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Bel & Bel recycling old Vespa scooters into office furniture

As cool as vintage Vespa scooters are – which would be very cool indeed, if you ask us – there's no debate that the old air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder engines are extremely damaging to the environment. Of course, it seems like such a shame to let all those pretty Italian scooters go to waste, which is one reason why we like electric scooter conversions like this one. Another option for older scooters, especially ones that have no real shot at becoming roadworthy again, is to turn them into office furniture, as seen ... Read more →

Long haul: Piaggio introduces 12-month scooter test drive Jeremy Korzeniewski

Considering a scooter but not sure if you're cut out for the two-wheeled lifestyle? Piaggio believes it may have the answer to this common problem with its latest promotion, which offers buyers ...

Vespa launches new advertising campaign, focuses on eco-friendliness Jeremy Korzeniewski

- Late last year, Vespa USA rolled out a brand new website with an entire section extolling the virtues of purchasing a scooter to replace a second car. To show how much fuel could potentially be ...

Wooden't have imagined that - a Vespa scooter hewn from trees Jeremy Korzeniewski

Admittedly, we're a bit short on details as to what's powering this particular scooter, but that's likely not nearly as noteworthy or as interesting as what the machine itself is made of. Wood, ...

Motorcycles and scooters compete for fuel-efficiency bragging rights in Philippines Jeremy Korzeniewski

Conspiracy theorists will need to take a back seat for this story, as Petron, the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, recently held a "race" called the Sprint 4T Endurance ...

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 12 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 ...

Vespa rolls out brand-new interactive website 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Vespa makes some great scooters, but up until today, the Italian two-wheeled wasps were burdened by a rather unwieldy website. It's hard for customers to make informed purchasing decisions when the manufacturer's website doesn't offer the information that's needed to differentiate its wares from ...

Jeremy Clarkson on motorbikes: "You will be killed!" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson was recently photographed riding near his Oxfordshire home on a Vespa, it caused a minor uproar. That's because Clarkson has long had a rather derisive attitude toward two-wheeled conveyances. Seeing Clarkson on a scooter caused some observers to accuse him ...

Scooter sales up 66% so far this year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As gas prices rise, so it seems do the sales of gas-misers like scooters and small-bore motorcycles. Larger, more powerful and therefore more expensive motorcycles are doing the opposite, dropping in sales like the pickups and SUVs of the automotive realm, though surely for different reasons. ...

This isn't the first scooter boom in the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Scooters first became popular in war-torn Europe after the first few world-wide spats broke loose and conspired to ruin the economies of a great many countries, not the least of which was Italy. The boot-shaped nation responded by embracing small, economical scooters, especially the wasp-like ...

Last Vespa PX has rolled down the line 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's the end of an era. Piaggio has officially built its last PX, and it's a bittersweet farewell as we have mixed emotions about the model's departure. On one hand, the PX has always been a fuel-sipper and a very high quality piece of machinery. On the other hand, the reason for its demise is that ...

The Piaggio MP3 drive along Lincoln Highway ends in NYC 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's taken one month for Dr. Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum, 71, and Bob Chase,72, to ride two Piaggio MP3 scooters from San Francisco to New York City along the Lincoln Highway. When the duo finally arrived in Times Square, they were greeted by media, friends, family and Piaggio representatives, ...

Donald Rumsfeld buys a Vespa 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen countless celebs go green by either choosing to drive in a hybrid vehicle, electric car or even a scooter. The latest well-known person we've heard has made the change to two-wheels might not be a celebrity by the strictest definition of the word, but we're sure you know his name: Donald ...

Autoextremist doesn't love scooters 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image above for high-resolution shots of the Aprilia Scarabeo 200 There is a certain amount of truth to Peter M. De Lorenzo's latest rant regarding the recent trend of record scooter sales in the United States. For instance, while we often report on the fuel savings of the average ...

Motorcycle USA putting Vespanomics to the test 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've touched on Vespanomics before, the merging of economics and the joy of riding a Vespa scooter. It seems simple enough... Vespas get good gas mileage + gas is expensive = riding a Vespa saves you money. Just how much money are we talking? What are the ramifications of choosing to ride a ...

eBay Find of the Day: Incubus lead singer Brandon Boyd's 2006 Vespa LX 150 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to view more shots of Brandon Boyd's Vespa LX150 If you're an Incubus fan and feel the need to save some gas, this could be your lucky day. Brandon Boyd, lead singer for the rather oddly-named band, has placed his Vespa LX150 up on eBay along with an arranged meeting and ...

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 ...

Italy plans to pay riders to replace their old scooters with new ones 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Italy is a bastion for cool old scooter finds, as classic manufacturers such as Piaggio, Vespa and Lambretta were born and bred there. These classic scooters include striking and beautiful design aesthetics as well as solid construction methods. Also in their favor are decades of sentimental ...

Rumormill: LML to produce Vespa PX clones with 4 stroke engines? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A few years ago, Bajaj stopped making their Chetak and Legend scooters, and since then there has been a dinstinct lack of any steel-bodied, manual transmission, 4-stroke scooters on the market. Genuine Scooters has begun selling their Stella scooter again after a short absence and Vespa themselves ...

