Modified Vespa

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:03 am

Hi guys , were thinking about moving to Alberta from the UK, and I don't know if I could bring my Vespa which is heavily modified, cut down with Lambretta extended forks, could someone give me a heads up or would I have to sell it here and then buy one when I arrive out there , cheers Pants

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:41 am

What year is it? The reason I ask is that it will have to pass an out of province inspection (OPI) before it can be registered for road use. What is required depends on the date of manufacture.

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:22 am

jbcollier wrote:What year is it? The reason I ask is that it will have to pass an out of province inspection (OPI) before it can be registered for road use. What is required depends on the date of manufacture.

,Hi I'm new to forums so I hope this reply gets to you. It's a 1978 Vespa, I think it may be easier to sell it before I come out there, are there scooter for sale in Alberta, Vespa or lambretta ? Cheers for your reply Pants

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:39 am

A 1978 Vespa would have to have working signal lights and side reflectors to pass an OPI (I assume it has a brake light). They could be applied/hooked up temporarily and removed after passing the inspection.

Canada is a vast country with hardly any people compared to Europe. So, yes, we have scooters for sale but not many and you might have to look far afield if you want something specific.

Here's some sites to check out.

Mostly US but some Canadian

http://scoot.net/classifieds/?cat=scootersforsale

Local classifieds:

http://alberta.kijiji.ca

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca

http://calgary.kijiji.ca

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:08 am

jbcollier wrote:A 1978 Vespa would have to have working signal lights and side reflectors to pass an OPI (I assume it has a brake light). They could be applied/hooked up temporarily and removed after passing the inspection.

Canada is a vast country with hardly any people compared to Europe. So, yes, we have scooters for sale but not many and you might have to look far afield if you want something specific.

Here's some sites to check out.

Mostly US but some Canadian

http://scoot.net/classifieds/?cat=scootersforsale
Hit thanks for your reply, very helpful, I've got an interview tomoro so fingers crossed it'll go well, how many riding months do you get there, as heard it gets pretty cold there , cheers again, I'll be in touch Pants
Local classifieds:

http://alberta.kijiji.ca

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca

http://calgary.kijiji.ca

Sowelu · Post by **Sowelu** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:21 am

Hi Paul,

Glad you found the forum from the FB page. Thought you might be interested in this ad. It was posted in the Vancouver club page. I know the seller, he is a good guy and knowing him the scoot is in tip top shape.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/nvn/m ... 93865.html

Shannon

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:07 am

Sowelu wrote:Hi Paul,

Glad you found the forum from the FB page. Thought you might be interested in this ad. It was posted in the Vancouver club page. I know the seller, he is a good guy and knowing him the scoot is in tip top shape.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/nvn/m ... 93865.html

Shannon

. Hi Shannon, thank-you for getting in touch, that's a very nice small frame & a fair price, I've got my first interview tomoro, I'll let you know how it goes, thanks again Pants

redbike · Post by **redbike** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:33 pm

You've asked about our riding season. This is the part where you'll get the first measure of the place we all call home. With luck, we can be on the roads regularly in April, although it can be quite cold still. Some years we have been out in March (I was this year). In the autumn, October is the last reliable month, although again depending upon the year, we can sometimes ride in November. One year recently, there wasn't any snow to speak of until February and it was unseasonably warm that year. I rode right up until we had snow.

You will see some brave souls with sidecars riding at very unusual times of the year. Good luck with the interview.

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:06 pm

redbike wrote:You've asked about our riding season. This is the part where you'll get the first measure of the place we all call home. With luck, we can be on the roads regularly in April, although it can be quite cold still. Some years we have been out in March (I was this year). In the autumn, October is the last reliable month, although again depending upon the year, we can sometimes ride in November. One year recently, there wasn't any snow to speak of until February and it was unseasonably warm that year. I rode right up until we had snow.

You will see some brave souls with sidecars riding at very unusual times of the year. Good luck with the interview.

Thanks for that, how cold does it get, I'm hearing -40' ?? I may have to invest in some grip warmers lol , Pants

redbike · Post by **redbike** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:24 pm

We have developed a way of combining the effects of both temperature and wind chill (the effect on temperature with the wind blowing) in Edmonton, we rarely get temp/wind chill approaching minus 40 centigrade, but we can have two weeks of temps in the minus 30s. But it is very dry here and we generally get brilliantly sunny days in the winter so it can be beautiful. Because it is dry, we can dress effectively for the cold temperatures. By way of contrast, I was never able to get warm when I lived in Wales. The damp just went right to my bones.

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:43 pm

redbike wrote:We have developed a way of combining the effects of both temperature and wind chill (the effect on temperature with the wind blowing) in Edmonton, we rarely get temp/wind chill approaching minus 40 centigrade, but we can have two weeks of temps in the minus 30s. But it is very dry here and we generally get brilliantly sunny days in the winter so it can be beautiful. Because it is dry, we can dress effectively for the cold temperatures. By way of contrast, I was never able to get warm when I lived in Wales. The damp just went right to my bones.

thank-you for your reply,

Sowelu · Post by **Sowelu** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:48 pm

I have grip warmers on my modern TnG scoot and I love them. Then again, I am kind of whimp when it comes to the cold. I've been known to use them in the summer on an occasional night ride or two.

Shannon

Paul Coleman · Post by **Paul Coleman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:15 pm

Sowelu wrote:I have grip warmers on my modern TnG scoot and I love them. Then again, I am kind of whimp when it comes to the cold. I've been known to use them in the summer on an occasional night ride or two.

Shannon

Good on ya Shannon , what T&G have you got ? And how many members in Crude City ?

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:06 pm

Not absolutely sure on numbers as I get confused when I transfer the total from my fingers to my toes, more than ten for sure.

;-)

Sowelu · Post by **Sowelu** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:56 pm

I have a 150 Derbi Boulevard. I love it a lot, but I'm becoming more and more enamored with my PK50 (it's been kitted to a 100). It was a new purchase this riding season. It unfortunately does not have heated hand grips.

Shannon