Ever since Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck roared through the streets of Rome on a Vespa in the 1953 film A Heart and a Crown, the dinky scooter has belonged in Italian iconography. The so-called ‘wasp’ was ridden by factory workers and film stars alike, the international Jet Set using Vespas to zoom from the villa to the port in the summer resort of Portofino. Early models are now seriously sought-after, with prices on the rise.

Source: Are you ready for your new life astride a Vespa?

A father is organising a charity scooter ride this weekend to raise money for firefighters who helped his son after a bad car accident.

Source: Stamford Big Man Rideout 2 will raise money for The Fire Fighter’s Charity

My Vespa adventure for the MS Trust

Source: My Vespa adventure for the MS Trust

Yeah…it’s getting kind of ridiculous. Every ride this season has been plagued by rain and today is no different. We are presently looking kind of nice but it’s not looking good for the rest of the day. Latest forecasts predict 100% chance of precipitation. We will push out the ride one week to accommodate this but we do recognize it’s memorial day weekend. Fingers crossed!

THE ICONIC VESPA IMAGE COMES TO EUROPE’S MOST FASHIONABLE CITIES: BERLIN, MILAN, AMSTERDAM, PARIS AND MADRID A POP-UP INSTALLATION IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.

Source: THE SOUND OF EUROPE TOUR AS VESPA TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN SUMMER 2019 • Total Motorcycle

This year Isle of Wight Lambretta Day celebrates its 20th anniversary and are stretching events out over the weekend. They’ve got a great line-up planned.

Source: Isle of Wight Lambretta Day celebrates 20 years with weekender event | Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight

Laura Olexa, a forensic nurse with the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, launched Veggies Via Vespa in 2016 to bring fresh produce and community outreach to a North Fairmount neighborhood.

Source: Veggies Via Vespa help neighbors make healthy choices

Electric scooters for one or two passengers are part of the quickly growing personal electric vehicle market. While they’ve been a hit in Europe and Asia for years, they are only now beginning to come into their own in the US.

Source: After success with $2,495 electric motorcycle, CSC is back with 43 mph electric scooter – Electrek

The Piaggio Ape is a tiny, three-wheeled cargo vehicle popular throughout Italy. With a little mechanical work, it makes an impressive race car.

Source: Ape racing turns tiny Vespa-based three-wheelers into race cars

South Weber Drive is one of the best rides in the Ogden area. Here’s an excuse to ride it once a month!

A photographer has captured portraits of delivery drivers in Hanoi carrying some impressive loads on the back of their mopeds. British photographer Jon Enoch is fascinated by the way couriers

Source: Life in Hanoi: Carrying the world on the back of a scooter

SANTA CRUZ — Within a family, there might be a “black sheep.” In the case of the two-wheeled, speed-inducing, throttle pumping family, it is the Black Sheep scooter club of Santa Cruz.

Source: Riding The Black Sheep way

The scooters taken from the venue in Bodmin have each been estimated to cost between £3,000 and £6,000. Keep your eyes peeled. It’s not like these are common.

Source: Vintage Vespas and Lambrettas stolen from scooter centre

Join our Australian correspondent on his travelogue journey to the Australian National Scooter Rally riding A variety of Scomadi scooters, tuned and standard.

Source: Recap – Australian National Scooter Rally 2019

Pound for pound four stroke tuning is less rewarding than two-stroke tuning.

Source: 27bhp PM Tuning Vespa Sei Giorni – Part 1 | CUSTOM – ScooterLab

NIU, one of the leading international electric scooter companies, has finally received US certification for its scooters. The company will soon be adding the United States to a list of over two dozen countries carrying NIU’s electric mopeds and scooters. NIU’s electric scooters have proven to be extremely popular.

Source: NIU receives US approval for its electric scooters; 1,000 already on the way – Electrek

Whether you ride a twist and go moped, a sassy sports scooter or a classic style of Vespa, customising your scooter with accessories can be a great way to improve the practicality of your ride.

Source: Top five… accessories for your scooter and moped – Carole Nash

North East Scooterist, Peter Green has set off this evening on the trip of a lifetime.

Source: 17,000 miles & 48 countries – The Meaningful Ride leaves today | NEWS – ScooterLab

Little bastard is ruining her coat!