The only way to Travel (Piaggio Vespa PX125)

Member Name: loGan

Product:	Piaggio Vespa PX125
Date:	15/08/00 (5055 review reads)
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Advantages: Italian design

Disadvantages: Italian electrics

I must confess to having owned a Vespa for 4 years and I will be riding it for many years to come. The PX is truly a classic design, very little has change mechanically or aesthetically over the years which is either a good thing or not depending on your point of view. The engine certainly hasnt changed much and still has its unmistakeable 2 stroke phut phut sound, you do get a disc brake on the front wheel now which slows you down a bit quicker than before! Performance is not outstanding but quite quick enough as long as you are happy to lose traffic light grand prixs with more modern scooters, top speed is probably 55-60 mph and you get there quick enough to leave most cars behind.
The PX still uses a clutch and manual gears on the left handgrip so I would not recomend it for complete beginners unless you are quite patient, it takes a few days to get the hang of it and with so many auto Scooters around is probably not worth it for anyone other than diehard fans of the look of the scooter.
For those that persevere the gears are ultimately more satisfying than the auto drag scooters that seem to be everywhere these days, having had gears you will find it hard to change to auto.
For anyone living in a big city i would recomend a scooter,(IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER I PROMISE!! FREEDOM TO TRAVEL FREELY QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY IS A VERY VALUABLE COMMODITY THESE DAYS,TRY IT ONCE AND YOU WILL BE HOOKED)

For nostalgia lovers out there who value design as much as function buy a PX, if you are looking for a purely funcional mode of transport buy an Vespa ET4 or other modern bike.
Remember Audrey Hepburn rode a Vespa...

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