Vespa of Charlotte Open House

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:38 pm

Here are a few photos from the recent (May) open house at Vespa of Charlotte in NC.
While I don't currently own a Buddy or Vespa this event really stirred the pot for me. I'm looking pretty hard now.

Enjoy.
The Crowd, early

Buddy INTL Italia

I do a good bit of amateur photography work and I look forward to shooting more scoots in the near future.

~Staton

DALÉLOCO · Post by **DALÉLOCO** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:01 pm

....youll never walk alone...sick liverpool fc badge...i want one!

gymnation · Post by **gymnation** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:13 pm

DALÉLOCO wrote:....youll never walk alone...sick liverpool fc badge...i want one!

Anyone know how they mounted that badge bar? Is there an after market part, it was it DYI? I'd love to put one on...

bjj4287 · Post by **bjj4287** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:21 pm

yay! thats where i got my scooter!

DouglasLive · Post by **DouglasLive** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:35 am

gymnation wrote:
DALÉLOCO wrote:....youll never walk alone...sick liverpool fc badge...i want one!

Anyone know how they mounted that badge bar? Is there an after market part, it was it DYI? I'd love to put one on...

Best source I've found for Mod scooter accessories:

http://www.scooteremporium.com/viewprod ... ory_id=299

I assume they attached it to the two punch-out holes typically used for the front rack.

I've got to find a way to put one on mine:

iinigma7 · Post by **iinigma7** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:23 pm

Cool. That's my shop too!

Thanks so much for posting these pics! I really wanted to go, but the fact that I live waaaay down in Greenville, SC makes it hard to get up there.

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:24 am

I've thrown up a few more than can be found here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamstatonphotography/

gymnation · Post by **gymnation** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:50 am

DouglasLive wrote: Best source I've found for Mod scooter accessories:

http://www.scooteremporium.com/viewprod ... ory_id=299

I assume they attached it to the two punch-out holes typically used for the front rack.

I've got to find a way to put one on mine:

That is a bitchin' setup man, if you'll excuse my Cali-speak. Thanks for the info.

DouglasLive · Post by **DouglasLive** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:09 am

gymnation wrote:That is a bitchin' setup man, if you'll excuse my Cali-speak.

Glad you like it! Just need to hang some spots on it somewhere.

iinigma7 · Post by **iinigma7** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:09 pm

CycleScoot wrote:I've thrown up a few more than can be found here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamstatonphotography/

Thanks again. What kind of camera do you use? Have these been digitally altered to get the vignette around the edge, or did you get that with different lenses/filters?

CycleScoot · Post by **CycleScoot** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:59 pm

It's a Nikon D80, and yes I did do a little post-processing.

audrey · Post by **audrey** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:13 am

Here are some pictures I took that same day. Nice to see there are others in the area on this forum.

Everyone lining up to go on the ride.

Two buddies on the far right, Wooh!

Find the one thing that doesn't belong

I was impressed with this guy. He was between 60-70+, yet he was out there talking away with everyone and was quick to jump on his scooter to ride.

bjj4287 · Post by **bjj4287** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:23 am

.........

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:28 am

I see a chinese bike!

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:32 am

Is it because he's Irish? I don't see what you're singleing him out for... oooooooOOOOoooooo, now I get it

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:45 am

Uh, they couldn't get this kind of crowd at an open house at my local Vespa dealership. Looks like a great event. Nice variety of scoots & riders.

Kind of interesting... When there are rallies and rides out here, we see a lot of full face/modular helmets and gear. Not at this one!

audrey · Post by **audrey** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:38 pm

ericalm wrote:Uh, they couldn't get this kind of crowd at an open house at my local Vespa dealership. Looks like a great event. Nice variety of scoots & riders.

They had so many people turn out they ended up splitting the ride into two groups. I'm not sure how many scooters were there that day but it sure seemed like a good turn out to me.

Kind of interesting... When there are rallies and rides out here, we see a lot of full face/modular helmets and gear. Not at this one!

I was surprised as well. I think I saw 1-2 jackets and about 2-4 full face helmets. Of course a number of shorts and sandals

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bjj4287 · Post by **bjj4287** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:06 pm

that's how we do it in the Queen City BABAY!

iinigma7 · Post by **iinigma7** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:55 pm

ericalm wrote:Kind of interesting... When there are rallies and rides out here, we see a lot of full face/modular helmets and gear. Not at this one!

Everybody's got that laid-back southern vibe going on in the Carolinas. I don't know about NC, but in SC there is no helmet law, so there are a ton of bikers that don't wear a helmet at all. So because we're used to seeing so many completely helmetless riders, I guess a lot of us feel pretty safe with a half-helmet. I dunno.