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Subject: "Another VietJunker??..."
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lucifermonkey
Member since Jul-7-04
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Aug-31-05, 00:31 AM (EDT) |
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"Another VietJunker??..."
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JZ N Prickle
Member since Aug-5-05
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Aug-31-05, 07:40 AM (EDT) |
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1. "RE: Another VietJunker??..."
In response to message #0
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Yep, it sure is avoid it, he even used the pics from Ebay it looks like. Don't buy it, if you talk to the guy ask him straight up if its from Asia. The giveaways are the yellow boots on the stand, the chrome buddy seat pan, the glovebox on a bike that shouldnt have one, etc. That price is a joke too, $45.00 maybe. |
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Giulliano Rito
unregistered user
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Aug-31-05, 05:46 PM (EDT) |
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2. "RE: Another ethnocentric prick"
In response to message #1
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Although many vespas from Asia are indeed "Vietjunker's" as you have so cleverly put it, there are a number of companies that do produce quality authentic Vespas. In fact, scooters such as Vespas are their primary source of transportation, and although many are cheap or fake, many American companies take advantage of the cheap parts & labor to produce high quality Vespas at a fraction of the cost. Just because schmucks like you have bought your crapshooter "vintage" bikes in the states, doesn't mean the quality is any better--just that you spent double or triple the price for a bike that needs lots of work.
I have lived in Italy for years and have found comparable "vintage" Vespas to the dodgy ones I see around town that cost $200-500 there, whereas you spent $5,000 on the same model here.
And since has adding accessories to a bike ruined the legitimacy of it? look at the horrific crap people add onto their cars these days.
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JZ N Prickle
Member since Aug-5-05
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Aug-31-05, 06:51 PM (EDT) |
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3. "RE: Another ethnocentric prick"
In response to message #2
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-31-05 AT 06:52 PM (EDT)
The problem is they have the paint, just not the parts. Even simple parts like hardend bolts, lock nuts and washers and most the scooters are parts of different models combined. Hey everyone is free to buy and ride what they want, if someone asks for help or advice, I'll tell them my experiences and warn them to stay away from them. It sure is hard to return a bike to some guy in Saigon for service or hold him accountable for what he sold you as "Restored Like New", compared to heading to the local scooter repair shop to have it repaired if there is a problem. Most shops won't work on an Asian scooters because there is too much liability and usually when you open one up, its a can of worms, so most have learned there leson. |
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