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you rode your scoot out to Northern California??

No I hauled it out but one of my friends bought a new Vespa and took off for California from Nashville 2 days later.  Then we toured CA and OR for 9 days and then he rode it home.  8,000 miles in less than a month and he's 78.

A few more pics from my ride.

yes, please keep visiting and posting..you always have great pics! Why did you decide to sell the Kymco? Too much overlap with your other bikes?

It had a history of electrical gremlins and I didn't trust it for longer rides.  I informed the buyer and sold it cheap.  I have 2 other scooters as well as 2 motorcycles.  My garage is much less crowded with 4 bikes. 

I mentioned in my thread over in ADV that i should get off my butt and sell the Like and I got a message the next day from someone wanting to buy it.  The same thing happened earlier this year when I posted that I would probably be selling my Majesty.  I never had to list either one for sale.

The Like was a great little scooter and most years it was my number one mileage bike.  If not for reliability issues I'd have well over 30,000 miles on it.  I sold it with 23,000+ miles on it.

I have more gloves than my wife has shoes!  All of my gloves are leather or a combination of leather and mesh.  Most are armored on the impact areas.  I never ride without gloves. 

When I'm not riding my scooter it's often because I'm riding one of my motorcycles.  I didn't make this video but I was on this ride and show up a few times in the video.

Klav,
Half the time I can't remember where I've parked.....
did you already do a nice compar-o review of your Vespa vs your LIKE?
Ride quality, etc?

cc's?

Thanks, Stig

I haven't done that on this forum so here goes:



They look pretty similar.  The Vespa is bigger and heavier.  284 pounds wet vs 347.  That's without the accessories I added. 

They are the only 2 bikes I have where I didn't need to do something about the uncomfortable seat.  Here's current my lineup.





Overall the Vespa is the most comfortable of the group.

The Vespa is much roomier than the Like.  It has a lot more power.  Top speed is 75+ vs 60+.  It will handle the highway with no problems but at those speeds it would be better with a windshield which I still plan on getting.  Acceleration on the Vespa is much better as well.

The suspension on the Vespa is outstanding and it handles rough or even gravel roads with no problems. 

The Vespa is a gas hog.  I've been getting 65 MPG on premium gas vs around 80 on regular for the Like.

The underseat storage on the Vespa gets much hotter than the Like.  They are roughly the same size.

I put a bigger tail box on the Vespa, 47L vs 39L.

The extra speed of the Vespa makes it much more suitable for touring.  I just came back from a 650 mile two day trip on the Vespa.  My ride report is here:  https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-481#post-50526895