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 […]
Has weaving a sweater for your Vespa ever entered your thoughts? It’s crossed the psyche of Magda Sayeg, the ‘yarn bombing’ queen. Yarn Bombing or graffiti knitting is a type of street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn rather than paint or chalk. The movement spearheaded by Sayeg herself, drove her to weave […]
Right from the beginning Piaggio built race Vespas designed specifically to be competitive in race circuits. Piaggio the manufacture of the Vespa motor scooter in the late forties took part in a series of race circuits as a way to advertise and promote the Vespa scooter. The purpose was to bring the Vespa to the […]
According to the World Health Organization 3 million people die each year as a result of air pollution. Most of us residing in major towns and cities often choose to ride a scooter to work, given that traffic can be a nightmare during peak hours. Riding a scooter is seen as a better option compared […]
The APE or APE CAR is a three-wheeled light commercial vehicle produced since 1948 by Piaggio. After World War II the Italian economy was slowly getting back up to steam. Goods were carried on heavy trucks based on military models, or costly commercial vehicles which were financially out of reach for most small Italian entrepreneurs. […]
Nascar know primary for its automotive racing pedegri, on July 11, 1959 sanctioned the first National Open Class Scooter Race at N.Y. Polo Grounds. The Vespa pilots were riding the Vespa Grande Sport (G.S.) and from starting flag to the checkered flag the Vespa G.S.’s led the way. Finishing in 5 out of the first […]
The Scooter Cannonball Run is a timed scooter ride across America which takes place every two years. It’s something for those who want to push themselves that little further, and the next one runs in 2018. Wait, What’s the Scooter Cannonball Run? This is a coast-to-coast ‘endurance’ event. Riders take some of the best riding […]
Designer clothing for your NineBot which will deliver a genuine measurement of looks. The Bel & Bel Zero-Scooter is not a metamorphosis of a Vespa scooter into a Segway, but a conversion kit for the Xiaomi NineBot inspired by Corradino D’Ascanio’s 1946 classic Vespa design. The Xiaomi built by NineBot, which merged with Segway, is […]
How do you make sure that you purchase the right Vespa scooter? When it comes to making your first Vespa purchase, the sheer amount of choice available can be pretty overwhelming for the uninitiated. New, used, vintage, modern, manual, automatic, smallframe, largeframe- there are so many options out there, and many people wind up making […]
Amerivespa 2015 Indianapolis, IN, The host of next year’s Amerivespa rally were announced at the New Orleans Amerivespa National Motor Scooter Rally awards banquet and will be held in Indianapolis, IN, June 11-14. The rally will include a chance for participants to ride around the Indianapolis Speedway. Visit Amerivespa Past Amerivespa locations: 2015 (Indianapolis, IN) 2014 (new […]
AMERIVESPA RETURNS TO NEW ORLEANS JUNE 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana – June 12-15 2014 Vespa Club of America (VCOA) is pleased to announce that the site of Amerivespa 2014 scooter rally will be once again in New Orleans, La., on June 12 – 15, 2014. Jointly hosted by the Big Easy Weekender United, a conglomerate of the Nola […]
Amerivespa is staged annually in different cities throughout the USA to promote scootering Amerivespa National Motor Scooter Rally is a national motor scooter rally sponsored by Vespa Club of America. (VCOA) where all scooter makes are welcome! The national annual gathering celebrates the Vespa motor scooter and all motor scooters in the USA. Initiated by the Vespa Club […]