Vespa is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.
Classic Vespas in Perth, Western Australia
Vespa 150 TAP, modified for the French paratroopers that carried (not fired) an antitank weapon.
Piaggio MP5 "Paperino", the initial Piaggio prototype
Glove box on newer Vespa PX
A scooter is a motorcycle with an underbone or step-through frame, a seat, a transmission that shifts without the operator having to operate a clutch lever, a platform for the rider's feet, and with a method of operation that emphasizes comfort and fuel economy. Elements of scooter design were present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motor scooters have been made since at least 1914. More recently, scooters have evolved to include scooters exceeding 250cc classified as Maxi-scooters.
The Vespa was the first globally popular scooter
TVS Scooty; The term scooty has become the generic term for scooter in India
1919 Autoped Scooter
1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle