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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 ...

Officially Official: Vespa S is here in the U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image for more high-res shots of the new Vespa S150 Vespa has tons of history to draw upon when it comes time to introduce a new scooter model. Take the new S model, for instance. Using ...

What's the beef? American beef issue could keep European motorcycles out 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

2009 Vespa S 50 gets a new more powerful 50cc engine 11 months 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 ...

Officially Official: Vespa S is here in the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for more high-res shots of the new Vespa S150 Vespa has tons of history to draw upon when it comes time to introduce a new scooter model. Take the new S model, for instance. Using the same 150cc four-stroke single cylinder engine that is used in the LX series, Vespa somehow ...


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