notbob wrote:
> On 2009-05-02, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> My first bike <?> was a 90 Vespa. My neighbour was selling it for $25.
>> Hitchhikers used to laugh at me, but I wasn't the one standing at the
>> side of the road begging for a ride.....
>
> Amen. My first was a Vespa, also. I had so much fun on that thing, I
> stayed on two wheels for the next 45 yrs! They're all gone now, but I've
> been tickling the thought of another 2-wheeler to get to town or just the
> mailbox. A Vespa is first in line in my dreams.

They are selling Vespas again. I was stunned by the prices. They start
at about $6000, and that is for the tiny ones. The bigger models are
over $9000.