Kelle sent me these two photos of a great pink and white Vespa ET she saw. She writes:

“Hey Crystal

Where ya been????  I miss you! I found this super cute two-tone pink ET4 in Newport Beach California.  It was in a store that specialized in restorations, but it wasn’t for sale.  It is the owner’s wife’s bike…her baby   It is super cute!  Hope all is well.  Have a very Merry Christmas!

Kelle”

This pink 1968 Vespa 150 with sidecar is only one of the custom scooters that ModScooters features on its web site. Check out this one in black and hot pink. ModScooters’ Vespas with sidecars sell for $5,700 plus shipping ($650 to anywhere), and without sidecars they are priced at $3,700 plus shipping. Thank you to Jeff at ModScooters who wrote to tell me about his company’s work, and for the permission to use this photo.

Here’s a gorgeous photo taken by flechotech, found in their photostream on FlickR. According to the caption, it was taken in “on the streets of Arezzo” in Italy.

Used in accordance with the Creative Commons licence.

Kelle sent me this photo of her on her pink Vespa ET4. She writes:

“I love your website and check it every day.  Here is a pix of my ET4 pink Vespa.  LOVE IT!!!!  Too Cute!!!!

“I am looking forward to the pink fuzzy seat cover I ordered for my Honda Metrolitan (Pink Hibiscus).  My daughter now rides the Honda.  She loves it!

“Sometimes I pick her up from school on the Vespa.  Her friends think it is cool.  Ha ”

Thanks for the photo, Kelle!

Meet Dana and her pink 1974 Vespa Primavera. I first read about Dana and her scooter in an article about the Westenders scooter club in the West Seattle Herald. I wrote to the club and finally was able to hook up with Dana and ask her to send a photo or two, and she wrote to me that she has two pink scooters (how lucky can a person get?). Unfortunately, right around the time she was about to send me photos, Dana went down on a grated bridge and both she and her pink scooter Jezebel suffered some damage. Thankfully, Dana only needed a few stitches, she said, and the Primavera is repairable. Please help me in sending both Dana and Jezebel some get well wishes.

Ok, so it’s not pink in the photo, but it does come in pink! Omily found this 20 inch tall by 30 inch wide vinyl scooter wall decal that is available in over 40 colors/textures at Dali Decals, including glossy or matte shades of pink. Prices start at $40. The company will also make custom sizes if you need one really really really really big.

“My name is Tanya and I run a small Modern Scooter group out of Portland, Oregon. We meet once a month and have very intimate rides to where ever. I mean, all of Oregon is beautiful. A friend alerted me to your site and it rocks.  Here is my pink Vespa ET4 2005. I have done quite a bit of mods too it and am still doing more, here’s a list:

PAINT:  The paint is the original pink that Piaggio first used in the 50’s when they first started making the Scooter.  I had opaque added to it so that it would sparkle in the sun.  Also, had little black polka dots added to match my favorite shirt.  You can’t see the dots unless you’re standing right next to the bike.  It’s awesome!

RIMS:  I had the original rims custom chrome dipped and added a spinner that I designed to fit the bike.  These things gleam and spin while I ride.

SEAT:  I bought a custom lowered seat as I couldn’t get a full foot on the ground. This seat gives me about an inch and a half of play as I have short legs…hee hee.

LIGHTS:  All the original lights have been replaced with the Euro lights.  Instead of the yellow lights, they are white with a yellow bulb.  This gives a sharper looking finish to the bike.  Makes the color flow a little nicer.

SHIELD:  I added the small clear windshield to the front of the bike to block some of the wind that hits the bike, but mostly for curb appeal.

SPEED:  I have the ET4 Molossi kit that goes to this bike.  I haven’t put it on the bike yet as I am waiting to put the new exhaust on at the same time.”

Tanya also wanted to reiterate that she didn’t rider her scooter in the heels she’s wearing in the photo; they were worn for the photo shoot (a ‘Sexy Scooter’ layout in the local newspaper, Willamette Weekly).

Thank you Tanya, for sharing your photos and mods list. And my apologies for not writing you back to let you know when this was going up – your email got filtered and I can’t find it! :: sigh ::

I found this photo on Photobucket.

My first thought: “Cute scooter!”

My almost immediate second thought: “GET SOME FRICKIN BOOTS ON!” Pleaseohplease don’t ever ride your scooter with little flip flops on, or anything less than foot/ankle protecting boots, even when riding a super cute pink Vespa. There’s a reason people do that – they like having toes.

Here’s another Flickr find, a great photo shot in Malaysia in the Sue Anna Joe photostream, entitled Colyn on a hot pink Vespa. Many thanks to Anna for permission to use the photo here. It’s unknown who the Vespa belongs to. See more photos in Sue Anna Joe’s photostream.

This is a photo by Shaners Beckers that is another Flickr find. This fleet of Vespa LXs is dressed up as flamingos, he says, to advertise pink flamingos arriving at the Seattle zoo. I wonder what the riders were wearing?