Wooden Vespa rebuild

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By John Edgar Park
Posted 2009/01/19 @ 5:12 pm
Category Energy

Portuguese craftsman Carlos Alberto handbuilt this sublime wooden Vespa. I think the classic Vespa is one of the most beautiful designs in history, and this is a truly worthy remake.

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10 Responses to Wooden Vespa rebuild

St.Eligius on January 19th, 2009 at 6:53 pm said:

This might be an interesting project to try when I change out the engine in my Sprint.

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Vit0r on January 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm said:

Nice!

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Ken on January 19th, 2009 at 8:42 pm said:

The vision and the work that went into this is inspired.

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Thom on January 20th, 2009 at 9:24 am said:

The craftsman ship is wonderful, the time spent doing is a amazing commitment I would think. I would love to know the weight of the bike before and after his work.

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Uxio Noceda on January 20th, 2009 at 12:59 pm said:

fantastico, Alberto. Extraordinario trabajo!!!. M eencanta!.

saudos dende Espanha! de un galego!.

Â¿Crees ti que poderia face-lo mesmo con unha Hyosung Aguila????. Ja ja ja

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Henri Sangalang on January 20th, 2009 at 4:15 pm said:

That is superb!

beautiful craftmanship, and what a load of work that must have been…please post more info please!!!!

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terry on January 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm said:

Im just wondering if the increased weight of the wood affects performance?

Even if so, it IS a pretty novelty to have!

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TimB on January 27th, 2009 at 10:53 am said:

Turn up to a scooter rally on this and be prepared to be treated like a god….LOL, love it…

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rsvr85 on February 19th, 2009 at 1:13 pm said:

WOW, that is frickin amazing, how much would it cost for me to buy a similar?

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Melissa Potts Bowers on June 20th, 2011 at 12:31 pm said:

What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and an amazing machine!

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