Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We on the other side of the pond have a much more limited selection of scooters available. Honda basically only offers a couple of models and none of them either look as good or are built as well as the albeit more expensive Vespa offerings. I tried a few out before committing to the Vespa. The Honda Jazz/Metropolitan looks good from a distance but is quite cheap and nasty in actual use. Don't forget longevity and resale value as well. I could easily sell my Vespa for a good percentage of what it cost me to build. Not something I can say about many of my projects. John Collier On Aug 21, 2004, at 11:15 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > John, > > I was afraid that some Vespa enthusiast would jump on me...I was > responding to Oliver strictly from the point of view of practicality > for urban transport. From the point of view of price/performance, ease > of maintenance, etc., I still maintain that the Japanese have it > right. > > From the point of view of fun/enthusiasm/mystique or whatever you want > to call it, I share your Ducati/BMW taste. I ride a Suzuki GS500 to > work whenever it is not raining in the morning, but I drool over > Ducati Monsters and various BMW models when I go to my motorcycle > dealer for service or to buy some accessory (it is a multi-brand > dealership).