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What's the beef? American beef issue could keep European motorcycles out

Here's an interesting question: what does American beef treated with growth hormones have to do with the price of European motorcycles in the United States? The answer, surprisingly enough, could be plenty. It seems that the European Union has refused to lift a longstanding ban on the steroid-infused beef from the US despite a World Trade Organization order to end it. In retaliation, the US Trade Representative is considering adding a 100 percent tariff to European motorcycles with engines sized between 51cc and 500ccs. This possible ... Read more →

2009 Vespa S 50 gets a new more powerful 50cc engine Jeremy Korzeniewski

Vespa has been building stylish, metal-bodied scooters since the late 1940s and has quite a number of small displacement engines under its stylish Italian belt, so it knows how to make a good ...

What's the beef? American beef issue could keep European motorcycles out 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Vespa S 50 gets a new more powerful 50cc engine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Vespa has been building stylish, metal-bodied scooters since the late 1940s and has quite a number of small displacement engines under its stylish Italian belt, so it knows how to make a good powerplant. Although the little scooters are still probably best recognized for their buzzy little ...

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