Cost of maintaining a vespa

[stonecow]

hi all, i'm new to this forum and riding, hope can learn from you guys.

 

i'm thinking of getting a vespa LX150 as my first bike. The cost of buying a used or new one is pretty straightforward. What I need advice on is the cost of owning one. i think it is important to factor in all these 'phantom' costs and work out how much it's gonna cost me in insurance, road tax, maintenance etc for the next 2-3yrs before I take the leap.

 

also i gather that keeping a vintage model costs more than a modren one. again, what are the differences in maintenance costs?

 

thanks in advance!

[Sharpey]

Actually, maintenance on Manual Vespas is lower than that of the Auto ones.

[stonecow]

tks. any vespa users can share their own experiences?

[Smack76]

tks. any vespa users can share their own experiences?

 

Hi i m also new to vespa...love the vintage look.

[kenshi1777]

vespa looks cool..

[imhua]

how much does one cost? a brand new one. heard second hand vespa is high in maintainence. correct me huh..

[Sharpey]

depends which type of vespa...

 

modern ones (new or not) cost more to maintain than classic ones.

[kenshi1777]

you looking for low maintenance or comfy?

[kingfeo]

a vespa is relatively low maintainance specially the older models

[worra]

wow, no one is actually answering the original qn.

how much to maintain a vespa...haha..

maybe some exp vespa riders can put in some $ figures, no?

[siztin]

hi all...juz sharing...

to maintain vespa is not hard....

money wise depends on what is the parts dat u need to change...

u can try to survey n ask ard at those vespa wrkshp...

but if u can learn n maintain urself even better....