"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> 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.

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