Tracey’s Vespa

Tracey’s LX 150 brightening the drab and dreary parking lot at our office

Photo by Ted

Must…resist….!

The long-rumored and much-coveted (at least by California scooterists with taste) Stella 4-stroke model from Genuine Scooters is finally making its way to California. At $3,599 (MSRP), this well-known and long-proven Vespa PX 150 clone is priced right, comes in 5 choices of colors, white wall tires and is rumored to actually be quicker than the 2-stroke version. All that, and it get’s an EPA estimated 140 mpg! This will take some serious soul searching to hold back from making one mine, especially the green one:

Bikes Parked Inside My Office – Part 1

Can you name them all?

Photo by Ted taken with iPhone

Question: Can a Vespa Carry a Week’s Worth of Groceries?

Answer: Hell yes. My Vespa GTS 250 in the underground parking lot at Whole Foods in Pasadena.

Photo by Ted taken with iPhone

PX de Paris

A Vespa PX scooter in the Paris Opera district, circa 2005

Photo by Ted taken with Sony DSC-F717

Scootaoka

Scooters in Fukuoka, Japan

Photo by Ted taken with Sony DSC-R1