TheScooterScoop

Motoring – Time to roam as the Romans do: “January 25, 2006

By Susie Mesure

Specifications
Model: Liberty 50.
Price: £1399 (about R14 700).
Engine: Single-cylinder, two-stroke.
Start: Electric and kick-start.
Brakes: Front – 220mm disc, calliper with opposed pistons; rear – 140mm drum.
Fuel tank: Six litres (includes a one-litre reserve).
Top speed: 50km/h.

Audrey Hepburn may have immortalised the Vespa scooter brand in the classic film ‘Roman Holiday’ but it is to the Liberty that most Italians turn. Strange, then, that Londoners prefer to spurn what is a superior machine, seduced instead by the retro charms of the Vespa

I surprised myself by coming round to some of the charms of the 50cc Liberty
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In an attempt to redress the Liberty/Vespa imbalance, Piaggio has relaunched its Liberty in all its wide-wheeled, nippy glory. It’s a win-win situation for the Italian scooter powerhouse since it owns both marques but I can’t help feeling that the revamped version is also good for the scooter fraternity.”

Click the title to go to the full write-up on this new / improved Liberty 50.