Risa Ukes & Vespa Scooters

Yes it fits!

I remember a thread a while back about scooters and ukes. Any of you ukelelians who ride Vespa GT200s, or GTS250s, might be happy to learn that a Risa Soprano 'stick' (and gig bag) fits in the pet carrier under the seat.

I have a 1980 Vespa P-200 with no under seat storage and also a Bajaj Chetak with a massive storage box that will hold a sopranino
Scooters and ukes go well together. Those GT Vespas are nice!

I would love to be able to get a Vespa. I already have a Risa soprano solid. The closest I got
to a Vespa was a 180cc Yamaha Riva. I commuted across the I-90 bridge from Seattle to Bellevue
for a few years in the late 90's. I got blown around a bit so I decided I needed to either gain more
weight or get a bigger bike. I did both, of course, and went from 180ccs to an 1100cc Hond Goldwing!
Whew, that was a heavy bike! But I really enjoyed it for the next 3 years.

I now commute with an '88 Mazda 323, a bit rough, but it gets me places (even a weekend trip to
Bozeman, Montana to enjoy my son's last collegiate lacrosse games last year, before he ended his
eligibility).

Anyway, scooters and ukes! What a great combo.

Keep uke'in' and scootin',

I would LOVE a Vespa! Especially as it's summer (I use that word lightly, being in England...)

I'd probably just strap my uke to my back. It's a battered old soprano that cost me about as much as a sandwich.

such fun.

I dont have a scooter but my mom does. its good to use to save gas but our winter is soo long down where i live so it doesnt get used much. but i do have a risa lp and i use it all the time!

I just saw the photo of your Risa LP in the "uke p***" thread. That baby is HOT!

I live in Toronto, so am much too familiar with long winters. But I try to ride my GT200 as close to all year as I can. Usually manage to ride every month except January and February. I have friends that ride even in those months, but I won't ride if there is any snow or ice on the roads.

I just thought it was neat that I had a uke that fits into the "trunk" of my scooter

This weekend is AmeriVespa weekend in New Orleans - a scooter rally with over 600 registered riders. I'll see if I can spot any that are also sporting a uke. (Not a scooter type myself, but my partner is going to all their events.)

Been riding Vespas since the mid eighties. Got a P-2 and a Sprint Veloce now...so no under seat, but a Bajaj is on the way. For now I just sling my Risa Kidney Bean over my shoulder and strap the Vox mini three to the crashbars So cool to have another one of my quirks validated...first accordions palying ukers, now vespa riding ukers...
How does everyone feel about yo-yo's?
I love this place.

NOLAmoment- there will be Ukers at Amerivespa. I will not be one of them, but check this out
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?48561-First-neck-glue-job...

My uncle has Vespas but no ukes. I have a hot rodded little Suzuki GS500, the naked one from 2001. Just a bikini fairing and a chin spoiler. It's for carving canyons, not transportation though. Too much work to gear up unless I absolutely have to, and then I have to tweak it through the back gate just so. Room on the back of the seat for a laptop bag though.