Bajaj Chetak Scooter

I am the proud owner of an adorable little red scooter from India. In the early to mid 1960s Vespa outsourced to India to build Vespa Sprints. The Indian factory had to uphold Vespa’s quality assurance and factory system. Eventually Bajaj purchased the factory from Vespa. After this happened the Bajaj badge began to appear. At first, with any brand transition, the bikes had a Vespa and a Bajaj badge on the legshield. Unlike the vintage Vespas, the Chetak is a 4 stroke engine and a much quieter ride, more like gliding through the environment than riding a lawn mower. -Not that there’s a thing in the world wrong with a 2 stroke buzz.

For more information on the Bajaj Chetak or other models like the Legend, check out the Bajaj Message Boards. If you already own a Chetak or Legend, the community there is a fabulous resource for wrenching tips and support.

My shiny new baby.

Happy girl showing off the new scooter.

Everybody knows stripes make it go faster.

For trips to the grocer.

You haven't experienced your biggest grin possible until you've zipped through the forest preserve blasting "Monday" by Wilco.

How the stereo hooks up. The whole kit & caboodle ran about $75 on Amazon and was easy as pie to install.

A friend from the Bajaj group made these custom tool cases that fit under the cover. Perfect!

All the conveniences.