Safety First – Motorcycle Safety Foundation

December 23rd, 2008

Safety First – Motorcycle Safety Foundation

Since opening the doors to Vespa Lexington we have had a lot of curious customers come through the door. Curious meaning, people that are interested in owning a scooter but have never ridden a two or three wheel motorized mode of transportation. There are so many benefits to owning and riding a scooter; great gas mileage (60-85 mpg), low emissions, freedom, fun, going green, etc. Maybe people are just getting lonely and tired of hearing their own echo inside their 11 mpg Cadillac stretched Escalade, lots of empty and unused space in those bad boys.

All of our Vespa and Piaggio scooters are very easy to ride. No clutches, no foot brakes, everything is just a twist n go automatic. Just turn a key, and fire it up. While our scooters are super fun, and easy to ride, they are not a toy. To all new or potential customers we highly recommend you take the The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, basic riding course. Michael (one of the Vespa Lexington owners) actually took the class before he got into scootering and found it to be very beneficial, informative, and well worth the money. He feels it should be a required course to take. I think the class cost about $125 to take, but once the class is completed you don’t have to take the driving test when getting your motorcycle license, and you get a nice break on your insurance. It’s definitely a win win for the novice scooterist.

In the central Kentucky area there are two classes offered, one in Richmond and one in Georgetown. You can call the Georgetown class at 859.485.2925, and the Richmond class at 859.622.2236. Also feel free to call Michael here at Vespa lexington with any specific questions about the class (859.523.8555). You can also check out the website for MSF and class listings at:

http://nm.msf-usa.org/msf/ridercourses.aspx?state=KY