Drive a Ford Truck? That'd better not be a scooter in the bed! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_gets_viral_with_BFT_video_campaign'; "Built Ford Tough is a mantra for truck and owner alike. F-Series leaves no room for compromise. It's reputation for toughness has been earned on the farms, work sites and roads across America. So, if you're going to ...

Video: Scooters invade Chicago! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

NBC5scooter Uploaded by 2strokebuzz Here is a cool little video courtesy of 2 Stroke Buzz, a great site for scooter-related news and stories. The video comes from NBC 5 in Chicago, and according to them, "High gas prices and a commitment to the environment have spiked scooter sales." Sure enough, ...

Another eBay find of the day: MTV Staying Alive Celebrity Autographed Vespa 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sebastian has debated the merits of bidding on and winning the Hummer which was previously owned by Fergie. The issue is whether or not the vehicle should stay on the road, being that the proceeds of the auction are going towards a green charity. My .02 is this: if the vehicle is being driven in a ...

The Scooter Scoop hosts the first Genuine Rattler Buck Ten review 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Scooters are great when it comes to saving gas, and some studies show that they can cut down on emissions too, especially when you consider that they are less likely to be stuck in traffic. Obviously, due to their smaller size and the ability to fit more of them on the road, scooters can also cut ...

Vespa giving motorbikes as a prize for winning video 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

First of all, let's admit that I love Vespas. I even got my motorbike's license riding a PX 125 (quite a number of years ago...) but this is nice: Piaggio USA is launching a campaign in which you can participate if you enjoy creating your own videos. So starting today you can win one of the three ...

More on Piaggio's hybrid scooters, with pictures 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've been anxiously awaiting more news and especially an estimated arrival date for Piaggio's hybrid scooters, which include scooters from the Vespa brand as well. Perhaps Piaggio was reading our last post on the subject, because we've noticed more and more news on the HyS (hybrid scooter) models. ...

Piaggio files patent for a two-wheel-drive electric moped 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Piaggio has gone a slightly different route with their newest moped design. In fact, they have taken two different routes; the machine includes electric motors in both the front and rear wheels. Piaggio and their wholly-owned Vespa have produced mopeds and sold them in America before, but not for ...

Just Gotta Scoot tests the Piaggo MP3, averages 73 mpg 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Piaggio MP3 scooter is no stranger to our website, and we have brought you a few reviews of the machine since it first hit our shores earlier this year. Just Gotta Scoot has just gotten their mitts on one, too, and here is their take. The machine differs from your standard scooter by offering ...

First U.S. resident to receive Vectrix scooter today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

EDIT: Don actually received his Vectrix scooter yesterday. Whoops! The Vectrix all electric maxiscooter has already received its fair share of coverage from us, all before it was even available to American consumers. That is all starting to change, though. Word comes from The Scooter Scoop that ...

Interested in free scooter parking throughout New York City? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the study that said "if Americans were to utilize one of the latest eco-friendly motor scooters for just 10 percent of their everyday travel, they could potentially reduce national fuel consumption by 14 million gallons of gasoline per day and decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 324 ...

Overgrown Tricycles? Nope, it's the Can Am Spyder and Gilera Fuoco 500ie! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here we go again with another round of multiple posts about motorcycles with three wheels on the same day. Earlier today, we told you about a new scooter that could be coming in the future from Can Am, and we reminded you of the Can Am Spyder, which is a three-wheeled motorcycle (two in the front, ...

2 Stroke Buzz takes on the Piaggio MP3 - their take? Read on! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

"The extra wheel is a welcome novelty and could accurately be described as a "benefit," but is that benefit equal to the cost, weight, and technical complication?" That is how the last paragraph from 2 Stroke Buzz's short take on the Piaggio MP3 after riding it briefly. I won't steal their thunder ...

Ride a scooter in Denver? Want some free gas? Get some this Saturday! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Not much to write about this particular story, other than the fact that scooter riders who happen to be in Denver, Colorado can get free gas this Saturday. The reason? They want to thank you for helping save the environment! "FREE GAS for scooterists from Erico Motorsports!! Any scooter that shows ...

A new scooter site that's worth checking out 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Considering my affinity with riding on two wheels for the benefit of saving money on gas, there are very few sites out there that cater to the two-wheeled riding crowd that I am not aware of. So, that is why I was surprised when I stumbled on this new site: justgottascoot.com by David Harrington. ...

Friday Humor: Stop motion Vespa video 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I know I put this under the "Friday Humor" category, but instead of our usual odd-crazy-zany-off-the-wall news report, this one is really just pretty cool. Somebody took a whole bunch of time and invested it into making this short Vespa-centric video. Notice that they started off belching fire and ...

Is the scooter scene in need of freshening? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We mention scooters more and more often in these days of expensive gasoline, because for the right person, they can save some money when it comes time to fill up (We've also created a new "On Two Wheels" category for these type of posts). But, I have heard from numerous people that they just hate ...

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