It’s cool to hear that the Scooter Lounge in Provo is now an authorized Piaggio and Vespa dealer. This means we have two dealers on the Wasatch Front. More parts, better selection and more options are always great for the consumer.

As the old adage goes: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.That means rent a Vespa and rule the road. Former New Yorker Annie Ojile runs a tour company called Scooteroma.

Source: Why Rome is cuter by scooter | New York Post

The music is not necessarily my cup of tea but they are riding some pretty slick moderns. I like the customization they have done.

The shape of Italy’s iconic Vespa scooter is subject to copyright protection, according to Turin judges who on Thursday ruled that a Chinese company could not market their imitations of the product in Italy.

Source: Historic ruling gives Vespa legal protection from foreign fakes – The Local

The new 260 page SIP Modern scooter catalogue is available now, either as a digital download or you can order a copy!

Source: Download or order the new SIP Modern catalogue | NEWS – ScooterLab

Interesting story about the street our club is named after here in Ogden. By the way, this photo is looking east from the train station up 25th! Not much has changed.

Source: Ogden’s rough and tumble identity can be traced to rollicking 25th Street – Standard Examiner Visuals

Source: First look around Nottingham’s Italian cafe which boasts 60-year-old secret family recipe | Nottingham Post

http://www.antiquearchaeology.com

Source: The Language of Love: Italian Vespas Restored in an Iowa Alley

Making use of his passion for machines and engineering, Nguyễn Cao Thượng, a 51-year-old from the southern province of Kiên Giang, transformed his Vespa scooter into a firefighting vehicle. Thượng has battled a total of 14 blazes since the scooter was put into use in 2010.

Source: Scooter-turned-fire engine battles blazes – Sunday – Features – Vietnam News | Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports – VietNam News

A tale of an Italian scooter lover in Los Angeles. (Be sure to check the publishing date before taking this one too seriously!)

Source: An International Perspective on Scooters | RideApart

Unveiled during Milan Design Week, the see-now-buy-now capsule collection includes a field jacket, a helmet and goggles.

Source: Peuterey Teams With Vespa for Capsule Collection – WWD

We have a member, Dustin, who would totally do this….

Spotted on Amazon… a range of decent looking Lambretta models, four in total…… that would grace any Lambretta lovers’ china cabinet (if people have such thing these days).

Source: Officially Licensed Lambretta Scale Models | lambrettista.net

IMAGINE your beloved Vespa 100cc scooter suddenly landing back on your doorstep after more than three decades. Well, that’s just what’s happened to Chronicle sport and music journalist Simon Smedley, from Chadderton.

Source: Oldham News | News Headlines | ‘Mod’ machine turns up three decades on – Chronicle Online