GSfrother1I recently had the opportunity to take my 1964 NZeta scooter to Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand. Google these if you want to know more about them.
The NZeta is not pretty, to say the least. Whether it is the ugliest scooter in the world is of course debatable, but that's not really the point of this video. This is about riding an old, heavy, underpowered scooter up the world's steepest street to see if it will make it.
I have previously made it up Baldwin Street on my 1964 Vespa GS160, although that is more powerful and lighter than the NZeta.
Worlds Ugliest Scooter vs Worlds Steepest StreetGSfrother12015-01-25 | I recently had the opportunity to take my 1964 NZeta scooter to Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand. Google these if you want to know more about them.
The NZeta is not pretty, to say the least. Whether it is the ugliest scooter in the world is of course debatable, but that's not really the point of this video. This is about riding an old, heavy, underpowered scooter up the world's steepest street to see if it will make it.
I have previously made it up Baldwin Street on my 1964 Vespa GS160, although that is more powerful and lighter than the NZeta.
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