LaGrasta Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM I hope this one last! https://www.motobello-oc.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted Sunday at 12:03 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:03 AM (edited) Nice to know there is a new dealership, but whoever invented the term "motoplex" needs a good kick in the arse. Edited Sunday at 12:03 AM by audiomick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p6x Posted Sunday at 09:34 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:34 PM On 10/19/2024 at 3:33 PM, LaGrasta said: I hope this one last! https://www.motobello-oc.com/ I had not realized Piaggio had made "Vespa" a brand... I wonder how they did not get copied since they can't trademark "Vespa", wasp in Italian. The original 150 cc two-stroke from the 60s are less than 4000 restored like new from Planet Vespa... today's Piaggio "Vespa" equivalent, the Sprint 150 is $6000 new! In case someone is interested: http://www.planetvespa.net/catalog/ They are based in Vietnam, previously an Australian outfit, and they take care of the shipping to the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrasta Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago Piaggio has owned Vespa for many years. In fact, as a boy I owned a 1978 Piaggio Vespa Ciao moped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scud Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago On 10/19/2024 at 5:03 PM, audiomick said: Nice to know there is a new dealership, but whoever invented the term "motoplex" needs a good kick in the arse. At least they are not asking people to join "the clan" like Moto Guzzi did a few years back. So this looks like an all-Piaggio dealership. No competing brands. I've heard that Piaggio puts a lot of pressure on current dealers to carry all the Piaggio brands - even if they were a legacy one-brand shop. I guess the emergence of new dealers who will be exclusive to Piaggio was inevitable. I wonder if Pierer Mobility will do something similar now that they have MV Agusta alongside KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas (and Felt bicycles). Their strategy seems to be about vertical integration (making their own suspension - WP, in-house electronics, etc.). The Pierer culture is also strongly influenced by racing, so maybe we will see MV on the track again soon - and battling Aprilia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 3 hours ago, LaGrasta said: Piaggio has owned Vespa for many years. Not quite. A Vespa is, and always was, since the first version in 1946, a scooter made by Piaggio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 17 hours ago, LaGrasta said: Piaggio has owned Vespa for many years. In fact, as a boy I owned a 1978 Piaggio Vespa Ciao moped. #metoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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