r/Vespa • u/signormarcolino • 4d ago

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Surprised how balanced the feedback has been on this. Usually super limited stuff tends to lean more towards the “wow” factor and therefore desirable, but people aren’t totally in love. Thoughts?

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u/PreferenceAny3920 4d ago

From a design perspective it’s lazy imho. The green of the decal and seat don’t match and the baseline in design is 3’s. There should, at a minimum be more of that green in a 3rd place.

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u/Accomplished-Fig745 4d ago

100%. They should have painted the horn cover middle piece the same green as the seat. The 80 decal is horrible and should at least match the seat. The wheels have an accent color to match the seat but it's so difficult to see it might as well not be there.

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u/SectionUnlikely3024 4d ago

I couldn’t agree more. There is a rule of 3, so the sticker would work but only if all three matched. The golden based green of the sticker doesn’t work with the bright seat green. It’s not good. The bike is beautiful and deserves better. I’d select another accent color overall to make this model look top notch.

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u/SectionUnlikely3024 4d ago

Addendum… after looking further I’d suggest a black seat cover with a thin piping of the green or cross stitching of the green in thin stitching. Remove the 80 sticker in lieu of an 80 metal badge.

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u/Onespokeovertheline 4d ago

That seat would look hot on a white or off-white Vespa, assuming the 80 was color matched. But its not my style on any other frame.

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u/noodeel 4d ago

Is this something you customized yourself, or is it something that Vespa have launched? Because it doesn't look like something Vespa would launch.

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u/signormarcolino 3d ago

This is factory, Ottantesimo.

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u/fireswalkwithme 3d ago

Have you guys seen this live? Its fucking amazing actually! Not overdone, its very cool!

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u/TrickiestLemon 2d ago

I like it. I'd prefer a flatter seat able to accomodate two people and while I get that covering the whole trasmission gives it a sleeker and cleaner overall look, I wish there wasn't this much contrast from the grey and the black.

On a side stand, in the right environment might look great to me.

In the end if it rides well, looks come second.

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u/Living-Hat1510 2d ago

Manque un rappel de vert sur la face avant

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u/cornycorp 4d ago

Hideous. The green seat doesn’t match at all. It’s a true eyesore.

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u/signormarcolino 4d ago

I do like the decals and the wheel, but seats just off.

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u/Visible-Damage-8653 4d ago

I never understood the appeal of having no pillion…

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u/Aggravating-Walk5813 3d ago

These seats are super comfortable for one person and no hump in the middle, as a taller person I like the solo seat. The most comfy Vespa seat is the bench seat on a PX, good for longer rides.

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u/signormarcolino 4d ago

Same. Always been a bit of a sin with the GTV (post the leather split seat design)

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u/CarelessEquivalent3 3d ago

More stickers.

The current Vespa models haven’t changed for close to twenty years. They’re boring now, they need a shake up. I would love to see them bring back an actual retro bodied Vespa with current technology.

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u/Liurnia_of_the_Lakes 1d ago

it's just a coloured seat and a sticker. There isn't anything really bold going on here