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If Prince only knew

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Rockers & Rebels Cruise & Meet Originally uploaded by nico_chelseagrl You knew that The Purple One was a scooterist, right? Well, I’ve seen him on one. Anyway… if he knew a Purple Velvet Vespa PX existed he’s probably snap his fingers and have his legion of sex kittens build one for him. Thanks for sharing […]

Piaggio launches new Vespa S – Telegraph.co.uk Motoring News

Monday, July 9, 2007

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If any two-wheeler inspires as much affection as Fiat’s Cinquecento it’s the Vespa, and with serendipitous timing Piaggio is about to launch a second retro version of the 61-year-old scooter. Called the Vespa S, it’s based on the existing 50cc and 125cc LX models with styling revamped for a 1970s look. The leaner handlebar area […]

Japan’s final shipment of Vespa PX’s to arrive September

Monday, July 9, 2007

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Our man about Japan, Aki, sends this sad bit of news for those in the land of the rising sun. After 30 years of production the Vespa PX series will NO LONGER be produced and available for Japanese consumers. As of October 1st, the gig is up. They end the story with something to the […]

The 500cc Sidecar (more detail)

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

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P1000909Originally uploaded by scooter-center.com Here’s some more visual detail on that 500cc Sidecar we had video of last week Looks like it’s a product of Scooter-Center.com Love the flat black… very scary.Click on this link to see more like the crazy front suspension and braking setup.

Video – A Vespa with a 500cc suprise in the sidecar

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

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Very tricky! A grocery getter that will smoke most rice rockets.

Video – A collection of old English Vespa Ads

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

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No. Not Old-English Vespa Ads. I don’t expect see Old-English 800 and Vespa doing a marketing tie-in anytime soon. These are old Vespa ads in English.