The Euro Vespa Rally of 2006 in Torino

Back in 2006 a few of us rode down through France and over the Alps into Italy that summer – on P2s and a T5 – to celebrate 60 years of the Vespa at the EuroVespa Rally in Turin. By chance I just found this video below online which reminded me of that trip, and … Continue reading The Euro Vespa Rally of 2006 in Torino

Vespa Segway, Chair and (weird) light from Spain

Found on the AutoEvolution site, a design company in Spain has redesigned the Segway electric personal transport vehicle (I don't really know what else to call it!), using Vespa parts to improve its look no end. The Segway is a self-balancing vehicle, which Spanish company Bel & Bel have enhanced with what looks like a … Continue reading Vespa Segway, Chair and (weird) light from Spain

1950s Lambretta line up – lacklustre or not?

It's easy to look at today's line up of modern Vespa scooters and condemn it for being boring, especially if you're a diehard Lambretta fan, but is that really fair? After all Lambretta weren't exactly setting the world alight all of the time... So today we have the Vespa GTS which comes as 125 and … Continue reading 1950s Lambretta line up – lacklustre or not?

New Vespa GTS For 2014 – air-cooled scooter for local Asian market

Mid-November 2013 and Piaggio Vietnam launched a new Vespa GTS on the local market. This is a locally produced scooter in their Vietnamese factory and specifically for their local market (European, American, Australian, NZ Vespas for example are produced in Italy) and as well as taking advantage of cheaper labour rates and presumably more competitively … Continue reading New Vespa GTS For 2014 – air-cooled scooter for local Asian market

Pictures of new Vespa Primavera 2014 at Milan Show

Well we posted the leaked photos a while back and now here is the scooter in question, the new Vespa Primavera from Piaggio on display on their stand at the Milan Motorcycle Show, aka EICMA. As predicted it is based around their limited edition 946 model which means the 125cc 4-stroke automatic engine has 3 … Continue reading Pictures of new Vespa Primavera 2014 at Milan Show