From the archives: Viva Vespa!

The Vespa, the sporty Italian motorbike, is as much a fashion accessory as it is a set of wheels. Seth Doane visits the Vespa factory in Pontedera, Italy, and takes a trip through Rome with Annie Ojile, an American expat who started a Vespa tour company, Scooteroma. (Originally broadcast on May 21, 2017.)
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[@jeanneharrington4606]

Vespa sells itself, always has! 🇮🇹

[@aceacevedo5471]

It's like playing a ukulele, always brings a smile when people see or hear one!

[@rr7firefly]

Look out for steep cobblestone streets in Rome. I tried riding a Vespa in the area near my student hotel and I almost flipped it as it skidded. A scary moment. // On another note: one afternoon in San Francisco all the traffic on Haight Street slowed to a crawl. We heard the sound of thousands of bees getting louder and louder. Suddenly a large group of hipsters showed up on Vespas, everyone decked out in classy 1960's swank. I treasure that memory.

[@debbiec4224]

Looks fun 😊

[@800oceandrive5]

Love love my Vespa!

[@scottthompson5716]

I have a 2023 Vespa GTS 300 in Drago Rosso. Yep it's quite the head turner. I call it my midlife crisis cycle.

[@tyhg22]

first thing I did when I moved to Italy in 1983 was to buy a used Vespa - a 1956. Rode it for a year but got fed up with road tax and insurance issues and gave it away.

[@ReesesGrammovershit-s7y]

Bro!!!

[@matthewscopelite5303]

I would think a close second (or in my opinion first) in the "debt of gratitude" category would belong to Toad in American Graffitti

[@islandwitt1]

👍🏻🥰

[@dgreene4234]

There was a day when Jane Pauly was respected by all. Now it is only few.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

In my dreams. What I ended up with is an electric bike. More affordable.

[@L.Spencer]

To me the new ones don't have the same look, though.

[@mercysky1421]

italy scooter

[@KingRichard1993]

🤢🤮😷