Harley-Davidson and the Piaggio Group of motorcycle and scooter companies have announced massive loans to get back on their feet... Read More
Last year Italian motorcycle and scooter company Piaggio lost a landmark case against a Chinese company over a copycat scooter,... Read More
As panic buying sets in over the coronavirus, bans are placed on large gatherings and Italy goes into lockdown, motorcycling looks set to be one of the victims. MotoGP and World Superbikes are scrambling to reschedule their calendar, factories are scaling down and accessories such as helmets may soon become... Read More
Ducati and Piaggio (Aprilia, Vespa, Moto Guzzi) have closed their museums due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus (coronavirus)... Read More
Italian motorcycle and scooter company Piaggio has lost a landmark battle with Chinese scooter manufacturer Zhejiang Zhongneng over copycat designs.... Read More
The best thing about the Vespa Elettrica electric scooter is that it is almost a complete mirror of the iconic petrol-powered retro model. And, of course, just like the standard Vespa, it is twist-and-go-throttle so there is one less hurdle among scooter riders crossing over from an internal combustion model... Read More
Italian scooter brand Lambretta returns to Australia soon with six models that undercut the prices of countryman Vespa. They will... Read More
The 10th annual national Motogiro cross-country rally for small-capacity Italian-made bikes and scooters is on this August with a special... Read More
Vespa has released a limited-edition Vespa 300 Sei Giorni to honour the model built for the 1951 Sei Giorni Internazionale di Varese regularity competition. It is based on the GTS 300 Super Sport, but adds black highlights, a special edition serial numbered plate, dual-coloured saddle with piping and contrast stitching,... Read More
The new Vespa GTS scooter range includes stop-start technology to switch off the engine when stationary and automatically restart when... Read More
The world’s oldest Vespa that was also used in the classic 1953 film, Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory... Read More
While many riders wish they could ride around the world on a motorcycle, there are few that would consider doing it two-up on a Vespa scooter! But that’s exactly what Greek couple Alexandra and Stergios are doing on their Around the World on a Vespa trip. Since 2013, their laden... Read More
The Piaggio Group has announced its intention to go electric and charitable with the Vespa Elettrica project and the 2017... Read More
Vespa has added style, chrome and a leather bag on three new model variants to celebrate 70 years of the Iconic... Read More
The popular Vespa GTS 300 Super FL has joined scooter brands such as Aprilia, BMW and Piaggio with hi-tech rider aids. Vespa is one of the brands under the Piaggio umbrella, along with Aprilia, Scarabeo, Derbi, Gilera and Moto Guzzi. The Vespa GTS 300 Super FL benefits from that association... Read More
Visitors to the Brisbane Moto Expo this weekend are in for a real surprise with more debut models on display... Read More
The 45-year-old Vespa Primavera has been redesigned to take in some of the design cues from the uber-modern 946. It... Read More
Vespa GTS 300ie: Instead of saying sticking plaster, we say Bandaid. Similarly, we tend to say Vespa instead of scooter, so ingrained is the iconic Italian scooter brand in our conscience. Vespa means wasp in Italian because they sound like wasps when they zip along the streets. Production started in... Read More
A futuristic dream for an iconic retro product has become a reality, albeit a very limited one. Piaggio unveiled a... Read More