A 1967 Vespa Super

Some old pictures of my Vespa Super in July 2011 when it was full restored.

Fixing a little crash after 2 days i rode it

Rebuild the engine

Vintage Scooter Scrambling - The Bats S.C

Vintage Scooter Scrambling - The Bats S.C

Gasoline Rally 2012 (Aug 17-19)

Gasoline Rally 2012
Friday, August, 17th - 19th

Pre-Registration $10
Day of $15

What's included in the registration for this year's rally:
- T-Shirt and swag bag
- The Legendary Mustache Ride
- Motorcycles on Meridian (8/17)
- Breakfast on Saturday morning
- A great group ride
- Gymkhana, Scooter Judging, Raffle, Shenanigans
- Ticket to AMA Indy Mile Flat Track Race (8/1
- Admission to Saturday night's show after the flat track race
- Blurred memories of questionable acts

This is all the details that can be released as of now. More to come.
Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/385730631451667/

Anrollern Augsburg April 2012 by SIP scootershop.

I hope there is a scooter rally like this in Vietnam.

A 1967 Vespa 50

First pictures of her Vespa 50 after 1 month restoring.

Morcheeba - Enjoy The Ride featuring Judie Tzuke

This is really a beautiful song i've ever listen.

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Two years ago, i met her. Now she's not with me anymore. I stop posting in 1 week. I'll be back after May Day Ride 2012. Enjoy the ride, scooterists!

Janie Jones - Series One Lambretta

It's Saturday morning. And i got an email from Raul (Retroscootergarage.blogspot.com), sharing these cool pictures. In Vietnam, there are a lot of vespas n lambrettas on the street, but not much people can pimp his scooters like this. Because Vespa and Lambretta are not cheap for us, when i get one, i want to keep it as original look (i dont mean the color). I love the original beauty of Vespa n Lambretta.
If i have another scooter, i'll pimp it like this Lambretta.
I think it was paint at the same place with the Lambretta in this post: Baracuta G9 - London to Woolacombe

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Ca Na beach, 2011

Vespa in Saigon (on Vintage Hunter TV show)

It is from Singapore television production on the channel "Okto".
A friend from Singapore send me this video, made in Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon). So happy that Vespa can connect people all over the world. Thank you so much Alan!
In video, you will see mr Dzungtran, a famous scooter - car - classic things collector in Vietnam. There are a lot of TV show talking about him. He also have a Vespa APE, view my old post you can watch a video showing this.
Sorry for the bad quality and watermark, i dont like it too. :D
So, welcome to Vietnam, scooterists!

The Scooterist

NuSkOOl - Lambretta

NuSkOOl - Lambretta

Song name "Lambretta" but i didnt see any Lambretta scooter in this video. Whatever it's a nice music video.

Old Vespa in film

A funny film in Vietnam. I must watch it. :D

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The Scooterist | My 1967 vespa super

The 1980 Paris-Dakar from behind the handlebars of a Vespa

The Dakar rally is probably the most gruelling and dangerous motor race in the world.  Motorcycles, cars, quad bikes and trucks compete, not so much with each other, but with the race itself, to survive each year’s course. Competitors slog through each mile in danger of serious injury and death.
In 1980 a French team of 4 riders, put together by Jean-Francois Piot, decided that this all sounded wonderful and that they would enter the race. On their Vespas.

Northweald Sprint 1965

The Scooterist | I dont know what exactly "Northweald Sprint 1965" mean. Is it a scooter rally or racing show? I found three cool pictures from Panoramicpete from Flickr. Let's see it:

trip trap northweald sprint 1965

vespa northweald sprint 1965

BARACUTA G9 - LONDON TO WOOLACOMBE

Baracuta G9 - London to Woolacombe
A film by - Mark Gostick

Produced by - Trevor Mason
One Lambretta in this video:

There's No Place Like Here: Liberty Tool

Liberty Tool - Nice place!

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This picture make me want a Lambretta.

May Day Ride 2012

In April, there is a big scooter rally in Malaysia but i dont have a change to join. Sad a little bit.
But i can join another scooter rally in in Quy Nhơn city, Vietnam: May Day Ride 2012. More than 250 scooters will come.
I make this tshirt for this trip:

Day 1: Sai Gon - Buon Me Thuot (340km)

Day 2: Buon Me Thuot - Quy Nhon city (346km)

2012 One Motorcycle Show

The One Motorcycle Show is perhaps the only custom show in the world that embraces the imperfect. It's about the essence--motorcycles that are custom but not precious. Stripped down and built back up, but probably not the way the factory intended.

Hosted by See See Motorcycles and sponsored by Bell, the One Show is an annual celebration of utility, culture and creativity held in Portland, Ore.

SIP Classic Vespa Catalogue

SIP Classic Vespa Catalogue - Great work, guys!
 So proud that i have one picture is this catalogue

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The Scooterist - How beautiful it is.

Back to Africa

Third of March 1954, two friends went out for a trip thru Africa on their Lambretta LD 125. They got back fifteen months later and it looks like they visited a lot of cities (judging their topcase). This must have been the real long way down, basic vehicle, no modern roads, no gps, no back up, no phone, no nothing. Ewan and Charley, how about a real long way down?
The Scooterist

Tus Tus scooters garage

TusTus
A brand system for an urban scooters garage

The Brief: Design a brand system for a business that contains branches.
Choose: A master brand for a scooters urban garage that contains also two chains of an accessories a store and a coffee place.
Concept: Urban, Young and Vintage scooters garage that's also a meeting place for the scooterists in Tel-Aviv

Hanoi Promo PX team

The Scooterist | Nice vespas from Hanoi Promo PX team. It change the think in Vietnam "PX is for old man"

Lambretta vs Vespa - A timeless challenge.

From 10 to 18 March 2012, the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan hosted a unique exhibition. 13 models that have allowed historians to trace the history of the medium most used nowadays in big cities: the scooter. On display Vespa and Lambretta scooters the two together, and the symbol par excellence of a challenge, that between Piaggio and Innocenti started over half a century ago.
Mark Iezzi, curator of the museum's Department of Transportation, introduces us to the show, ranging from the legendary Lambretta white and red star of one of the most famous songs written by Giorgio Gaber all'Autoped of 1917 - the most ancient piece among those exposed - up to two copies of "futuristic" dated 1951: the Vespa and Lambretta Torpedo.

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My 1967 Vespa Super, is ready for next trip: May Day Ride 2012

Carnevale in Vespa - Anni 50

Vespa Ape Concept

Vespa Ape Concept

Michael Jackson vs Mr. Bean

Around Vietnam on Vespa 2012

The Scooterist | Some pictures from the trip by Bắp Nếp, another photographer in trip. It's 2 months from this trip now. We're preparing to make another trip: May Day Ride 2012.
Enjoy the ride, Scooterists!

Me, QSkulls and Hiên sprint in picture.

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Nice!

Vespa Pin-up Girl

Some nice pictures from Giuseppe Marinelli on Flickr

Vespa Pin-up Girl

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Nice Vespa Super!
There is a long story about why most vespa in Vietnam have shiver color. I'll post soon.