Post by Spence on Dec 21, 2004 8:37:00 GMT
An article in the January 2005 issue of Scootering Magazine has prompted me to launch this rant, so sorry if it offends anyone.
You know when they feature scooters in the magazine, and they ask the owner "What changes could improve the scooter scene"?
I'll tell you what would improve it; the eradication of Vespa/Lambretta snobbery once and for all.
I'm not saying everyone subscribes to it, but if you want to read articles like that in Scootering, or listen to conversations at rallies and clubs, everyone suffers it because there's always plenty of people who won't let it lie.
The sooner everyone realises and accepts that a) Vespas are reliable and solid, but a little bit plain and boring, b) Lambrettas are flashy and attractive, but as reliable as a clingfilm condom, and c) everyone has different taste when it comes to how their scooter looks, then the scootering world will be a better place.
If I want a flyscreen and chrome accessories on my Vespa, because that's what I like, then that's what I'll have. If you want to ride your Lambretta balls out full throttle with the panels off and no mirrors then that's fine too. Horses for courses, diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. Be happy people.
You know when they feature scooters in the magazine, and they ask the owner "What changes could improve the scooter scene"?
I'll tell you what would improve it; the eradication of Vespa/Lambretta snobbery once and for all.
I'm not saying everyone subscribes to it, but if you want to read articles like that in Scootering, or listen to conversations at rallies and clubs, everyone suffers it because there's always plenty of people who won't let it lie.
The sooner everyone realises and accepts that a) Vespas are reliable and solid, but a little bit plain and boring, b) Lambrettas are flashy and attractive, but as reliable as a clingfilm condom, and c) everyone has different taste when it comes to how their scooter looks, then the scootering world will be a better place.
If I want a flyscreen and chrome accessories on my Vespa, because that's what I like, then that's what I'll have. If you want to ride your Lambretta balls out full throttle with the panels off and no mirrors then that's fine too. Horses for courses, diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. Be happy people.
