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ON SALE NOW. All-new Vespa Elettrica.
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Starting from today, you can get your pre-orders in for Vespa’s all-new Elettrica scooter. The new Vespa Elettrica is the iconic brands first electric machine – that’s been hotly anticipated since it was first unveiled as a concept a couple of years ago in Italy. The Elettrica kicks out a fairly meagre 4kW of power,…
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INTERVIEW: Marco Lambri – the man behind the Moto Guzzi Concept V85
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Moto Guzzi unveiled its Concept V85 at last year’s EICMA to widespread admiration – and to explain what’s going on with its Paris-Dakar inspired styling, here’s an interview with the man behind it, Marco Lambri. 1) You’re a member of The Clan and a diehard Guzzi fan. Where did your love for the “Eagle” originate…
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Behind the scenes of the new Vespa Electtrica
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Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have spent some with Antonio Cappellini, Vespa’s Product Development Manager, to find out about the new Vespa Electtrica. How long have you been working on this electric Vespa? “The project started in 2016, but was born as an evolution of the experiences acquired by the Piaggio Group since the days…
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Here’s what you can see of the 2018 motorcycles at Motorcycle Live from November 18
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The annual EICMA show took place in Milan, Italy this week, with the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers taking the opportunity to unveil their brand-new new 2018 models – many of which will be heading straight to Motorcycle Live at The NEC next week to make their UK debut. Ducati was the first manufacturer to announce new…
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Oldest Vespa in the world is up for auction! And it’s going to cost you a packet to own this unique 98cc scooter
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The world’s oldest Vespa is up for auction – and the ancient 98cc put-put has a reserve price of £282,000! The scooter, with serial number 1003, is complete, a runner and comes from Piaggio’s ‘0 Series’. It’s believed to be Number 3 from the original 60 prototypes made by Piaggio in 1946. That means…
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Motorcycle Live! Loads of Milan show motorcycles are heading for the NEC next week!
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Motorcycle Live! Loads of Milan show motorcycles are heading for the NEC next week! The EICMA motorcycle show opened its doors in Milan, Italy yesterday with the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers unveiling even more brand new models for 2017 – many of which will be heading to Motorcycle Live at The NEC, Birmingham next week.…
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Vespa GTS 125 and 150 models
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Vespa GTS 125 and 150 models. Vespa is getting two new versions of the GTS125 and 150 for 2017 with the GTS 125 and 150 running on the new i-get engine which is making its debut in the two models. The Vespa GTS i-get motor gets liquid-cooling, electronic fuel injection,…
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Spy Shots: BMW/TVS’ mini 300 superbike out on the road in tests
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These are the first pictures of the TVS Apache 300/BMW S300RR being tested on the road in prototype form – and the shots give some idea about how the bike’s headlights, bars and mirrors will look in its final production form. The bike is the mini-superbike based around the G310R naked which was launched last…
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One to go to: Fowlers Motorcycles 90th Birthday Party!
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One to go to: Fowlers Motorcycles 90th Birthday Party! In 1926, Frank and Alice Fowler opened a small corner shop in the heart of Bristol and were joined a year later by their eldest son, Harry, then just 14 years of age. Nine decades later, on Sunday 17th July, Fowlers Motorcycles will be warmly welcoming…
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Video: An Italian blast on a souped-up Vespa
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Video: An Italian blast on a souped-up Vespa Check out this screaming onboard video of a Vespa 50 Special 130 being given the berries by Italian scooterman Nicola Pellistri. It’s a video that appeared last year so it’s not new, but we like it all the same. So far, so normal about this sort of…
