My friends make a fool of me when I use the term Vespatour to describe the journey I did this summer around Italy riding a Vespa since that term reminds them an organized group tour, not certainly one made alone by a crazy guy.
After what happened a few days ago in Milan I really hope they won’t do the same when I’ll use the term Vespacrash to recall the fall in the middle of the road that did cost me a relevant damage to my Vespa 250 GTS…
Damn, I traveled for 4200 Km around Italy in a month without causing her even a little scratch and then I manage to destroy the left flank falling like a goof in the Milan traffic.
Do you recall the tram sidewalk separating the two carways and is elevated for a few centimeters from the roadbed? Right, I was quietly riding along a road of that kind. I was exactly parallel and very near to that low sidewalk, a perspective from which I couldn’t notice the elevation, also due to the late evening light conditions. To pass a car in front of me I decide to turn towards the central section of the road which appeared flat when I suddenly loose control and I find myself on the ground even before understanding why.
A really bad experience… they told me that it could have been worse, but that’s not too reassuring considered the damage caused to my Vespa.
I was using my PDA as a GPS navigator and fortunately it wasn’t damaged during the fall. It’s the fourth rescue thanks to the security cord tied to the left mirror, while the other three happened during the Vespatour.
Do you think the PDA could have nine lives as a cat?
I really hope the Vespatour will have a sequel the next summer, but the Vespacrash will remain an episode more unique than rare… sigh!