Vespa to Work!

Labor Day has passed and we hope everyone had a great weekend. It’s now time to head back to work and on this coming Saturday, we have our first ride of September. This is our “Farmer’s Market” ride. We will be meeting at our new clubhouse on 27th street. Doing a short ride to the market for morning scooter love and then on to a ride around town. Hope to see you all there!

TomTom’s Adorable New VIO SatNav Is Designed to Match Your Scooter

The average GPS satnav is a boring rectangular affair that will stick out like a sore thumb if you tried to mount one to a scooter. But just because you drive a curvaceous classic Vespa doesn’t mean you won’t ever get lost, so TomTom has created an adorable circular satnav designed to complement your scooter.

Source: TomTom’s Adorable New VIO SatNav Is Designed to Match Your Scooter

New Calendar

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We all love to ride but sometimes our schedules don’t permit us to attend every event. I have posted a new calendar page that gives you a monthly view of upcoming rides including both our club rides as well as other club events and other scooter events around the area. It’s my intent to share as much scootering event information as possible. If you have an event, drop a line to ride@twobitscooterclub.com and I will add it to our calendar.

Calgary scooter clubs celebrate Vespa’s 70th birthday | Calgary Herald

Calgary Vespa enthusiasts joined riders across Canada, taking to the streets and sharing their love for the quirky bikes with a 70-km ride to commemorate the birth of a scooter legend. Calgary organizer Darren Ward said his love affair with scooters started when he was just a kid. He now owns 10 scooters, eight of them Vespas. “It was more of a lifestyle thing,”…

Source: Calgary scooter clubs celebrate Vespa’s 70th birthday | Calgary Herald

P200 for Sale (SOLD)

 

If you have been thinking of going “Vintage,” a local seller has just put up a pretty sweet P200E for sale. You know you want it!

“1978 Vespa P200E Rally. Under 800 original miles, owned by same family since purchased new in 1978. Original 6 volt electrical system, all lights and horn work. Has had safety inspections yearly for last 8 years. New front and rear shocks, new oil tank, Malossi 210 cc performance top end and tuned exhaust, new carb. This scooter runs great. Some cosmetic scratches and dings…. Contact by text works best.”

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=218&ad=41092771&cat=&lpid=1&search=vespa&ad_cid=11

This was sold!