I just bought a 1980 Vespa P125X and I can tell you that I have the utmost confidence in it. The trick to being safe is really how you ride, what you wear and the size of your bike. Vespa P series are really good first bikes. They go from a 125cc engine to 200ccs.
vespas were built in britain,by a company called douglas in bristol,oh yeh and it was the brits that made them cool(the italians just used them for carting stuff around etc),where have nearly all the youth/fashion/music movements always originated in britain,rockers,mods,skinheads,punks,scooterboys,casuals,acid house/club culture etc etc!!!!!
Those are Douglas' made Vespas, and they were actually made in England under license. Not just assembled. The idea was that douglas would reach the markets not only of Great Britain, but all around the Common Wealth... which never happened.
@123connormac First Vespa-like bike was the Paperino, designed by Renzo Spolti and Vittorio Casini, both Italians, and the design was commissioned by Enrico Piaggio, Italian son of the Italian founder of Piaggo, Rinaldo Piaggio. Some people claim that the design of the Vespa was copied from American Cushman Scooters, but those are American, not British. The Brits had nothing at all to do with the design of the Vespa.
@patramage and By the way..Douglas company had to say thanks to piaggio because in 1948 was bankrupt and the managing director Claude McCormack made some arrangements with Piaggio to build it under licence in Bristol
It really depends. I payed $1200 for mine but, that was a steal and it doesn't quite run (it will monday). Generally what I've found is that restored a scooter will cost you $3000 which is coincedintally about what new ones cost. But part of scooter culture is the vintage models just like people who are into cars. You can contact me on AIM at ManicPanicWAC
@patramage put on pause this movie @0:56 Are you able to see the symbol "P"??? Well it means Piaggio!!!! In italian "Vespa" means Wasp..They called it with that name because of the shape and the noisy sound of its engine. "It seems a Wasp", said Enrico Piaggio when he saw the prototype of this bike made by the engineer Corradinio D'Ascanio. Patented on April 23th 1946. This is Italian History. Should i doubt the credentials of your Queen Elizabeth?? Of course no..so pls respect
Wrong. Britain and Germany built Vespas -others too from Spain to India licensed production under other names MotoVespa in Spain for example. Many making models unique to those countries.
search for 'veteran vespa club' and read the true history of the brit made vespas before you go and say that they were all made in italy as they werent. Douglas were a motorbike company going bust and took on the license for making vespas in the UK. SO, there were UK built vespas. carry on...
British made??? as far as i know they've always built'em in Pontedera, Tuscany. it is possible though the Britons assembled (and not 'make') their own.
I just bought a 1980 Vespa P125X and I can tell you that I have the utmost confidence in it. The trick to being safe is really how you ride, what you wear and the size of your bike. Vespa P series are really good first bikes. They go from a 125cc engine to 200ccs.
vespas were built in britain,by a company called douglas in bristol,oh yeh and it was the brits that made them cool(the italians just used them for carting stuff around etc),where have nearly all the youth/fashion/music movements always originated in britain,rockers,mods,skinheads,punks,scooterboys,casuals,acid house/club culture etc etc!!!!!
the vespa is the best scooter in the world...viva la vespa, viva il signor piaggio, e viva l'italia
That 'Go Vespa!' cry at the end of the 1st ad never fails to make my insides tingle with joy
Those are Douglas' made Vespas, and they were actually made in England under license. Not just assembled. The idea was that douglas would reach the markets not only of Great Britain, but all around the Common Wealth... which never happened.
Love my Vespa. like totally.
being that they were so popular in Britian, they could have easily has a factory there.. Like Honda having factories in the US..
vespas are italian made but they were just for carting wine and chickens.. the brits made them fashionable
@123connormac First Vespa-like bike was the Paperino, designed by Renzo Spolti and Vittorio Casini, both Italians, and the design was commissioned by Enrico Piaggio, Italian son of the Italian founder of Piaggo, Rinaldo Piaggio. Some people claim that the design of the Vespa was copied from American Cushman Scooters, but those are American, not British. The Brits had nothing at all to do with the design of the Vespa.
and so do you, when you spend time with your dad.
@jebswallower I know that there are Piaggio manufacturing plants abroad, but I don't know if there are any in the UK
Me too- But I prefer my Lambrettas all day every day.
@patramage and By the way..Douglas company had to say thanks to piaggio because in 1948 was bankrupt and the managing director Claude McCormack made some arrangements with Piaggio to build it under licence in Bristol
MITICA VESPA
Betta getta Lambretta!
Guapisimo..una pasada.
It really depends. I payed $1200 for mine but, that was a steal and it doesn't quite run (it will monday). Generally what I've found is that restored a scooter will cost you $3000 which is coincedintally about what new ones cost. But part of scooter culture is the vintage models just like people who are into cars. You can contact me on AIM at ManicPanicWAC
BELLISSIMO!!
Viva la vespa!!!
it's british made? i thought they were all shipped out of italy or india back in the 50s and 60s.
donde estan esas chicas en vespa?
@patramage put on pause this movie @0:56 Are you able to see the symbol "P"??? Well it means Piaggio!!!!
In italian "Vespa" means Wasp..They called it with that name because of the shape and the noisy sound of its engine. "It seems a Wasp", said Enrico Piaggio when he saw the prototype of this bike made by the engineer Corradinio D'Ascanio. Patented on April 23th 1946. This is Italian History. Should i doubt the credentials of your Queen Elizabeth?? Of course no..so pls respect
Wrong. Britain and Germany built Vespas -others too from Spain to India licensed production under other names MotoVespa in Spain for example. Many making models unique to those countries.
Vespaaaaaaaaa!
what year was this video from?
search for 'veteran vespa club' and read the true history of the brit made vespas before you go and say that they were all made in italy as they werent. Douglas were a motorbike company going bust and took on the license for making vespas in the UK. SO, there were UK built vespas. carry on...
British made??? as far as i know they've always built'em in Pontedera, Tuscany. it is possible though the Britons assembled (and not 'make') their own.
grande vespa
British Army NCO voice at the beiginning- not really any accent more the soundtrack of doom to a national serviceman. "Youh 'orrible liddle man youh!"
@helitav and in india!
But I already got a Vespa!
Vespa is the best because Italians are the best
the italian products are the better!!!viva la vespa!!
ah ah ah
What the hell kind of an accent is that?
scooters suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MITICA VESPA