The culinary pleasures of Italy’s iconic region somehow taste even better when you’re in the driver’s seat. Here’s how to take the perfect week-long adventure.

Source: A food tour of Tuscany is even better when you’re riding a Vespa

Yeah…it’s a bit silly but fun!

My Vespa has been neglected, so after being gone all day on a difficult task, I went for a short ride. It is not running well. I started it up for the first time in at least a month and a half, and thanks to my trickle charger, it roared to life.

Source: Vespa Contemplation

Vespa has teamed up with design specialists Rizoma to create an exclusive range of accessories for owners of its popular GTS Super scooter. Rizoma speciali

Source: Designer gear for Vespa GTS

In 1952, French motorcycle racing champion Georges Monneret leaving Paris, France for for Calais, where he was met with a crew who installed a pair of custom pontoons to scooter. It was an amphibious craft powered by a 1952 125cc Vespa Douglas. From there, Monneret went about crossing the famed English Channel aboard the waterborne scooter.

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Electric scooters are taking over the world. They’re not the under-powered little toys that they used to be, instead they’re fast, nimble bikes with more on board technology than you’d expect for such relatively inexpensive machines.

Source: 10 Electric Scooter Models Redefining Urban Mobility!

A neglected project, exported to Poland and brought back to life in cool surroundings.

Source: Putting the Polish back into a Vespa T5 | FEATURE – ScooterLab

Electric scooter rental company Scoot Networks is making its first foray out of San Francisco and expanding to Barcelona, Spain, next year. The company, headquartered in the South of Market area, owns a fleet of red electric scooters that can be rented in half-hour increments for $3 to $5. The distinctive mini-vehicles can be seen all around San Francisco, parked along the street in residential areas or zipping through the city’s often-congested streets. Scoot Networks has a few employees in Barcelona and is hiring several more, said Stephen Rodriguez, vice president of growth.

Source: Scoot Networks plans expansion of electric scooter rentals to Barcelona

Cold Morning I’ve finally gotten to the point where the cold doesn’t stand in the way of riding the scooter.  As long as the road is reasonably clear of snow and ice I’m good to go.  This morning the thermometer was pointing to 5F at sunrise.

Source: Reflections from a Cold Morning Vespa Ride – Scooter in the Sticks

Source: The Vespa Trip: Embark On Your Own Italian Road-trip on Two Wheels!

GENIUS engineers have created a scooter that turns into a jet ski at the flick of a switch. The Biski mirrors the similar machine driven by James Bond in 1977 classic The Spy Who Loved Me.

Source: Amazing scooter that turns into a 37mph JET SKI – just like a James Bond movie

Add a flash of Vespa Piaggio magic with Smithers of Stamford’s fabulous new range of Vespa scooter Chairs. Park up in the garden for alfresco furniture with a twist or bring these bad boys chairs indoors to add a touch of urban charm to your interior space.

Source: Vespa Chair » Petagadget

To max out the cool factor, Honda has commissioned a killer custom Cub from Thailand’s superstar bike builders.

Source: Honda launches the 2018 Super Cub with a K-Speed custom

Every year in Miami on Martin Luther King Day, kids get on their bikes and mess with traffic. Even Vespa riders….and whoa does it piss off the cops. Note the music does have offensive lyrics.

News from Scomadi UK that an unnamed US importer is working on DOT/EPA certification for the Scomadi TL200. Timetable uncertain, but this is some news, and just in time for the holidays!

Source: Scomadi is Coming to the United States

Santa Monica Police Department wants to remind residents of the laws that pertain to using scooters to get around.

Source: Santa Monica Sees Increase In Motorized Scooters

Robinson’s switch from car to Vespa allows him to shuffle quicker between coaching gigs

Source: Topex Robinson’s switch from car to Vespa allows him to shuffle quicker between coaching gigs| SPIN.PH

Lance Powersports expanded its imported range back in 2013 with the addition of the PCH series scooters.

Source: 2016 – 2018 Lance PCH Review – Top Speed

Interesting insights to motorcycle thefts and recoveries

Source: Motorcycle Theft – What’s Stolen, Where and When

While there’s no shortage of custom motorcycles out there, what about custom scooters? Whenever we think of the word “motorcycle” we always think of sporty crotch rockets from Japan or effortlessly cool American cruisers, but in reality, the bulk of the world’s two wheeled machines are nothing of the sort.

Source: Top 10 Custom Scooters That Break The Moped Stereotype!