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Restoring a vintage Vespa

Riding season is coming to a close and for many die-hard scooterists, it is wrenching season. Well, wrenching, scraping, sandblasting, painting, rewiring and the season for hunting down 45 year old NOS, aftermarket, reproduction and used replacement parts.

Follow the restoration of this 1965 Vespa GL 150, del… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on October 25, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

How to winterize yourself or your scooter

The leaves are turning yellow, brown and orange and fingers are turning blue. If you are looking for gear to keep riding through the winter, you may wish to visit European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh or your nearest Harley dealership for some hard-core warm weather gear. Harley Davidson makes a pair of winter gloves that are considered the warmest in the business (BMW's are a close second). BMW dealers generally carry Gerbings electric gloves, vest, pants, socks, etc. Harley has its own br… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on October 14, 2009 at 10:08am — 5 Comments

Gettysburg Rally

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Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on October 8, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Here's why Italian scooters will always outsell German scooters

Holy Zundapp, Bella, will you look at this? BMW proves that it can make a fugly scooter with bleeding edge safety features and advanced technology that nobody can afford, which hardly matters, because you can't buy one anyway. Its a concept scooter built on the frame of the failed… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on October 6, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

OCT. 4th RALLY TO OAKHURST TEA ROOM

Hey Tom & June - Thanks for the great rally to the Laurel Highlands. A great tunout even with the colder weather. It will toughen us up for future trips. From the scoot I saw three must do photos in all that great scenery. As we were enjoying our meal, June said "nobody should go away hungry" - how true. Since we went that far with you and June maybe a future trip to Ligonier [711 or381 north off 31]. Where were the cameras?? Continue

Added by Tom Delegram on October 5, 2009 at 12:17pm — 3 Comments

SWEET! 2005 GT 200 for sale

Hey Yinzers, I just traded my P200 for a scooter just like this. I've seen the scoot at European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh and I thought it was a new one! $2,995 asking price is very fair. It won't last. Ask for Lee and tell him Mitch the Scooter Dude sent you.

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Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on September 27, 2009 at 3:59pm — No Comments

SEPT. 20th RALLY TO WATERING HOLE #2

Thank"s to all who did the Sept. 20th, Rally To Watering hole #2. Excellent weather and scenic back country roads that are enjoyable to cruise on our scoots made for a great ride [a "Sunday Ride" on Sunday]. An unusual destination for our meal was the final touch. No scantilly clad waitress or Maitre'd in black tie but good simple fare. A local "Historian" was introduced to the group who could out talk our best and might have an "eye" on another. Steve "Menhir" is back on his Vespa and that was… Continue

Added by Tom Delegram on September 21, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

sorry missed the last few rides

Bummer was unable to make last few events due to other commetments. hope to see you all at the Coffee Tree Continue

Added by Thomas Sheridan on September 21, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

RALLY TO DROVER'S INN !!

An appreciative thank you to all the "Yinzers" that participated in the "Dog Days Of August" rally. A new record was set, 20 "Yinzers" and 18 scoots. Continue

Added by Tom Delegram on August 31, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

fun, fun ,fun

Hey great ride, weather and good food what more can you ask for. The ride to the Drovers Inn was more fun than a Scooter rider should be allowed to have. Continue

Added by Thomas Sheridan on August 31, 2009 at 10:52am — 4 Comments

More new and used scooters for sale

2009 Piaggio Fly 150 white... manufacturers warranty until 10/1/09. 1st 292 miles perfect condition. $2500 no freight, no prep. Brand new fleet of NEW, UNTITLED 2009 Piaggio Fly 150's. One demo with 650 miles. Make offer. 2006 Kymco People 150 with about 2700 miles. Asking $1950. Great shape and just dealer serviced with new hub/engine oil etc. (The Kymco People 150 is a large wheeled scooter that looks just like the Piaggio LT 150). Honda CH80 Elite. SUPER NICE. Only $900 and IT'S A BULLETPR… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on August 25, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Coolest Scooter and Motorcycle Show - Sat, September 12th

Hey all my scoot'n buddies I wanted to remind everyone about my West Newton Community Festival event that I am planning. This is a new event for me this year and would love to see someone (anyone) show up to participate to help me make this a somewhat of a success this first year. Yes the event is on September 12th but it is a pre-reg event so I can get shirts made for all the participants Deadline on sending in your money and form is Monday August 31st (I need time to get shirts done) I wil… Continue

Added by ScootinDeb (Scoots) on August 24, 2009 at 6:42pm — No Comments

Tour da'Burgh photo tour

Tom "Camera Boy" Delegram sure knows his way around the city. Our tour of 16 different vantage points used by photographers for great cityscape photos of Yinzburgh was pruned by a few stops towards the end so we could get to Billy's Bistro a little earlier and feed some hungry riders.

