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Piaggio to Revive Laverda Marque?

5 April, 2020
The latest rumor coming out of Italy is that Piaggio is thinking of reviving the iconic Laverda marque in 2011, that they quickly phased out after buying the Aprilia group in 2004.Laverda had a long and difficult history especially when…

French court orders the destruction of counterfeit Vespas

5 April, 2020
If you’ve every been to a large motorcycle shows you’ll see a number of blatant knock offs of other manufacturers bikes and scooters, and a number of manufacturers who want to protect their propriety rights will call in the cops…

Vespa meet in Italy: the Rosa D'Inverno in Milan

5 April, 2020
There’s nothing like a Vespa meet on the weekends to give a vintage touch to a city, and here we give you some shots from the Vespa Club Pavia and the 41st Rosa D’Iverno (winter rose) Vespa gathering.Among the historical…

Piaggio scooters MP3 Touring

5 April, 2020
The new Piaggio MP3 Touring gets a 500cc motor and “Sport” or “Business” packages for the updated model. While it still looks like an awkward model to us, the MP3 Touring sticks to its safety, stability and comfortable ride in…

The 2Evil Dragster

2 April, 2020
French scooter tuning house MXS Custom has come with this two stroke 172cc prototype scooter dragster named the 2Evil. Aluminum frame, Piaggio DNA engine, Malossi Overange kit and Roost exhaust system tailor made for the 2Evil and it does 150…

New Piaggio Vespa S 50 4V – Intermot 2008

2 April, 2020
After more than 60 years of Vespa tradition and history, and a successful one at that, Piaggio has created a new Vespa for 2009. The Vespa S 50 4v is a vespa with all the lightweight feel of a 50cc…

New Polini products at Intermot 2008

1 April, 2020
At the Intermot Show 2008 in Cologne the Italian Polini racing factory is presenting some novelties. The event takes place in the German city Cologne from October 8th until 12th. The racing factory from the North Italian town of Bergamo…

Piaggio Group at 2010 EICMA: Aprilia Tuono V4R and more

1 April, 2020
The Piaggio Group will be bringing some new models to the 2010 EICMA although unfortunately we don’t expect anything that will knock our socks off quite like the Moto Guzzi concepts last year. In any case, we’ll get to see…

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid video

24 March, 2020
The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid is set to revolutionise urban motoring with this unique hybrid scooter. It was released recently and for full MP3 hybrid details and pics of the scooter, check out our original post. Here’s video for you to…

Vespa Sidecar on sale on Ebay

24 March, 2020
In returning to our Vespa discussions, we’ve discovered a sidecar is up for auction. The team at Le Blog Moto has found an unusual auction on Ebay: up for betting is a completely restored Vespa VBB 150 Sidecar from the…

Motorbikes and Beef?

22 March, 2020
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that it will be opposing a plan by U.S trade officials that could double the cost of some European motorcycles imported into the United States.It would impose a 100 percent import duty on…

Test: Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400

22 March, 2020
Recently we had the opportunity to undertake a brief test of the Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400 and while it wasn’t a complete test, we had a little taste on some varied urban routes.A high wheel scooter, the Beverly…

Ducati and Piaggio to merge?

19 March, 2020
New from Italy indicates that the two big Italian manufacturers of Ducati and Piaggio could merge. Ducati needs no introduction, while Piaggio is the parent company of Vespa and Moto Guzzi, as well as it manufacturing scooters under its own…

2011 EICMA: Italian Police seizes Chinese three-wheeled scooter

14 March, 2020
Piaggio Group confirmed in a statement that Italian Police force ‘Guardia di Finanza’ seized a three wheels scooter called YB 250 ZKT produced and marketed by Chinese company Kaitong Motor through its subsidiary Yiben. The Police carried out the operation…