Paolo Martin is an Italian car designer who has also dabbled with two wheelers as well over the years. Amongst others, he's known for his work with names such as Bertone and Pininfarina during the 1960s, De Tomaso, Ghia in the 1970s, designing and styling cars for brands like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Fiat. He's … Continue reading The liquid-cooled Vespa GS that never happened
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
Ever struggled to carry all of your luggage on one scooter? Well then you need the Motofocker Cargo Scooter from Hungary. Motofocker have taken a humble Vespa PK50 and adapted it, converted it, and basically extended it to carry more than your sandwiches. And it even seems to ride too, although we suspect handling is … Continue reading Motofocker Cargo (Vespa) Scooter
So most of us know about the Vespa GS 150 and GS 160, yes? And of course there's the Vespa PX125E T5 from the 80s, which is also fairly common knowledge amongst scooter enthusiasts too, right? So how many people do you think are still in the dark about the Vespa GS200? Back in … Continue reading The Vespa GS 200 – “I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat”
A few websites and blogs are suggesting that 2014 will see the arrival of a new, larger Vespa scooter to the market. However, Piaggio continue to maintain that the current Vespa GTS 300 has the largest engine that can be inserted into that particular chassis and that the chassis itself is not designed to cope … Continue reading Vespa GTS 350 – New scooter for 2014 or just rumours?
With the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix about to get underway within a few hours, it reminded me how things were almost 20 years ago. These days top of the range cars (mostly German I think) are given away to drivers who achieve Pole position in Qualifying. Back in 1984 however Piaggio sponsored the trophy … Continue reading Piaggio Vespa Pole Position Trophy – Nelson Piquet
