No sigs and no mirrors?

On my ride home today from having lunch with Gordon, I came up behind a scooter. The rider had a passenger. At the traffic light, I had a moment to check out this scoot. Vespa is synonymous with higher end stuff, but I was surprised to see that it didn't have mirrors. Even more surprising is that it doesn't have signal lights! Wow, how can someone ride a scooter w/o either? That's way unsafe. Glad I'm not riding that thing.

2 tires fit in the trunk!

Of all things that fit in the under seat compartment, I never thought I'd put these in there! Two 26x1.95 bicycle tires! Originally, I intended to strap them over my shoulder on the way home like a messenger bag but then realized I had learned a month or so ago that these things can fold.

I couldn't remember the details and wanted confirmation from an expert how to do this, so I walked back into Performance Bicycle from the parking lot and asked the tech. He put one of them in a figure 8. I did the same with the other and it fit!

The best part? When I got home, I checked the bead and nothing was bent! It worked perfectly! This is definitely something I wouldn't be able to do on a motorcycle. I love the Vino 125! Cheaper than a motorcycle, it gets respect on the road and it's got under seat storage too!