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Canadians get hit with a guerilla ad campaign courtesy of Vespa

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Our good friend Pedro sent us this from the pages of Glossy Inc (see title link).Seems that all of Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary & Vancouver) has just been plastered by Vespa S Headed persons loitering on walls, buildings, trucks and garbage cans. I don’t know what to think. They are effective at attracting attention, […]

Vespa GTS gets SUPERsized now nearly 300cc

Thursday, May 8, 2008

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Sure this news is on the “Dollar dozen donut” table by now, but I couldn’t let it just sit there. So, grab some coffee and a napkin ’cause Vespa has gone and done it again. It wasn’t too long ago that Vespa introduced their biggest engined Wasp ever, the 250cc GT. I never occurred to […]

When a scooter IS a moped

Monday, April 14, 2008

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(finding a good image of a Vespa V5A with the pedals attached is about as hard as finding a photo of Sasquatch with his hair combed.) I remember seeing this in a book once. It was a GREAT photo of what is definitely one of the oddest Vespas ever made. Apparently this rare bird was […]

Ralph Wild wants to see you on a wild new Vespa S

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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If you’re the kind of guy/gal who likes smells, and WHO ISN’T!? You might wanna point your nose in Ralph Lauren’s direction because he’s giving away a Hawt new Vespa S (in Red). I was going to keep this to myself to increase my chances of scoring the big prize… but I couldn’t do that […]

Two, Two, Two cylinders are better than one

Friday, March 14, 2008

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I could have SWORN that this scooter was posted here once before, but I couldn’t find it. It wasn’t a shot from this angle mind you, but the same twin 50cc (75cc?) Vespa. Check out that KUR-AZY flywheel setup. It’s entirely nuts. I applaud you crazy-nuts man. Click on the title link to see more […]

Fool’s Gold, real Vespa

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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Found a good reason to go see the new movie Fool’s Gold, 1:45 into the trailer above you’ll see the stars of the film, Mat McConaughey and Kate Hudson, riding through the jungle on an old Vespa. Actually, after I watched that trailer I thought the movie actually looks kinda fun even without a jungle […]