Episodes
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We sit down with Luis and Ruben of Tijuana scooter club, Maxima Velocidad, to recap the recent Mexican National Vespa Rally.
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Catching everyone up on what's going on around Vespa Motorsport and Scooterwest.com! We just got back from a US Dealer trip to Italy where we got to check out some of the latest Vespa models, toured the Vespa Factory, and spent some time in the Piaggio Museum. We also talk about some upcoming events including the Mexico National Vespa rally which will be held in Tijuana this year, as well as this year's Amerivespa in Richmond, VA. Finally, we discuss our brand new website launch and what you can expect. Vespa Everywhere!
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German scooterist Markus Mayer of La Vida Vespa joins us for a special podcast about his current US Vespa tour. www.la-vida-vespa.com
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We're joined by long time customer and friend Beau Hufford. Beau is a talented multimedia artist that has recently joined our team as creative director for our new campaign - Vespa. Everywhere.
We discuss Beau's fascination with scooters and how he ended up in San Diego, buying a Vespa from our shop. We then get into the Vespa Everywhere campaign and how you can participate in this exciting new adventure! -
Raven Fischer is another local scooter and powersports enthusiast. She has been a friend and customer of the shop for many years and shares our love of all things with two wheels (and sometimes 4 wheels in her case). Raven runs the successful blog, Raventurous, that chronicles her journey to push the limits of her comfort zone.
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Our guest this episode is Conrad Macy. Conrad has been involved in the San Diego scooter scene since the early 80's and operated his own scooter repair service in town. Conrad talks about everything from his first scooter, to building a water piston engine, to working on monkey space missions in Russia!
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We welcome local music icon Bart Mendoza to the show. Not only has Bart been a legend in the San Diego music scene since the 80's, he's ridden his Vespa for just as long! Bart is responsible for acts such as Manual Scan and The Shambles, as well as producing articles for just about every publication in town. Bart fills us in on his history in the San Diego Mod Scene and his love of scooters and music.
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We sit down with local, Kevin Fahy, and chat about his early days as Mod in Birmingham. Kevin tells us about his customized Lambrettas and other bikes he's had over the years, how he came to the US, and what he's up to now a days.
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In this special broadcast we talk to Jay Blundon who is organizing this year's Amerivespa in Memphis, Tennessee. Jay jives us a breakdown of what to expect at the rally, plus some fun giveaways.
www.amerivespa.org
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We welcome back local scooter legend Eric Dutra to this week's podcast. Eric is an expert in all makes and models of scooters and has arguably the largest scooter collection in San Diego. This time we discuss Eric's most prized Vespa, Subaru Micro Cars, and an epic trip through Europe via Vespa!
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We welcome local scooter legend Eric Dutra to this week's podcast. Eric is an expert in all makes and models of scooters and has arguably the largest scooter collection in San Diego. We discuss his history with scooters and some of his travels abroad.
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We had a surprise visit from cross-country Vespa traveler, Stephanie Yue. Stephanie has been scootouring for the last 2 years across the USA with trips into Canada and Mexico. We learn about her history with scooters and why she's on her trip, as well as some highlights she's had along the way.
Be sure to check out her blog documenting her epic journey.
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Episode 5 we invite the Pharaohs Scooter Club of San Diego. The roudy bunch gives a breif history of the club as well as some fun stories from past rallies. They will be hosting their annual event, the King Tut Putt, in March 2016.
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Episode 4 we interview Waid "Scooter Daddy" Parker. A local legend that has been riding scooters since the 50's. Wade was among the first San Diegans to witness the re-emergence and disappearance of Vespas in the US during the 80's. Like Fabio in the last episode, he played an important role in carrying the interest in Vespas into the 90's and beyond. He has created some amazing custom scooters and collected many pristine vintage scooters and vehicles. He's had scooters featured in magazines and has traveled the world going to Scooter Rallys and events. All for the love of Vespa!
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Episode 3 we invite back Fabio Ballarin to supply some more in depth stories about the scooter scene in San Diego in the 80's. Fabio played an integral role in keeping the scooter scene alive in San Diego and is a huge reason why Vespa Motorsport is what it is today. This first interview with Fabio talks about his childhood in Paris and how he came to love Vespa Scooters and mopeds.
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Episode 2 features our first guest, founder of Vespa Supershop, Fabio Ballarin. Fabio played an integral role in keeping the scooter scene alive in San Diego and is a huge reason why Vespa Motorsport is what it is today. This first interview with Fabio talks about his childhood in Paris and how he came to love Vespa Scooters and mopeds.
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Vespa Motorsport/Scooterwest.com is a Vespa dealership and scooter mail order service based out of San Diego, CA.
Tune in to the pilot episode of the Vespa Motorsport Podcast. In this episode we cover the format of this new bi-weekly podcast and the topics we'll be talking about in the future.
Hosts Alex Cohn (CEO of Vespa Motorsport) and Kevin Stram (service writer at Vespa Motorsport) give us a little back story of the shop and how they ended up here today.
