Earth Day – “Invest in our planet.” According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a typical 50cc scooter emits about 90% less carbon monoxide, 75% less hydrocarbons, and 50% less nitrogen oxides than a typical passenger car. As our planet faces serious environmental challenges which require urgent action, there are steps Vespisti can take to […]
It is synonymous with la dolce vita, joie de vivre, youth, freedom, nimbleness, adventure, independence. In town, it weaves in and out, allowing one and all to enjoy the pleasures of the open air. Far more than an object, the Vespa is a genuine feature! To this day, both young and old still dream about […]
The female-powered ride is extremely popular with each year, more women participating in over 120 countries. International Female Ride Day (IFRD), celebrates women riders collectively while making a positive difference for women in motorcycling around the globe. The “JUST RIDE!” event is celebrated annually worldwide on the first Saturday of May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
The EICMA 2018 Exhibition Vespa Stand. EICMA, International Cycle, Motorcycle, and Accessories Exhibition is the leading European bike, motorcycle and accessories exhibition which officially opens tomorrow November 8th in Milan, Italy. The EICMA exhibition which runs until November 11, is to the motorbike and scooter world what the World Cup is to soccer, the Super […]
On June 30th, the Vespa Club of Milan set off the two day International Team Female Vespa Riders Audax , sixth edition. The event is the resurrection of the ‘Audax Internazionale Femminile’ which had been held by the Milanese association back in 1952 and continued until 1957 with a break in 1956. The Audax stood out […]
The 2018 Scooter Cannonball Run began this past Saturday, May 26th in Morro Bay, California and will finish on June 4th in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Scooter Cannonball Run is a coast-to-coast ‘endurance’ event. Riders ride 1000’s of miles through some of the best roads in American. There are rally points to collect throughout, based […]
Online registration for Amerivespa 2018 closes May 04, 2018. Vespa Club of America (VCOA) and 7 Hills Scooter Club, will host the Amerivespa 2018 scooter rally in Richmond, VA June 6-10 2018. Amerivespa scooter rally is the largest annual motor scooter rally in the United States and typically brings over 600-800 scooter enthusiasts from all over the […]
Vespa World Days Belfast June 14th – 17th 2018 Vespa World Days was formed in 2007 as a metamorphose of the excellent Eurovepsa Rally, which organized its first rally in 1954 and the final one in 2007. In 2006 the Piaggio Foundation along with Piaggio & C. S.P. A. founded the Vespa World Club, which […]
Motor scooter riders are a minority. Commuting and transportation riders are a minority within a minority. Scooters and motorcycles will someday be more widely recognized as good solutions to many social, urban and environmental problems. In our technological era, increases in scooter use can become a benefit for everyone. Vespa’s are safe and fun…and riding […]
The 2017 Vespa World Days will be hosted by the town of Celle, Germany The German town of Hamburg last hosted the event 17 years ago. This year Vespa World Days 2017 ( VWD ) returns to Germany with the event being held in the town of Celle from June 22nd – 25th. The small […]
Seattle’s moderate weather allows for riding year round Vespa Club of America (VCOA) awarded the scooter rally of Amerivespa 2017 to the Vespa Club of Seattle (VCOS). The rally will be in Seattle, WA on July 6th – 9th, 2017 and will be jointly hosted by Amerivespa Seattle. The annual scooter rally will feature four […]
Monday, June 19, 2017 is Motorcycle and Scooter Ride To Work Day You’ll notice a few more motorcycles on the road this year on June nineteenth because it’s the twenty-sixth annual ‘Ride to Work Day’. World-wide, more than an estimated million riders become two-wheeled commuters to demonstrate riding as a fun and practical form of […]