All in good time - patience is a virtue

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Originally uploaded by [dudu79].

Isn't this an amazing old Vespa VLB? This is one that was restored to an almost 'new' retro look - if you look at some of my older photos you'll see that my Vespa originally came in a similar silver to this.

If my Vespa is back up to speed before we leave Pretoria I am going to put my white wall tires on her! I have a set just like this in a box in my office just begging to go into action!

Patience is a good thing - but so is a little bit of healthy motivation!

Comments

[Thomas Scarborough]

Nice bike, Dion. Did you see my Bajaj Pickup on my blog? It's a rebadged Vespa Ape (i.e. continued production under another name), made in India, and still a recognisable affinity with the 1948 model. There's a (very small) picture on my blog now.

[wess daniels]

it looks really cool. Did you get a picture post 4x4?

[digitaldion (Dion Forster)]

Hey Wes,

Thanks for the comment, please check my flickr set for an 'after an encounter with a 4x4' photo.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaldion/2285037145/" REL="nofollow">after accident

And, this is what it looked like way back in the day (before it was restored).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaldion/350704906/in/set-1730648/" REL="nofollow">before restoration

And THIS is what it looked like BEFORE the 4x4 got hold of it... I hope it will look like this in a few weeks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaldion/399719612/in/set-1730648/" REL="nofollow">After restoration