After a late lunch, several riders back tracked with Tom to see the stops that were skipped. In all, 17 riders and passengers attended, and considering that the day started out dreary and… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on July 26, 2009 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

Yinzer Dog Day Afternoon Ride for August 30th

The Yinzer Dog Day Afternoon" promises to be another memorable country ride.We will meet at 10:00 AM at the Blue Horse Coffee house on Washington Rd. in Mt. Lebanon [at the corner of Rt. 19 & Conner Rd. Departure will be 10:30 AM. We will use Gilkeson, Painters Run and Bower Hill Rds. to get to Rt. 50 in Bridgeville. At a comfortable pace Rt. 50 will take us through many little towns and beautiful country to Rt. 844 in Washington County. After being on Rt. 844 for a short distance it become… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on July 16, 2009 at 12:03pm — 1 Comment

My ride to Ross Park Mall

Last night my wife and I took a ride to Ross Park Mall on the Vespa. Its about a 19 mile ride one way. The weather was awesome! It is a great ride with not a lot of large highway to get there. On the way we saw one person riding a Vespa. It is pretty exciting seeing a fellow Vespa rider. We also came across many others on motorcyles. Just about every rider waved to us. After some shopping at the Mall we at Cheesecake Factory. We fit 3 shirts that my wife bought, a shirt and sunglasses that I bo… Continue

Added by Tommy V on July 10, 2009 at 7:58am — 1 Comment

Ride Report: The Scoot'n Yinzer June Junket

Fifteen Scoot'n Yinzer Riders on 13 scooters met at the Trailside Restaurant in West Newton for the June Junket to the West Overton Museum. Scoot'n Deb led the riders on Mitch's amazing Aprila SR50 (49ccs of DY-NO-MITE) though some narrow, twisty, farm roads to the grounds of the Overton Museum.

We sat on the front porch of the main house, talked about scooters and other topics, while enjoying pizza, homemade desert and gelati. Afterward, we looked at lots of old stuff… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on June 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

10th Annual PVSC Band Camp Rally

I will not write much about the Pittsburgh Vintage Scooter Club's 10th Annual Band Camp Rally, because, like Vegas, what happens at Band Camp stays at Band Camp. Check out the Video section on this site for live action of the zip line. Photo Album from Band Camp Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on June 21, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

May Marathon Ride a Success

We enjoyed perfect riding weather (sunny and 68 degrees) all the way and a good turnout equal to half our total membership. Fifteen of us met at the Bee Hive to start the ride.
See photos of the ride here on Pittsburgh's Scoot'n Yinzers
Along the way, five riders dropped off near the end to get home and start their dreaded list of "honey do's." Our party of ten arrived at Vincent's at Green tree aro… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on May 31, 2009 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

You know you've been on the scooter too long when . . .

. . . you begin to slow as a nasty manhole appears within your 12 second safety zone . . . and, you're driving your car ! Yup, after a weekend filled with scootering, there I was driving into "dahntahn" 'Burg to work this afternoon and, as I was rolling my cage down 30, I did exactly that. I smiled to myself and wondered what everyone else's answer would be to this post title. There is no cure. Not even any treatment. Just knowing glances on nodding heads . . . Continue

Added by Deb aka "Mojito Mama" on May 25, 2009 at 9:46pm — 10 Comments

US to force citizens to choose between Vespa scooters or Segways

You know you have a scooter addiction when you read this story and find yourself disappointed that it is fake news. Mitch the SD. Go here for the source article: DETROIT – Fed up with the increasingly complicated debate about the connection between the hulking vehicles favored by Americans and global warming, the Obama administration has suddenly and summarily decided to radi… Continue

Added by Mitch the Scooter Dude on May 22, 2009 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

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