Scootering

FROM SOW’S EAR TO SILK PURSE…

PRACTICAL SCOOTERING TECH TIPS Part One

The Vespa PX, from 125 to 200cc, has been a rally-going staple for legions of scooterists, decade after decade. The 125 in particular has allowed many a scooterist to get out and about, even with just L plates if required. The beauty of the 125 has always been that it was so underrated, and therefore undervalued, they were always available at a snip. Not that we can rely on low prices any more – almost everything on planet Earth is soaring ever higher!

The other benefit of the little 125 was that, once the required driving test examination was passed (honest guv), their performance was easily improved, even surpassing the power of a standard PX200 with the most basic of upgrades (usually just a kit and pipe!). These are points that we

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