Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Correct. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - motor scooters > Raimo, > > While I have no personal experience with scooters, I have done some > research on what is available, at least in the 50cc arena, because next > year my son will be 16 and thus I will be able to buy him one and not > have to drive him around anymore. > > Also, in motorcycles, as I am sure you will agree, while the more > "exotic" brands like Ducati, Laverda, MotoGuzzi etc. have their charm > and personalities, from a pure functional and reliability point of view > nobody can really touch Honda. > > Nathan > > Raimo K wrote: > > > Is this based on your personal experience? Vespas are still selling quite > > well. > > The best selling scooter is the Honda SH 150, though. > > All the best! > > Raimo K > > Moto Guzzi California III "Heffalump" > > Personal photography homepage at: > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:12 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - motor scooters > > > > > > > >>Hi Oliver, > >> > >>The modern scooters are indeed nice and a very good means of urban > >>transport. Forget Vespa, though. As with all other motorized > >>two-wheelers, the Japanese make the best scooters. Go see your Honda or > >>Yamaha or Suzuki/Kawasaki dealer. > >> > >>Nathan > >> > >>Oliver wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Since we seem to have experts or at least opinions on any subject, would > >>>recent and/or current owners of Vespas or other motor scooters care to > > > > share > > > >>>good and bad experiences with their vehicles? I haven't used one since > > > > 1949 > > > >>>or thereabouts. They seem to proliferate in San Francisco of late and > > > > can > > > >>>even go up the steeper hills nowadays. > >>>TIA, Oliver Bryk > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Leica Users Group. > >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>Nathan Wajsman > >>Almere, The Netherlands > >> > >>General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > >>Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information