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    Vespas Against the Blues

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    Image of jconli1 jconli1
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    The song is saying, "There are no more like us" because the true Vespas have been killed off, and replaced by the plastic-bodied CVT four-stroke scooters in the name of the environment.


    Doesn't take much intelligence to understand how Jalop a true classic metal-bodied Vespa really is. A two-stroke, hand-shift, Italian hooligan machine that slices and dices in city traffic like absolutely nothing else. A vehicle that revived an entire nation, mobilized much of the third world, and are still easy to find, rebuild, and modify today.


    Easily pulling 75mph in the straights and running circles around the cruiser riders in the twisties... throwing up sparks as the floorboards scraped in the apexes, blowing noxious smoke and letting out a deafening two stroke scream with the throttle WFO.


    Nope. Totally gay.

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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    06/09/09

    @jconli1: I was hoping that a comment like this would come. Thank you very much, jconli1. Vespas are, indeed, highly cool.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Vespa with steel body and fenders = mucho cool.

    Anything made of plastic = decidedly less cool*.

    *Notable exception: Honda TG50 Gyro S = off the charts cool, of course.
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    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Is it just me or is that video all kinds of creepy?
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    I see the Vespa as the scooter version of the Prius driver.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    I'd be a lot happier if they sang this:
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    You all know the old joke about how a Vespa is like a fat chick, right? Turns out the correct answer was actually, "They both make good sopranos."
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    I told my wife I would consider getting a scooter to drive back and forth to work on.


    And a full face helmet.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @engineerd: Or you could get a Ninja 250...
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @engineerd: With a tinted shield?


    You should get a helmet with a spike on top.

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Or a 70's era CB750 or CB550.


    I would kill for a 750-four.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @Dr.Danger drives a Chevrolet movie theater: Definitely. I was suggesting that for first time riders.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @Dr.Danger drives a Chevrolet movie theater: It's odd that you should bring that up (740 four) - I've been tempted by those bikes as of late. Decent ones around here go for about a grand.
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    Image of tekamul tekamul
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer:
    Ninja 250 or Nighthawk 250. One of these should be required for your first 6 months of riding.
    Unless you've got dirt bike experience under your belt
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @tekamul: Yeah, I started on a 350cc Royal Enfield. Not the best starter bike.
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/08/09

    @acarr260: I see one or two every week up here for under $1K, the kind that need a little work. (Carbs, liquids, tires, replace stock bar with drag bar, ect...)
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    I like Vespas.


    What I do not like, however, is incredibly annoying Italian crooning Vespas.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    These are great for those living in the city. I don't understand the negative stigma attached to them in the States.


    On an unrelated note- if I can't comment on a certain Gawker site, does it mean I've been banned?

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I think Bloodcopy can ban individual accounts without it affecting your commenting ability on the rest of the Gawker sites. The latest post over there doesn't even have comments enabled.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I forgot one other thing - You can have your commenting disabled without being banned (I think). At least I'm pretty sure that happened to layabout one time after he had a particularly pissy day.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:I can't comment on Jezebel or Bloodcopy.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Me neither. The same two.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I guess we should just stick to Jalopnik.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    06/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I can't comment on Jezebel either. Really, its probably a good thing. Although, you just have to make sure you can go out in a blaze of glory. I definately posted the "Offended" definition page from Encyclopedia Dramatica, which is one of the most horrific, HOLY-SHIT-NSFW sites ever. Don't go there if anyone you love know may ever use your computer in the next 4 weeks. Anyway, I posted it there as the second or third comment with some major troll-bait as the comment and the link as a reference. And that's why I'm no longer BreakMyWindow.


    This account got banned from the Jezebians because I made fun a kid with Down Syndrome who was trying to get laid. Go figure.

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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/08/09

    @jodark: That last line.. are you related to Rodney Dangerfield?
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Why is there Vespa in my Jalopnik?!
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    Image of Eric Triplett Eric Triplett
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Love my LX150! Got enough kick off the line to surprise a few cars from a light. the
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @Eric Triplett: Pinewood derby cars?
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    Image of zeeboid zeeboid
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Vespa FTL.


    A Yamaha Zuma with a 80cc big bore kit however... will do when a motorcycle or giant SUV won't.

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @zeeboid: I think that's the first time I have seen the terms "80cc" and "big bore kit" in the same sentence by someone being serious.


    /reminds me of when I was 10 and figured out how to remove the silencer / exhaust-clogging contraption on my 80cc ATV.

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    In reply to Vespas Against the Blues
    Real men drive motorcycles.
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Dikes on Bikes.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    06/08/09

    @sos10: I'm not manly enough to be a dike.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/08/09

    @Skunky: I can't wear that much flannel... and I grew up on a farm.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Actually real men drive Vespas. It's called self-confidence, letting everyone know your not compensating for anything. . .
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/08/09

    @Baron Schm Von Shamwoüzen und taxis: I know, it was all in jest. I personally don't value a man on what he drives.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    06/08/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Serial Killer: Sorry, But NO. I've seen too many guys with gorgeous Italian babes on the back of their Vespas.
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