogrider** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:02 pm

How about a Saint Tropez Owner's Party or STOP

dsmith65 · Post by **dsmith65** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:19 pm

Lostmycage wrote:I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.

I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.

Did you buy that seat or have it made?

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:26 pm

olhogrider wrote:How about a Saint Tropez Owner's Party or STOP

How bout' you start your own thread or HBYSYOT.

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:43 pm

dsmith65 wrote:
Did you buy that seat or have it made?

Neither. It came with the Buddy [/smartass off]

I reupholstered it with Marine grade Vinyl. It's got a lot better feel than the stock cover. And I *hate-hate-hate* the gray color it came with. It just doesn't fit the colors! I was just gonna get a seatcover, but I wanted it to be water-proof. I'm very happy with the outcome. It set me back a few hours and about $6 in materials.

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:11 pm

Thanks jmazza. My avatar is a t-shirt design I created. I made one for all the internationals while I waited for mine to come in.
I'll make desktop wallpapers for all the internationals after I re-due the Italia one at a larger size for those that want it.
I agree with you Lostmycage, the grey seat has got to go, and as soon as I can it will be replaced with a dark brown one (with matching grips)

dsmith65 · Post by **dsmith65** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:15 pm

thanks

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:28 pm

italiaguy wrote:Thanks jmazza. My avatar is a t-shirt design I created. I made one for all the internationals while I waited for mine to come in.
I'll make desktop wallpapers for all the internationals after I re-due the Italia one at a larger size for those that want it.
I agree with you Lostmycage, the grey seat has got to go, and as soon as I can it will be replaced with a dark brown one (with matching grips)

yes the gray seat is terrible. I haven't swapped mine out yet though.

Are your shirts for sale? I seem to remember the designs now that you mention it...

Very cool stuff!

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:05 pm

Yes, they are for sale jmazza – they are available through CafePress. If you search for Italia Scooter on their site, or something like that, I'm sure they will eventually come up. By the way, if you buy one I'll make enough money to fill up the tank.

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:42 pm

Love the scooter, however I'm not so keen on the name "Buddy". Not to offend anyone – it's just my personal hangup. So I made these...

Barberry17 · Post by **Barberry17** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:23 pm

betsy q. bramble wrote:I was wondering if BrooklynBretta customers were ever going to represent on the board. Welcome!

Just noticed the Brooklyn Bretta comment, haha. The place was a lot of help, just went yesterday and had the first service done by them, I was at 350 miles (in 3 weeks, how much do other people average on their scoots per week I wonder). But the service, which was what, oil change, transmission fluid change, and is that it??? Plus service, was $110! YIKES! Now I need to learn how to change my own fluids.

They told me also that I need not change the fluids until every 2000 miles from this point out, since it has an oil filter. Along with that, they said the Italias that came out then needed a change in the gas cap, since the air intake on it was not the proper size, and thus, the air couldn't get into the gas tank when the gas was being used, and thus made a vacuum inside the tank, thus also slowing down the scoot when the throttle was released while cruising (not sure if he only meant the ones going in my shipment to Brooklyn Bretta, or the ones that came out in that shipment to every retailer, or all the Italias that came out ever to that point...). Did I confused you enough? Haha

Yesterday, while I was driving on my way back home from the shop, I passed an Italia 50 parked at someone's place. Also, passed another Italia 150 while stopping for a walk around the financial district, which was parked right in front of the building I want to move into next year! Should have made fliers to put on people's Italias to get them over to this club!

Barberry17 · Post by **Barberry17** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:24 pm

italiaguy wrote:Love the scooter, however I'm not so keen on the name "Buddy". Not to offend anyone – it's just my personal hangup. So I made these...

Is AWESOME! Is a decal or sticker? Or plain photo shop? Would be great to have! You going to sell them?

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:32 pm

It is a vinyl silver sticker suitable for vehicles. A local sign shop ran them out for me. I got three for $20 'cause I knew I'd mess one up (which I did). I'm not selling them, but if you want I can email the .eps file to you – just send me a private message with your email address.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:58 pm

italiaguy wrote:Love the scooter, however I'm not so keen on the name "Buddy". Not to offend anyone – it's just my personal hangup. So I made these...

You're killing me! That looks great!!!

sbebenelli · Post by **sbebenelli** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:33 pm

My Italia with Givi E30 and cut down windshield. Thinking about having the Givi painted green to match. Undecided at this point. The black does match the rear fender and exhaust......

italiaguy · Post by **italiaguy** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:54 am

jmazza wrote: Cool thanks! Your avatar is great too... If you wanted to make any other desktops I'm sure everyone here would snap them up!

My monitor rez is 1680x1050.

Thanks again!

I've re-created the file so it's now large enough for a desktop graphic.
I'm without a digital camera at the moment and used my phone to take the picture of my scooter so the quality isn't going to be perfect.

If anyone wants it, just send me a message with your email address and I'll send it to you.

Modern Buddy

Italia Owners Club ~ The IOC

Italia Owners Club ~ The IOC

My 3 week old Italia!