Bekah has a 1960 Vespa 125 that has been sitting in her parents garage for the last decade and has sadly become nothing more than glorified gardening tool storage. She had at one point started to disassemble the scooter in the hopes of restoring it but as with many projects the task was never completed and it has sat neglected for years. We've talked about working on and even tried a time or two before giving up.
For Valentines (which is a topic for debate in itself) I decided to surprise her and take the scooter to Beehive Scooters in Salt Lake to begin the restoration process for the last and final time. I had the day off on Friday and GJ was kind enough to drive up and lend me a hand in liberating the scooter from its lonely solitude. I had made previous arrangements with Bekah's parents so they knew to expect us. We made short work of loading the scooter in the truck and gathering all the nuts and bolts.
I had neglected to note the scooter shop hours and we arrived with Vespa in tow only to find they did not open for 2 more hours. So with time to kill GJ and I decided to make it an Italian experience day with a trip to the Ducati shop on Main St. and lunch at Tony Caputo's. Not a bad way to spend a day off. We finally made our way back to Beehive and unloaded the scooter. I discussed the plan of attack with Josh at Beehive and we were set. Project "meep meep...ciao!" was in full effect.
Stay tuned for updates as this should progress quickly. I'm hoping to have it on the road within the next 8-10 weeks. You can tune over to Bekah's blog to read her account of the story.
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