namathela entweni enhle
Kulungile, enye yazo iyi-scooter, kodwa i-Vespa GTS 250ie iseyindlela yokuthutha enamasondo amabili.
Futhi iyona evame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu ohambweni olufushane, ukuthenga nje okwejwayelekile, nokuya emsebenzini, ngoba kulula kakhulu.
Gxuma, phenduka uhambe. Yilokho kuphela.
Kunendawo eningi ngaphansi kwesihlalo yokugcina ijazi, amagilavu, nesigqoko sokuzivikela esivulekile, futhi endleleni eya ekhaya, ngingabeka izinto ezimbalwa ezitolo noma yimuphi umsebenzi wasehhovisi engidinga ukuya nawo ekhaya.
Kushibhile nokugijima. Cishe amalitha angu-3.5 ngebanga elingu-100 km, uhambo lwamakhilomitha angu-10 ngosuku ukuya nokubuya emsebenzini kubiza ngaphansi kuka-$50 ngesonto.
Iwusizo, kodwa iqinile?
Uyabhejwa. Umklamo we-retro wase-Italy nombala omnyama.
Kodwa ukuze singeze izinongo eziningi, sigqamise ifa lesiNtaliyane futhi sibambe ukunakwa okwengeziwe, siphinde saphendukela ku-Karl Merz we-Performance Decals & Signage, Moss St, Slacks Creek ukuze adizayine, enze futhi afake amadecal amnandi.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-Merz ivuselele ukubukeka kwe-Yamaha XTX660 osekunesikhathi eside isebenza ngama- $200 nje kuphela, okungekubi ngomklamo oyingqayizivele.
Kulokhu besidinga ithonya lesiNtaliyane, ukusikisela kwesitayela se-retro kanye nokuthile okubonisa ukuthi kuyaxega manje.
Kanjalo, kukhona amafulegi aluhlaza, amhlophe nabomvu nemithende ye-GT esiliva ebonisa i-chrome esetshenziswayo edizayini yebhayisikili.
Ngenxa yokuthi indawo engaphezulu yesikuta yinkulu, kwakudingeka ama-decal amaningi, ngakho lo msebenzi ubiza u-$300, okuseyinani elihle lomklamo oyingqayizivele.
I-Merz yenza amadecal amaqembu asemgwaqeni nangaphandle komgwaqo, izitolo zamabhayisikili, abagibeli abazimele, abavuseleli bamabhayisikili kanye nabantu abadinga okuthile okuhlukile noma isixazululo esishibhile somdlalo oklwetshiwe.
"Singakwazi ukuphindaphinda konke okwenziwa amafekthri, okuhlanganisa ukufihla amaphethini abushelelezi," kusho uMerz. “Abantu abaningi babuyisela amabhayisikili, kodwa awasekho ama-decal.
"Kuyamangaza ukuthi isethi yamadecals ingenza kanjani isithuthuthu njengesisha."
Izintengo zisukela cishe kufika ku-$700 ngesethi egcwele yamadeli ebhayisikili lomgwaqo kanye no-$350 wamadeli e-motocross awugqinsi, amelana nokuklwebheka.
