A great little scooter! (Piaggio Vespa ET4)

Member Name: *Scooter Baby*

Product:	Piaggio Vespa ET4
Date:	26/06/06 (2751 review reads)
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Advantages: Neat styling easy handling pretty robust

Disadvantages: mistaken by many to be a 50cc!

I've owned a second hand Vespa et4 for over 6 months now and loved every minute of it! Personally id like a geared Vespa but to scared to get out there and learn gears so am stuck to an automatic. Personally I can't understand why people are claiming that et4s are slow on the go off but ive never had this problem which may be due to individual differences of the scooters or because im little and quite light.
The other great thing about these scooters is they have such a following. Not only do they do well on daily runs around town but you can ride one on a scooter rally and not look out of place.
What I like best about the et4 is that there is a large range of accessories and embellishments you can buy for them to make them individual and also give lots of luggage space. Mine has front and rear chrome racks, an aerial with a flag on extra sets of mirrors and a front wheel spinner. I don't want to look like any other kid about town on a moped!
I've fallen off my vespa 4 times which may sund a lot for six months but i rode her all through the winter in snow and ice. Although mine now sports various scratches these are easily repaired with some sandpaper and spray paint whereas a plastic moped would most probably need new fairings and be more likely to split.
Self servicing these scooters is quite a pain. Vespa don't seem to do anything the easy way. Even an oil and filter change can get very frustrating.
Over all I have to say the et4 is great for the simple fact that they run in all sorts of conditions and dont have the mass produced feel of plastic mopeds.

Summary: Individualism mixed with practicality, couldn't ask for more

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