lovelyvespa: August 2009

I was really excited..
Me and my roommate roam around KL city searching for Vespa specialist or accesories shop, and luck struck on our side.
For you guys staying in KL or Selangor, there's a specialist shop in Old Klang Road. It's reachable via Jalan Pantai Dalam. It's located about 1km after a Shell petrol station and about 5km before the Toll exiting to Sunway/PJ. U'll notice a row of shop selling modern bikes, that particular shop is at the next row of shop facing to the highway, which is really secluded. The shop name is PJOne. Alternatively u may visit their website www.PJOne.com.my

I bought some accesories there and went home happily...

But then... Lady luck did not smile on me very long...

One of the emblem i bought, got lost just one day after i put it up on my Vespa.
I hope it just dropped around my porch and not stolen by some crooks....
Sigh... i particularly loved that emblem the most...
Piaggio Emblem...............RIP

Being a fan of German automobile, i've never thought that i would actually fall in love with Italian make Scootz...

Somehow, this classic lil scootz slowly overtaken my tiny heart. "Have you heard of Vespa?"

one of my closest friend asked me. "No. Tell me about it." i replied. "It's aircooled! Just like your Volksie! The only thing is, it's a scooter!" my friend exclaimed, pointing to my VW. "Gheez, what two wheelz isn't air cooled???!!" i'm not convinced with his reply. "It has similiar history to your Volksie! It's built meant for military! And its engine is placed behind!" he subscribed. "I see..." simple answer from me indicates to him i've no interest in the non-German made scootz.

Eventhough i have not much interest on it, i googled the brand and did some reading on Wiki. Soon, i found it quite interesting altough the initial production wasn't really planned for military use. Somehow, it is still having a similiar description to my VW, being said that they're both built aiming to provide the nation an affordable mobile. The most attractive point that struck my nerves is the various modification a tiny scooter could get. Image after image i scrolled, thanks to Google, more and more interested i got. Still, i'm not convinced to get one for myself.

Days gone by, i'm impressed with how many Vespas are still on the road. Observing these Vespas i encountered, some were nicely polished with all chromes and accesories, some were rusted here and there being the owner's daily ride, some even carrying lots and lots of loadz for it is the business transport! I thought "They're old, yet they're not a rare scene on the road, it must means that they're tough!". Few days later, i received a call from the same friend "Do u wanna have a ride on my Vespa?" I've not seen his Vespa before, and definitely never ride before, "Why not?" i replied.

When i saw his Vespa, i'm surprised with how detail the finishing is. Shiny Maroon chasis pairing

with white lines and rubber, tiny

wheels with large fender. Single wheel fork and simple suspension system, nice curves all round with interesting gear systems. "You'll love the sound!" he mentioned while he starts the scootz. Indeed, it's as lovely as a VW, a sound that is so special that almost no other vehicle could produce. He then took me for tea via a bumpy and winding road, it's very obvious why he didn't take the usual main road; but i enjoyed the journey, alot.

Wait no more, i surf the net looking for used Vespa, but dissapointingly they're either too expensive, or condition below my expectation. Since i'm starting my VW project real soon, i do not want to fill my junkyard with another waiting-in-progress project. Slowly, i stopped searching for Vespa.

After a long long period, while having conversation with my friend, i jokingly said i would buy his Vespa if he's willing to let go. To my surprise, he agreed to sell it to me, saying that he has no time for it since he just had a new born baby. Just like that, we had a deal. 2 weeks later, i went to his house and drove around 40km back to my house. I'm not familiar with it, but overall i enjoyed the ride, although i almost knock into someone else due to braking. I'm impressed with it's performance and speed altough it's a really old scooter. And i'm happy to add another collection in my porch.

My Vespa from my friend.

Admiring my newly arrived collection. Notice my puppy hop into my helmet trying to take a ride on my Vespa without me noticing?! Too bad i've no helmet for her size so i couldn't bring her... >_<

I bought this shirt from Thailand without knowing i'll buy a Maroon vespa. They matches perfectly, ain't they? Maybe it is destined that i'll buy a Maroon Vespa. (My VW is a Bumblebee therefore he's been used to mask my face..... ^_^ )

I would like to proudly introduce myself to the world of Vespa, hoping that one day i could meet many of you from all around the world sharing our love, blood and sweat on Vespa!

Anyone who has a blog about their Vespa, please drop me a comment so that we could link to each other through here. And if possible, i'll definitely want to meet up with all of u.