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		<title>Pyke&#8217;s (Vespa Pilipinas) Makeover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve posted Pyke&#8217;s then impending repainting , I feel that an update is in order for readers of this blog.  Here are some pics taken by photographer, Carlo Cecilio of Imagine Nation Photography one afternoon before the adidas House Party in Manila.
close up of Vespa Pilipinas&#8217; legshield
Pyke&#8217;s rear and the reflective Vespa Club flag
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		<title>Valentine Blogpost: for Vespa lovers the world over!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a given that Vespa enthusiasts love their respective scooters.  That is to be expected.  I&#8217;ve even heard of stories from riding buddies with significant others getting jealous with the attention they&#8217;re giving their beloved steeds. There&#8217;s even a tale going around where the wife threatened the husband to sleep in the garage since [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1147&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to get in the adidas House Party!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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1. Get the Golden Ticket
Last week, the 20 Golden Tickets (admits 2 pax/tix) was sent to me for distribution to interested Vespa Club members.
This week, they texted me for to ask around for anyone who&#8217;s willing to lend their Vintage-looking (I suppose they meant PX or earlier models) and show-quality (any color) Vespa scooter.  It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1141&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s get this party started!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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adidas Originals celebrates “60 Years of Soles and Stripes”

[PRESS RELEASE] MANILA, Philippines, January 16, 2009 – 2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the adidas Originals iconic 3-Stripes Trefoil mark introduced by company founder Adi Dassler. To celebrate this colossal anniversary, adidas Originals will host the 6009 House Party Celebrating Originality on February 27, 2009, 7pm [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1133&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vespa Pilipinas: my tri-color paint scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been almost three years since I acquired PYKE and I feel that it&#8217;s time to sport a new look especially with the rust and corrosion that&#8217;s starting to show at the floorboard and glovebox.  I had fun with my black &#38; white theme but it&#8217;s time to try something new.
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		<title>Piaggio Group USA Introduces the New 2009 Vespa GTS 300 Super</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fastest Vespa ever zooms into maxi scooter category with timeless Italian style and craftsmanship

[PRESS RELEASE] NEW YORK, January 16, 2009 – Italian manufacturer Piaggio, renowned for revolutionary ideas in personal transportation, announces the U.S. debut of
the 2009 Vespa GTS 300 Super, the newest evolution of its best-selling mid-size scooter, the GTS 250.  Sporting a new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1110&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>42 human riders and a daschund!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Vespa Club&#8217;s very first ride for 2009, the new officers organized and open breakfast ride to Sierra Madre via the Marilaque twisties.  It&#8217;s a short out-of-town ride scheduled on the first weekend after the first workweek of the new year.  We were actually expecting a turnout of 20+ riders based on those who signed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1104&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>adidas X Vespa collection finally arrives in Manila!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Since October of last year, the local Vespa community has been abuzz of the impending arrival of the adidas X Vespa collection.
True to it&#8217;s promise of the collection&#8217;s availability around the world beginning January 2009 , word came out in this Vespinoy thread that the sneakers are already available in the Adidas Originals store in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1094&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Road to the Finish Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Corinne Burgos is one of the very few local female Vespa riders.  Just last weekend, she participated in the 1st Petron Econo-Endurance Run &#8212; a motorcycling event mounted to determine two things; [1] the most economical 4-stoke motorcycles available in the Philippines and, [2] the best endurance riders in the country.
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is Stoplight.TV&#8217;s coverage of Vespa Attack 4 held November of last year.  Aside from showing the various colorful scooters on display, the segment also features Dominic Ochoa&#8217;s interview of the different club presidents &#8212; me for Vespa Club, Edgen Dy-Liacco of Scoot66 and Randy Villa who&#8217;s the current VP of EuroScoot.
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		<title>Top Gear went to Vietnam and rode on two-wheels!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars.  It is presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.  The show is famous for its fantastic visuals and humorous commentaries by the program&#8217;s hosts.  It also gave rise to the popular character of The Stig (he&#8217;s even got a fanbase in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1064&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Topic Off-Vespa: E3 means Electric Tricycle!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the Philippines, a tricycle is a mini-taxi / public utility vehicle (PUV) assembled with a motorcycle and a roofed, all-steel sidecar. But like our iconic jeepney, there are mounting concerns about it&#8217;s environmental and economic viability considering the constantly rising fuel prices, toxic emissions,  and the overall livelihood sustainability of the drivers and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1055&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beat the holiday rush!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an actual print ad of Vespa Piaggio Australia (ad agency: JWT Sydney).  It demostrates the ease of riding a Vespa (or any bike/scooter for that matter) especially during rush hours and traffic congestions.

This Christmas, beat the rush. Ride a scooter.  
&#8217;nuff said.
-o-
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J0HNRANA
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		<title>as my term as Vespa Club prexy ends&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, we at the Vespa Club of the Philippines had our annual Christmas Party and Election of Officers.  Officially, that was the last day of my tenure as President of the club.
To say that I&#8217;ve waited for that day was an understatement.  But please don&#8217;t get me wrong.  A year of serving the club [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1037&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quadrophenia scooter (Jimmy Bike) fetched £36,000 (US$53,000) in auction!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is actor Phil Daniels (Jimmy) in a scene from the 1979 British film &#8220;Quadrophenia.&#8221; Said movie was inspired by The Who’s double album of the same name. After filming finished, the &#8216;Jimmy Bike&#8217; was sold to scooter dealers Rafferty Newman and put on display in the window of their shop in Portsmouth. It was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=1024&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>scenes from ground zero: Vespa Attack 4 (Bombshell)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bryan Bedell of 2stokeBuzz.com gave a shoutout: &#8220;Have fun, I promise I’ll be there someday!&#8221; Meanwhile, Orin O’Neill of Scootin &#8216;Old School added it as one of the &#8220;items on my list of things to do before i die.&#8221;
Exactly what are they talking about?  They are referring to the VESPA ATTACK, baby!
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		<title>Vespa Attack IV starts tonight!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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November 28 (FRIDAY) &#8211; MEET &#38; GREET
venue: Katips (Katipunan)
time: 7PM onwards
This is the gathering building-up to Vespa Attack.  Newbies are encouraged to join to meet the local Vespa community.
November 29 (Saturday) &#8211; VESPA ATTACK 4 &#8211; THE MAIN EVENT
Venue: The Park @ Liberty Center &#124; Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong
Sched:
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		<title>In Pictures: Vespa Bikers&#8217; Night (Night of the Wasp)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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The &#8220;Night of the Wasp&#8221; event held last Friday was a success.  Congratulations to Nonoy Versoza of Mini MotoGP Co. Ltd. for mounting the first ever bikers&#8217; night at the Liberty Center along Shaw Blvd. (Mandaluyong) and for having the Vespa boys in mind for the first of a series of bikers&#8217; nights.  Heard that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=961&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Vespa Girl&#8221; wins gold!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brisbane&#8217;s new landmark &#8212; &#8220;Vespa Girl&#8221; &#8212; seen riding high above Scooters Scooters in Wickham Street Fortitude Valley has another reason to smile and wave at passers by, having won Gold in the Australian Sign Awards on the 31st of October 2008!
The annual competition is held on a National basis and the Vespa Girl took [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=955&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Night of the Wasps!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got this e-invite from Nonoy Versoza &#8212; a fellow motorcycle enthusiast.  He also owns 4J Pitstop in Manda which is a favorite carwash of a number of my Vespa buddies (including myself) since the guys there know how to clean and pamper our scoots inside-out!  The reason why the 4J boys are good in washing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whoridesavespa.com&blog=487110&post=949&subd=myvespa&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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