2006-05-05
The International Panel of Judges of the “World’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle” awards met last Friday at Cortile della Seta in Milano, a historic courtyard made available by Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria. The judges were the artists Heinz Mack, Vittorio Matino and Kenneth Noland, 15 time motorcycle world champion, Giacomo Agostini, the design professor Enrico Fagone, the transportation designer Michael Conrad, the fashion designer Carlo Rivetti, and the journalist Alessandro Giudice. The jury was chaired by Mr. Bruno Alfieri. The 26 examined and evaluated motorcycle and scooter models and defined the top aesthetic achievements of 15 European, Japanese and American manufacturers.
After a careful examination, the Jury presented the award for the scooter category to the Aprilia Scarabeo 500.
The awards mark a further extension of Automobilia’s promotional activities, which began in 1993 with prizes assigned to cars, with a view to enhancing and promoting the artistic value of all “design-in-motion” products. As claimed by Ettore Bugatti one century ago and achieved by the greatest car, truck and train body designers and bike designers in the world, the focus of the awards is centred on the roles played by “shape” and “function”. The aim is not to confine artistic creation to the secondary role of fashion styling and marketing design, but to confirm and enhance the social and cultural mission of industrial products in a society that should ideally become closer to the Aristotelian idea of beauty.
Note: Dudel posted this a couple days back:
Seems official – big Scarabeo-500 gone [replaced by BV500 clone]. If you click the “500″ link on the official Scarabeo website you get the “New Scarabeo”. I would love to see the old Scarabeo resurrected as an 850. http://www.combattiva.it/scarabeo/
So… Say “addio” to the scooter voted “Most beautiful in the world”.
5. May 2006 at 5:08 pm
I love that scoot. For me, it was a toss-up between the old Scarabeo-500 and the SilverWing-600. The SWing won because it was a 600 and because it was a Twin whereas the S500 is a Single.
Interestingly, the new SilverWing-400 is also a Twin and, I believe, the only 400/500-class Twin.
8. May 2006 at 12:30 am
You have to admit. This Scarabeo has stunning features and sweet looks, she would make my head turn.
Oh, just a question unrelated, I can’t seem to find any kind of feed from your site, no rss, nothing. Is that intentional? I like your blog and would like to get updates when you post, if not, no worries, I will just remember to revisit regularly.
8. May 2006 at 1:31 am
Yeah… I’m a fan too. Maybe some day.
As for the RSS feed… try this:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheScooterScoop
that should work for ya!
steve
11. August 2007 at 9:33 am
I have a 04 Beo in Silver/Gray and It is a Beautiful Scooter the most in the world Period! FOr Looks Hands down to this AWESOME Eye popper 100%. I love it and will keep it for ever and some day I hope it is remade in a 850cc. Few perform better but none look better!!! I am Very happy I am not the only one who thinks so now I can say Pro’s pick The Beo as well.