Does anyone believe this 12.6 horsepower "thing" with absolutely NO under seat storage goes for $10,000!
Look for them in Manhattan and Malibu
I do think BMW could cut into Vespa's market if they came out with a C300-400cc scoot and put a serious retro design on it. The urban/yuppie would eat that up for the BMW brand. They'd pay Vespa prices for it.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Vespa, but compared to the BMW, my GTS was a rip off in the price/value department.
I have thought about adding a Vespa. When do ride yours rather than your C600? Is the Vespa still a blast to ride?
That would put them head-to-head with the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans in a very crowded market. The competition for the Maxi Scooter market is a lot smaller.
".......I could see BMW competing against Vespa in that space as a premium commuter scoot targeted at urban riders.
.... So what I've done is ordered a Stella for scooter events.
We too have an active scooter group in my area so I also may get a real scooter to participate in activities (not that I could not ride my GT, but it is a little bit of overkill). No CVT on the Stella is kinda fun, but now that I am so used to it I might miss the twist and go. For that reason, I'm going to include a Buddy 170 in my comparison shopping.
I'm also hoping that by having another easy to ride bike, I might get someone else in the household to hop on her own bike.
View attachment 272Is THIS that Classic "Hand Shift" on the Lambretta???
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