What happens to a Vespa that has crossed a whole continent in 22 months and driven 72.000 km with a full load - over 100 kg of luggage alone - over all kinds of roads?
We are always excited when someone shows up with a great adventure and see with great interest how they are prepared for this trip and are curious to see which parts can withstand the stresses best. Rarely do we get the chance to see the wear and tear of every part after a great trip.
Atze's adventure with Vesparicana is a very good example of this. He was with different people back then bgm Parts traveled and after this adventure and years later Jan visited us at SC to show us these parts.
Jan is the mechanic of Atze and his Vespa Elsi and he knows exactly which pieces deserve to rest. Like the bgm shock absorberthat was installed on Elsi. Due to the heavy luggage, the frame warped in the area of the upper shock absorber mount. As a result, the shock absorber's reservoir was in permanent contact with the chassis. Through the work of the damper and enemy contact, the damper has been exposed up to the O-rings. And if we consider that the weight of the luggage was almost 120kg at the beginning and later about 100kg of it was 10l gasoline, 5l water, almost 30kg tools and spare parts and the rest was equipment such as tent, stove, sleeping bag and clothing, all of that plus corrosion as a driver. Then it is clear what would happen, and while the shock absorber still does its job, it's time to replace it as a new adventure approaches.
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At the mechanic's and the wear and tear
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Vespa Elsi and driver Atze deserve a new shock absorber and many more parts for the next adventure. We know that the two of them are planning a new, beautiful adventure through Africa, we are excited to see how it will turn out and we will keep you up to date. Of course, also about the preparations for the Vespa.
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Laura Hoffmann from Expert Testing, one of the largest consumer portals in Germany, told us about the history and service of the Scooter Centers interviewed.
Expert testing is
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- offers current product reviews and comparison tests
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We are convinced: The best we can give our customers is a good time on the scooter! This quality time is different for each of us: we have customers who use their scooters for their daily commute, others restore a rare classic car and benefit from our modern one Online-Shop our vast experience and knowledge. Some of our customers ride their scooters international racing series or go on a Vespa World Travel.
Our wide range of products enables scooter riders all over the world to enjoy their beloved vehicle. The fast delivery, our practical product sets, exploded views and our instructions help customers to fix an upcoming repair themselves. The committed Scooter Center Team offers knowledgeable advice. We meet our customers on the many Events all over the world, which we sponsor or organize ourselves.
All Scooter Center Employees give everything every day to ensure that you have the best experience with your scooter! This implementation is reflected in the customer satisfaction of the Scooter Centers that the TÜV has determined.
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High customer satisfaction with Scooter Center
Every day we also work to give our customers the best shopping experience and the best Scootershop to offer.
It starts with the selection of products and the development of our own brands, bgm and Moto Nostra. Goes through the further development of the online shop and the service, before and after the purchase.
In the largest German-speaking online community for Vespa and Lambretta, the “German Scooterforum”, we were always voted the best scooter shop in the surveys. Now TÜV Saarland has had customer satisfaction checked. And the result is extremely positive with 94% - 4,7 stars out of 5. So that gets the Scooter Center a TÜV seal as an award.
The TÜV
We scooter drivers know: the TÜV is an institution in Germany that you can rely on. The TÜV not only tests our scooters, cars, elevators and many more: TÜV Saarland measured customer satisfaction when making purchases via the online shop.
The Scooter Center
The Scooter Center versorgt Scooter driver since 1992 all over the world with spare, tuning and accessory parts for scooters. With headquarters in Bergheim-Glessen, at the gates of Cologne, the location is strategically well chosen. With an optimal infrastructure of the Rhine metropolis, the airport and the main transshipment points of DHL and UPS, that is Scooter Center optimally networked.
From rare classics to modern scooters with brand new technology: scooters are our passion. And we share them with Scooter Center for over 27 years with our customers, fans and workshops all over the world.
As one of the largest suppliers of accessories, spare parts and tuning parts in Europe, we not only have well over 40.000 parts in stock at all times. Thanks to sophisticated logistics, they can also be delivered in record time - within Germany even overnight. With our uncomplicated Shop system and expert advice, we have established ourselves as a strong partner for dealers and scooter workshops. We are particularly proud of our own brands bgm and Moto Nostra. In them we express all of our experience and our high quality and design standards. No wonder that these coveted parts can now be found among scooter drivers around the world!
The Online Scootershop
The online shop of the Scooter Centers corresponds to the latest safety standards. We react quickly to customer opinions and needs and thus develop new concepts for our customers. the Scooter Center Shop just received one new updatethat focuses on the customer and their vehicles. So can he Scooter Center Customers can park their scooters in a virtual garage and from here they have quick access to all parts that fit the currently selected scooter via the new central navigation.
Comprehensive exploded views, detailed information on the scooter model and a modern search with product filter make it easier to find the products you need.
