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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    You do know that an actual Vespa isn't all that expensive, right? #vespachair
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    Image of KingRadical KingRadical
    10/30/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Have you looked at Vespa pricing... ever?

    They're the most expensive scooter brand by far. #vespachair
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/30/09

    @KingRadical: You and I have different ideas of "expensive". #vespachair
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    Image of KingRadical KingRadical
    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm speaking relative here, and relative to every single other scooter brand, Vespas are the most. #vespachair
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    If everyone in the office gets one, you can all cruise around terrifying co-workers with your menacing scooter gang, which is almost as frightening as a Segway gang. #vespachair
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    Image of chrisfox01 chrisfox01
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    Why couldn't you get Rosa to post this as I'm now trying to picture Jesus bubblebutt. :..( #vespachair
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/30/09

    @chrisfox01: Because we had a Bubblebuttocks Contest and he won. I'm currently crying about it.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    When can we expect the "butts-on" impressions? #vespachair
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    That's for the junior execs. The CEO sits in this.
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/30/09


    @Alfisted: And for the more flighty, insider-trading-prone CEOs, there's this. #vespachair
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/30/09

    @Gordonium:
    Is that an ejector seat? Please tell me it is. #vespachair
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/30/09

    @Odin: Totally ;) #vespachair
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/30/09

    @Gordonium: Does it come with a golden parachute? #vespachair
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    10/30/09

    @philibuster: Of course! And you only land in the Bahamas. #vespachair
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    10/30/09

    In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
    A little DIY work - fashion a small engine fan and you are set -- just don't drink and ride in the workplace #vespachair
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    Image of Brdf Brdf
    10/15/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    I don't think it's that TI is philosophically opposed to hacking, as that, should it become common knowledge that their calculators can run homebrew, they'll be banned from classes and standardized exams like the iPhone is, and suddenly, whoops, there goes 75% of TI's calculator business.
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    10/15/09

    @Brdf: I'm pretty sure the iPhone is banned because it has access to the internets.
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    HP and RPN forever!!!
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    Image of infmom infmom
    01/22/09

    In reply to Wooden Vespa Is Dining Room Furniture You Can Die On
    Come ride on the back of my Vespa and we'll see who gets the wedgie. :)
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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/21/09

    In reply to Wooden Vespa Is Dining Room Furniture You Can Die On
    I am not really a Vespa person, but wow on that woodwork. Its amazing.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/11/08

    In reply to Awkward Piaggio Tricycle Could Be First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid
    Slap me down in the 'looks great' column, however I am concerned that the model they are using is not appropriately dressed for the climate we have in Seattle. The thought of using a vehicle to commute that gets 140mpg sounds like a fantastic alternative on days I am too lazy to ride my bike.
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    Image of TendoMentis TendoMentis
    11/11/08

    In reply to Awkward Piaggio Tricycle Could Be First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid
    Damn, I don't understand the hate on this from the author (PS, please don't ban me).


    I would TOTALLY sell my family members to purchase this trike if/when it becomes available. The social stigma in the USA against scooters or trikes is so confounding and really does nothing to move the social consciousness towards more efficient and environmentally sound forms of transportation.

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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/11/08

    @TendoMentis: I've never seen anyone get banned here for disagreeing with anyone, including "the management" as long as it's well reasoned, and not full of curse words.


    As for the social stigma, I think there's a reason for that; the USA practically invented motorcycle culture, and it's taken solid root here. And that culture is heavily tied to "freedom" and being able to take the same vehicle that you use to get to work and go on a 3000 mile search for yourself. And you just can't do that on a scooter.


    Speaking of which, anyone else watching Sons of Anarchy? Fantastic show.

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    Image of closhedbb closhedbb
    11/11/08

    @weatherman: Weatherman makes a good point. As a rider, the way I see it is thus:


    Some people ride to get from point A to point B

    Some people ride to get away from point A


    Scooters almost always fall in the former category.

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    11/11/08

    @closhedbb: you put it more succinctly than I did.
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    Image of marcsiry marcsiry
    11/11/08

    In reply to Awkward Piaggio Tricycle Could Be First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid
    I'm guessing the author doesn't know much about motorcycles or scooters. These MP3s are getting solid reviews in moto rags that typically wouldn't look twice at a scooter. They've got a radical front end that lets the scoot lean deeply into turns while still benefitting from two tires worth of contact patch.


    The current ICE-only 500 looks better than the 400, which this hybrid appears to be based on, but they both look fine in person. As an avowed two-wheeler, I'd consider a plug-in version of this as a commuter... it would let me ride in the snow, which is currently the only thing that makes me park my bike.

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/11/08

    In reply to Awkward Piaggio Tricycle Could Be First Mass-Produced Plug-in Hybrid
    I saw one of these parked in Toronto. So someone's got them already.


    Also, they look pretty good in real life. So quit being a jerk.

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