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Post by indiebrett on Mar 31, 2015 11:07:20 GMT
I've had my vespa px125 for over 10 years and was wondering if it is possible for a scooter to get blown over in high winds? It's never happened before but I've recently moved and my scooter is more exposed. It has a cover on it so I didn't know if this helps tip it over?
If anyone has any has experienced this happening or has any advise it would be much apprenticed.
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Post by henri on Mar 31, 2015 12:23:46 GMT
yep they can go,an having a cover just increases the area that wind can hit , there not like bikes on sidestands that get blown over sideways ,in my experience its where a owners parked them with rear into the wind an there rolled forward off the stand ,not so much with px's as they sit at quite a angle on the stand ,but earlier vesps an especially when stand is worn down or bent .lambrettas are loads worse for this as often both wheels touch with stand down . H
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Post by indiebrett on Mar 31, 2015 12:31:43 GMT
Thanks for that. I just hope it's not some local little sh*t  Where it is parked, the wind hits the side of my scooter. I have noticed a few times the wind getting underneath the cover causing a tent like affect. I'm assuming a big gust of wind is what has possibly caused it. Luckily my girlfriends car stopped it from fully going over. |
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Post by L12ARD on Mar 31, 2015 13:01:11 GMT
My new PX (well 2014) blew over at work , the lads saw the wind hit the cover and lift and throw it onto it's side, dinted and scuffed all the o/s side panel , smashing the throttle tube to pieces and scuffing the mudguard, kickstart and trim ...
All for the sake of me covering it at work every day rain or shine , I was absolutely gutted and all in all with the paintwork and parts needed about £400 damage ...
If it's forecast heavy winds I don't use the cover at all , and it's fine in the winds...lesson learnt
Steve
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Post by indiebrett on Mar 31, 2015 13:17:29 GMT
Ah...Sorry to hear that! Sounds like I was pretty lucky then. I did think it had something to do with the cover but couldn't fully understand why. I feel a little bit bad that I was secretly blaming one of my neighbours |
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Post by mickingle on Mar 31, 2015 15:25:44 GMT
Im lucky that mine is sheltered under the building at work and in a garage at home. Its out on the road im worried about tonight although it has died down a bit now.
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Post by rab on Mar 31, 2015 18:49:34 GMT
if it cant stand up without help it will blow over at some point. id never leave it under a rain cover unless it was shelterd from wind
we live and learn . think weve all been there and done that tho
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Post by vespasco on Apr 2, 2015 16:55:06 GMT
My ss180 was blown on its side once.
So was i but thats another story :0
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