While many riders wish they could ride around the world on a motorcycle, there are few that would consider doing... Read More
As panic buying sets in over the coronavirus, bans are placed on large gatherings and Italy goes into lockdown, motorcycling... Read More
Ducati and Piaggio (Aprilia, Vespa, Moto Guzzi) have closed their museums due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus (coronavirus) in Italy, but their factories are still operating. Chinese motorcycle factories were closed for a prolonged period over the Chinese Lunar New Year, but many, including Honda and CFMoto, have... Read More
Harley-Davidson and the Piaggio Group of motorcycle and scooter companies have announced massive loans to get back on their feet... 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
Italian scooter brand Lambretta returns to Australia soon with six models that undercut the prices of countryman Vespa. They will come in 50cc, 125cc or 169cc models in V and V Special variants differentiated by the front guard. Lambretta V has a conventional “flex” front guard that moves with the... Read More
Visitors to the Brisbane Moto Expo this weekend are in for a real surprise with more debut models on display... Read More
Italian motorcycle and scooter company Piaggio has lost a landmark battle with Chinese scooter manufacturer Zhejiang Zhongneng over copycat designs.... Read More
Last year Italian motorcycle and scooter company Piaggio lost a landmark case against a Chinese company over a copycat scooter, but now it has won a similar case. The first case against Zhejiang Zhongneng began in 2014 over a copy of their Vespa LX scooter which has been around since the... Read More
A futuristic dream for an iconic retro product has become a reality, albeit a very limited one. Piaggio unveiled a... 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
Vespa has added style, chrome and a leather bag on three new model variants to celebrate 70 years of the Iconic Italian scooter manufacturer. The Settantesimo range feature a special “chromatic azzuro 70 traditional colour scheme and a dark brown seat with beige piping. The seat is embossed with a Vespa... Read More
The best thing about the Vespa Elettrica electric scooter is that it is almost a complete mirror 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... Read More
The Piaggio Group has announced its intention to go electric and charitable with the Vespa Elettrica project and the 2017 Red Vespa 946 to fight diseases in Africa. The Elettrica has been unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, but at the moment it’s only a concept. It follows... Read More
Vespa GTS 300ie: Instead of saying sticking plaster, we say Bandaid. Similarly, we tend to say Vespa instead of scooter,... 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 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 world’s oldest Vespa that was also used in the classic 1953 film, Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory... Read More