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If James Bond were Italian

13. May 2010

He wouldn’t ride some silly BMW. NO! He would ride a VESPA! The mythical Vespa Alpha, to be exact. Dick Smart 2007 is a low-budget spy film from 1967. It may not appeal to our adult sensibilities today, but you know that somewhere there’s an Italian guy who grew up with this film and longs […]

Vespa, built for jumping?

12. May 2010

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I was talking to a friend of mine about scooter gymkhana and he was saying how he won’t jump a Vespa. Dirt bike? Sure! Vespa? No way. I wanted to prove to him it was no problem and then I ran into this video. Maybe the Canadian Scooter Corporation has convinced me that I’m wrong… […]

An interesting concept – ARX

6. May 2010

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Don’t know how practical this design is, but you can’t deny that it’s eye catching! Maybe something from Henry Dreyfuss‘ grandchild? No, it’s a design from Smolyanov Michael as found on his Solifague Design blog. He doesn’t supply a lot of details, but he DOES shovel out loads of eye candy! Solif came up with […]

KYMCO “rounds up the posse” for AmeriVespa 2010

5. May 2010

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KYMCO “rounds up the posse” for AmeriVespa 2010

When the Vespa Club of America (VCOA) throws a scooter rally, they don’t mess around. With the help and hard work of the host city’s scooter players and tons of sponsors, you can expect to see 600+ AmeriVespa attendees riding scooters and mopeds of all shapes and sizes. Heck, you’ll probably see motorcycles and cars […]