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Wooden Vespa rebuild

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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Posted by: St.Eligius on January 19, 2009 at 6:53 PM

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

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Posted by: Vit0r on January 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM

Nice!

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Posted by: Ken on January 19, 2009 at 8:42 PM

Thank You

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

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Posted by: Thom on January 20, 2009 at 9:24 AM

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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Posted by: Uxio Noceda on January 20, 2009 at 12:59 PM

GRANDE, Alberto!!!!

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

saudos dende Espanha! de un galego!.

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

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Posted by: Henri Sangalang on January 20, 2009 at 4:15 PM

well done!!!!

That is superb!

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

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Posted by: terry on January 20, 2009 at 5:43 PM

weight

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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Posted by: TimB on January 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Stunning

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

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Posted by: rsvr85 on February 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM

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

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