Ask the Scooter Maven - Vespa Recreations from Vietnam

[DohuuVi]

Just because you guys bought a few pieces of trash from unscrupulous dealers in Saigon...Why don't you get the good ones from people who know what they are doing? There are Patrick from saigonscootercentre and Randall from scooterrs, Alain from anticscootervietnam and Loc Nguyen from Vespa Doctor. I have no problem covering the rough roads of Laos and Cambodia and the 2000km trek from Saigon to Hanoi via the West Ho Chi Minh highway with their bikes.

[MartinRacingPerf]

@DohuuVi Ok, tone it down. I didnt buy anything, nor do we sell recreations we just give stores advice as to how to stay in business. Been doing this ten years. My database shows over 4,000 clients over 1,000 of them the numbers are disconnected and the people went on to do something different with their lives because they went out of business. Anyone can open a scooter store, staying in business is an art. It involves luck, good marketing, and listening to advice.

[MartinRacingPerf]

@DohuuVi What we notice is anyone with a few thousand dollars opens a store, fills it up with 20 to 30 Chinese scooters that cost them $500 a pop and then expect it to be a real shop. If you watch our videos you have to cater to many different people. So if your not going to invest in some nice restorations this is a good option, something for the window, for the wall, Get people in the door. Vintage is an area Im not an expert in. I just know what the US consumer expects from the experience.

[VenturesScooterCrew]

This is a travesty! To the untrained eye, it looks cool, but these are VERY dangerous, often are riddled with bondo, and are made out of different models, so they are NOT correct. I wish the Vietnamese would stop doing this. They are not safe and not true Vespas. Any true Vespa enthusiast can tell.

[MartinRacingPerf]

@VenturesScooterCrew Great for a restaurant to hang on the wall or decorations, but yes they could be dangerous.

[Guvnor7777]

Bodge !!! they do the best they can? their 'best' is usually not good enough to be registered. If you are buying a nammer make sure you get it checked out mechanically before riding it.

[MartinRacingPerf]

@Guvnor7777 As a collector you are correct. If you want a good restoration you get what you pay for. I see these Vietnam ones that aren't that great as good show pieces and for new stores that are not Vespa shops, but can add to the marketing, experience, and overall look of the store by putting one in the window. The average Chinese shop despite not being able to carry good brands should still create a scooter experience when people walk in and this is part of what the average consumer wants.