Moving on Up

Daniela

Four years ago, I bought a scooter.  Maybe I was having a mid life crisis, maybe I finally decided to live a little.  Whatever the case, I took the leap and became a “scooter chick”.  I made the move cautiously.  I wanted to buy a Vespa.  I LOVE Vespas, but they are expensive.  Since I had never driven a scooter and was unsure if I would like driving one in Calgary, I decided to buy a slightly less “cadillac” scooter and bought a Yamaha Vino 125. 

Well, it turns out I love riding a scooter.  I can’t wait for the winter snow to melt so that I can hop onto that “beast” and ride.  I try to ride as long as there is no snow on the ground.  Sometimes I am wearing three layers of clothes, to fend off the morning chill.  Last Christmas, Kevin bought me battery operated gloves, because that was one part of me that got cold, no matter how many pairs of pants I pulled on.  I usually manage to ride for 6 months of the year, April to October. 

Besides being a heck of a lot of fun, riding a scooter is cheap, cheap, cheap!!  It costs me a wopping $4.00 to fill my tank, and I can generally ride for 2 weeks on a tank of gas. 

Even though I love my little Vino, it does have a short falling.  It is just a tad underpowered.  In most places it does great, but on hills, or against a strong wind, or (God forbid) going up hill against a strong wind, I find myself crossing my fingers and praying to the scooter Gods for a little more power.  It is especially bad when I have a passenger.  Besides, who wouldn’t want a Vespa!

So, the other day, I happened to see this little beauty for sale.  P1040370

AAHHHHH!!!  Isn’t she beautiful?!!  (Her name is Sophia).  She is a 2006, Piaggio Vespa LX150.  Also, she has a Malossi perfomance upgrade package, so she actually has almost as much power as a 250cc!!! (Is my inner nerd showing?)  I LOVE her!!!  Yesterday, I could only crawl up the 19th Street hill at 30 km/hr, today I had to be careful not to exceed the speed limit.  So cool!! 

So now my only question is…anyone wanna buy a Vino?

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