VESPA SPOTTING

Tom Trindell answers:

Vespa INVENTED scooters. I believe they still make a 50cc scooter, but most you see these days are bigger. Honda also makes a 50cc scooter, the Metropolitan, which is styled to look like a Vespa.

Tom Trindell answers:

1.) To know the price for insurance it differs from age,gender and the place you are living etc if it the scooter was to be used in London the price of Insurance would be slightly higher. The reason for this is the chances of theft in London is greater.

2.) The License you need is called a learner permit/provisional license. But before you get the license you need to apply for your theory test which will ask you 40 questions to do with road signs etc and you must get 35 right to pass. Once you have passed your theory test you will then receive your learner permit

3.) You will then have to do CBT which is bike training which teaches you how to ride the scooter properly also teaches you how to check the oil level and using your mirrors. You have to do CBT and once you have passed you are then allowed to ride on the road but you must wear an learner vest while you have your learners permit.

4.)The modern vespa scooters come in 50cc the whole way up 300cc but it depends on your age you can only get a 50cc 16 and you can get a 125cc at 17. The modern vespa scooters all of them are automatic meaning they have no gears which are really ease anyone can ride them once you are able to balance them if you are able to ride a bicycle you will be able to ride a scooter.

5.) The classic vepa scooters are two stroke and a bit noiser then the modern vespa scooters but I think they are cool. They are a bit harder to start when they are cold but when you get used to starting them its grand. They have a choke which must be turned on and off once they are started. The modern vespas don’t have a choke they have an automatic one.

The classic vespa scooters have a four speed gear box which has a clutch so this means you have to know how to use a clutch it takes time to learn but once you have learned it will be a lot more fun then an automatic scooter like the vespa.

Is there anything else you need to know: yes Vespa parts are very expensive this is due to wear they are built vespa scooters are built in Italy and due to the labour costs there that is the reason they are more expensive but if you want one get one they are great scooters bought the modern and the classic ones.

Here is the vespa website which has all the vespa scooter range which are available

http://www.vespa-scooters.co.uk/uk/vespa/default.aspx

Best of luck and hope you get sorted out ride safe
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The petrol will last different it compares on how fast you are going the fast the more petrol the engine will use so the scooter will use more petrol. Unfortunately I will have to tell you that you will not be able to test ride the scooters as you do not have a license and even with the learner one some dealers won’t let you test ride on a learner permit. But you can still sit on them in the showroom

There is a company called Lml which is still making the classic vespa scooters with the same engines and everything I am thinking of getting one because I prepare the classic ones but I like the modern ones as well.

If you are 17 you should get an Lml star 125 two stroke there really fun

Tom Trindell answers:

Possesion is 9/10′s of the law but i would check with a lawyer first