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Scooters are the new iPhone

Filed under: Uncategorized — Joshua @ 8:55 pm September 27, 2008

vespatime1  Scooters are the new iPhone

So in my attempted to “Go Green” (Going green is what people do to make themselves feel better while actually doing nothing, other than buying a T-shirt or putting a sticker on there car that makes there claim of carbon freedom)… I got a Vespa!

Well thats a load of crap, what really happened is that one day while I was at Fido having a meeting with my buddy Chad about the old P is for Panda, I got a unexpected call from my friend Colleen. A few months back I had entertained the thought of buying Colleens vintage 1961 Vespa VNB from here, but other than talk nothing really happened. So when I got a call from her asking me if I wanted it, I totally jumped at the chance. I have always wanted a Vespa but never really had a chance to get one. ot only did I get one, I got the exact one I wanted… a sweet vintage vespa!

Last sunday I got a chance to join Ethan and a couple of my buds from East Side Scooters on a group ride through Nashville. I would like to say I went on the whole ride but just as I was getting started my carburetor started to leak. Got to love old scooters but they are a lot of work and upkeep to make sure they run well. After a little carb check I was back in action, scooter is running great and I’ve spent a little over 10 bucks on gas this month which makes my scooter “Green” as hell…. Apparently scooters are the new iPhone!