Hi, my first post so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Vince, I'm (sometimes) an HGV driver and for the first time in over 40 years I've bought a moped, a Vespa/Piaggio ET2. It's a bit of a restoration project but nothing too difficult. I live on a narrowboat, I work in the Winter and go off cruising for six months in the Summer and I needed a small motorised bike which I can take away with me so I can buzz off to the shops, go exploring etc- I will make up a frame for it and keep it on the front deck. Here's a pic of my boat which I took this Summer on the Caldon Canal. And here's the bike. It's a Y-reg with around 25,000 miles on the speedo (which isn't currently working so it is probably a fair bit higher), but it starts and runs well enough and all of the electrics seem to work, sort of. It doesn't currently have an MOT but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't pass when I take it up for one either next Saturday or the one after. I'm sure I will have loads of questions, but I will start off with just one. It's obviously been "dropped" several times and there are numerous abrasions to the front fairing and side panels, which I will tidy up with a metal file and some spray filler as and when before touching up the paint. So the first question is, what is the paint? A Google suggests that it is probably Piaggio Midnight Blue, is this right, or is it something else? I'm sure I will have more questions to ask over the coming months, and while I'm fairly mechanically competent, Vespas are a whole new ball game so bear with me!
Hi Vince HGV driver, lives on a boat, only works winter, goes cruising in the summer.............. Question: Did you work at Silverline in nuneaton through the agency a few weeks ago?
Steve is trying to get your boat.... Just chuck the vespa in the canal to save time... Im colourblind so errr green? A tomos is perfect for what you mentioned. You can buy them new. Great little bikes
