I have been tuning and riding antique Vespas for several years. I knew I looked silly, a 250lb guy on a little 150cc 2t engine. Hell, I've had water bottles chucked at me while riding my scoot. I was looking for a good project to move me into the 4t crowd. My neighbor, a Triumph guy(3 bikes), showed me the Cleveland Cyclewerks Heist and I dug it, but I wanted something solid and proven, so after some research I found the XS and saw what people have done with them. The death knell for my scoot came after my engine threw a circlip and washer into the cases and my clutch and tranny went boom at 50mph. The next week, I went out and found my XS and I just can't leave it alone.