Vespa

Piaggio Group, Recalls, VespaMarch 2, 2015

Piaggio Group Recalls 2,600 Vespas For Faulty Fuel Pumps

Piaggio Group is recalling 2,600 Vespa and Piaggio brand scooters over faulty fuel pumps. Affected scooters can encounter stalling and restarting issues.

Best of the Web, Scooter Reviews, VespaFebruary 23, 2015

Video: 2015 Vespa GTS 300 ABS Wins Midsize Scooter Shootout

Despite an ever growing number of new competitors, the venerable Vespa GTS 300 ABS managed to edge out its would-be successors in this shoot out video from Motorcycle.com

Best of the Web, VespaFebruary 10, 2015

Two Tiny Vespas That Make a Big Impression

Japanese model maker Satoshi Araki has created a pair of 1:35 scale Vespa masterpieces, complete with scale settings and what looks like decades of rust and patina.

Best of the Web, Vespa, VideoFebruary 9, 2015

Video: How to Ride a Vespa

One YouTuber shows us just how hard one can push a Vespa GTS-250 into a corner and squeeze ever last mph out of it on the freeway. While it might not be the way I’d ride MY Vespa, it’s a glimpse into just what Vespa’s big scooter is capable of.

Best of the Web, VespaDecember 18, 2014

The Morning Scooter Commute

Something from my personal scooter blog archives: a first-person account of what used to be my daily scooter commute in Minnesota.

Best of the Web, Vespa, VideoDecember 4, 2014

Video: MotoGeo Rides the Vespa 946

A young woman rides a Vespa 946 around town for MotoGeo, showing off the Italian flagship scooter in the California sun. Yet we’re left wondering, who is she and why don’t we hear from her?

Best of the Web, Peugeot, Scooter Reviews, VespaNovember 29, 2014

Comparison: Vespa Primavera 125 vs. Peugeot Django 125

With the help of Google Translate, we break down Scooter Station’s head-to-head comparison between the Vespa Primavera 125 and the Peugeot Django 125.

In the press, On TV, VespaNovember 27, 2014

Video: Vespa Assembly Segment from How It’s Made

The Science Channel’s How It’s Made showcases manufacturing processes from around the world. From golf balls to helicopters, they’ll show you all the steps it takes to go from raw materials to finished products.

Best of the Web, Vespa, Video, VintageNovember 25, 2014

Video: One Vespa Leads To Another

In this video, Petrolicious profiles Peter Maas of Maskes Vespa Classics in the Netherlands, whose love of vintage Vespas had him first riding, then collecting, and now restoring and servicing them for the public.