Goodness, gracious!
He's so excited!
He's so delighted!
There's a reason for his hayity:
Lookie, lookie, lookie, here comes Bella,
Ridin' down the street.
(Words taken from: Cleo Brown)
A few weeks ago we had consulted our Piaggio dealership with regards to the approval and licensing of Roland's Vespa GTS250, namely Bella. Without further ado the business owner handed us a preliminary (red number) license plate, and said: Bring it over. I am going to make it happen. Everything goes at my shop! Can you imagine somebody sporting a big smile after that statement?
Today was the day that we delivered Bella to the shop. The red scooter was a little shy at the beginning, and stalled a few times but after Roland showed her the open road, she rolled along smoothly and willingly.The red numbers are only to be used for direct transfer from A to B, hence no detours were allowed.
Of course we didn't detour, we merely stopped a couple of times, and arrived at the dealership, pronto. The trip was way too short for Roland's taste, because meanwhile he fell in love with Bella all over again, and could have gone much further. And you wouldn't get that big grin off his face.
We handed Mr. 'Everything Goes' our set of keys and a pile of paperwork (sales contract from Metro Vancouver, homologation ID from Piaggio, ICBC documents, and customs clearance declaration), then waved our goodbyes, and left two up on Alonzo, my GTS300 SuperSport.
Roland had no problem handling my scooter two up, so it was an equally pleasant ride home.
We are confident that at least Roland's Vespa will be on the road pretty soon. Bella is supposed to be street-legal within the next two weeks.
Let's keep our fingers crossed, that everything goes fine!
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Wir sprachen mit dem Chef von MS Scooter in Offenburg über die Zulassung von Roland's roter Vespa GTS250. Dieser war voller Zuversicht, dass er das Ding schon über den TÜV bringen würde und hat uns mit seinem Enthusiasmus angesteckt. Er drückte uns also ein rotes Nummernschild in die Hand und sagte: Bringt es her, ich mach' das dann schon. Man kann sich vorstellen, Roland war im siebten Vespa-Himmel. Am Anfang zierte sich Bella, der rote Roller etwas, der Motor ging ein paar mal aus. Nach Tanken und Luftdruckprüfung wurder die Vespa dann aber immer laufruhiger. Natürlich sind wir auf direktem Wege zum Händler, allerdings haben wir noch einen Stopp für's Fotoalbum gemacht. Eine halbe Stunde später lieferten wir Bella ab und mit ihr einen Stapel Papiere, wie die Homologationsdokumente von Piaggio, unsere Zollunterlagen, kanadische Besitzurkunde und den Kaufvertrag. Nun heisst es Daumendrücken und Abwarten. In zwei Wochen wissen wir mehr...
Ui, schicke Bella :)
ReplyDelete... und erinnert mich dran, dass im Hof ein knallroter 50er Honda-Roller BJ 84 steht. Aber ist eben keine Vespa.
Ist doch auch was tolles! Aber ich fürchte, dass für den Honda-Roller die Konkurrenz zuhause zu groß ist?! Auf jeden Fall war es wunderbar, endlich wieder einmal auf Bella zu fahren, und ich hoffe jetzt nur, dass auch wirklich alles klappt mit TÜV und Anmeldung!
ReplyDeleteThat was a big smile Roland! I fully understand. Here's hoping there's no unexpected hassles getting your Bella up to TUV requirements. "I still say it's B.S. but what can you do right?"
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They look like they were meant to ride together. Hope it happens quickly.
ReplyDeleteStill seems like a strange process though I've never looked into it. Thanks for the insight and hopefully it'll take less than 2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I can understand those big smiles.
ReplyDeleteI bet Roland is still smiling.
Indeed I am! And I am SO looking forward to having Bella back for good! There are so many beautiful roads here that have to be conquered. I really hope that everything works out fine now...
DeleteSonja - get Rover over to that shop and check how far "everything goes" really goes ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you both chipping away at the bureaucracy. The interwebs make the world seem so small and familiar. It is beginning to be quite shocking to see all the red tape in contrast to that easy familiarity. I imagine that in time some of these burdens will be seen as so absurd that they will begin to melt away. One can always hope.
ReplyDeletewwooohhooo...fingers crossed that all goes easily and quickly! Then the fogged in mountain roads can be shared. :-)
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