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25Y - that Scooter Center has existed since 1992
25 years ago, friends Oliver and Ulf made their Passion for Italian scooters and the Scooter Center founded.
In the meantime it has grown to 45 employees Vespa and Lambretta the pillars of global business. Also for modern automatic scooter the scooter center offers a sheer infinite choice.
40.000 parts in stock, with DHL, UPS and Fedex at the customer the next day.
With BGM, that's what seeks and develops Scooter Center Completely new ways for 15 years and attaches great importance to the very best workmanship and materials.
Over 100.000 reviews prove us right: we are on the right track and aim to get a little better every day!
The entire Scooter Center Team, thank you for your trust!
More than 100.000 reviews for our service
We are flat and proud: Our tireless drive to get a little better every day is recognized today. This week (KW42 2017) we have the sound barrier from 100.000 reviews broken through.
Scooter Center Customers in many marketplaces
In addition to our shop in Bergheim near Cologne, we are active on several channels to supply scooter drivers all over the world with spare parts and accessories for scooters. Worldwide customers of the Scooter CenterLeave reviews on various portals such as Trusted Shops, Ekomi, Trustpilot, Amazon, Ebay, ...
Great reviews for the Scooter Center the
The Scooter Center Team is happy that we were rated so positively. We continue to work on our service for yours best Scootershop to be!
Top-Shop - Certificate 2016 for Scooter Center Shop
COMPUTER BILD, together with the experts from the world's leading statistics portal Statista, tests online shops once a year. Here, the 8 best providers are determined from around 500 German-speaking shops.
The Scooter Center was just being tested again and not just by the way:
With a total of over 150.000 detailed tests COMPUTER BILD's top shop check is one of the current ones most extensive online shop tests in Germany. For example, the following factors were assessed:
- Structure & usability
- Trust & Security
- Shopping experience
We made it. Already for third time in a row we received the coveted certificate. The top shop guarantee from COMPUTER BILD means:
The Scooter Center Shop achieved a very high level in the disciplines of security and user-friendliness and passed all detailed tests with flying colors.
Maybe one more reason for you to prefer to shop with us?
Thank you for your trust!
Best scooter shop 2015
COMPUTER BILD awards the 750 best web shops with a seal of quality.
Easy, safe and convenient shopping on the Internet - that doesn't work in every online scooter shop. the Scooter Center Scootershop offers you next to one
- PURE SCOOTERING - Top Service by scooter riders for scooter riders
- High availability on favorable terms
- Huge product selection of accessories, spare parts and tuning parts for almost all scooters
- Safer and flexible payment option, as it suits you
- Very fast and cheap delivery with DHL or UPS, because you need the parts urgently
- Own dynamometer, because you want performance
- Own products - bgm is one Scooter Center Brand, real innovations & performance
After we got the seal for the computer picture last year Top Shop 2014 won, we will manage to win the title again this year!
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Put to the acid test
With a total of almost 250 checked criteria for all test candidates, the top shop test is currently one of the most extensive online shop tests in Germany. Pleasing result:
The Scooter Center is the best Scootersoops 2015
We are very pleased to have received this award again. Only a few weeks ago we were invited by the German Scooter Forum (GSF), the insiders of the scooter scene besten Scootershop chosen. This seal of the Cumputerbild and Statista, two totally unrelated institutions, is now the icing on the cake and a great award for our work.
Best Scootershop – for the fourth time in a row
The German Scooter Forum (GSF) voted and we - Scooter Center - have won again.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the vote and voted for us.
We are very proud and take that as a further motivation to keep going full throttle, never stopping and constantly looking for improvements. Promised!
One thing is already certain: in 2015 we still have a few big surprises in store, which many will certainly not be expecting - so watch out!
GSF Dealer of the Year Award 2014/15
For four years now, the largest German-speaking Vespa and Lambretta community, with almost 50.000 members, has been voting on the best scooter parts dealer every year. That Scooter Center was able to get his customers through here Service, performance and innovation convince and win.
Place 1 Scooter Center Cologne with 215 votes = 21,2%
2nd place at FalkR with 161 votes and a good 16%
3rd place LTH with 109 votes and thus a good 11%
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As a thank you, we'll come up with something else.
More then soon here in the blog ...
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Scooter Center still the best scooter shop
The Scooter Center wants its customers with the
- Product selection
- Quality
- Price
- and service
to convince. Of course we want you as a regular customer for ours Scootershop win!
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We are constantly working on optimizing our internal processes in order to improve our Customers the best service to offer and us from the To clear the competition! The feedback from our customers at independent portals and several awards, for example, shows that we are on the right track best Scootershop GSF.
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But we want more - every day anew and understand this as a process that is never completed!
Best consignor category Scooter at Trustpilot
The Scooter Center continues to lead the leaderboard on Trustpilot in the Category scooter / scooter on on. As of November 2014.
Thank you for your loyalty - we continue to give full throttle - for you as our customer!
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