So anywho, driving along at the speed limit (I was doing about 33 in 30mph zone), some Vespa owner blows past me doing about 38-40. It was a rather large Vespa, I guessed it to be about 100-150cc.
So anyways, he just gunning it, slams on breaks at red light, and I of cource just putt putt along, and meet up at the red light. Light turns green, he guns it again, right up to the next red light, again, I just putt putt, and get their just before it turns green. Now, repeat this about 8 times, at 8 lights
Finally, at a stop just before the bridge over the Milwaukee River where they stopped traffic so the bridge could raise and let a oversized boat go through, i pull up, and nicely ask if it was a 100cc bike, he smugly says it's 150cc. He asks me what mine is, i said a 50 cc.
Smugly he starts boasing about his vespa, how it's the best smoothest ride, most reliable etc...
Heres where the fun starts ^_^
He says I should get a vespa, and get rid of my crappy honda (oh boy, he's askin for it
)I said I cant afford 5k for a scooter, I can get a car for that much. He then says he didnt pay 5k, he only paid $4,700. I said I paid $1000 for mine, brand new, 10 years ago. He's like, Wow, it's that old and still running?
I'm like, yep. I ask him what kind of maintance he's done to the bike, and if he's had any breakdowns. He said he got it beginning of the summer, has a few engine problems, overheating, bogging down, problem with front break, but nothing thats not expected. I say how many miles on it, he says about 500... I ask about mileage, he gets about 80mpg he said.
I say mines got 5,000 miles, has never gone in for maintance until 2 weeks ago for new tires, because I picked up a nail
and figured while I was at it, i would do some preventive maintance, so I changed the belt and weights which was a 35 minute project.I sewear it, his jaw dropped! And he went bug eyed. I could tell he was swearing under his breath!
Next part is the really funny part
This is where my initial description of all the things I was carrying (weight wise) on my lil ol' 50cc scoot This dude, was probially about 180lbs, had NO cargo on his Vespa at ALL.
So, trying to reclaim some of his lost manhood for his stupidity of spending (after tax and crap, probially did pay about 5k for his) he says nice meeting you, and starts revving his scoot up, waiting for the go ahead and drawbridge to close so we can go accross.
So, finally to the funny part....
Light is green to go, he floors it (figertivly), i figure what the *, and I floor mine (also figertivly, as we dont have peddels, just twist throttles),
I kept pase with him all the way to the next light
With me new tires, belt, weights, and my now completly scrubbed carb (I didnt tell him that I cleaned the carb 2 hehehe) I managed to bury my needle on my spedo quite quickly.I pull up, he looks at me, face all red, herd him Mutter the word "*", and he cut in front of me and made a right turn and took off.
Well, that is my exciting story of the week!
Anyone else have one?
