Espresso Racer smallframe Vespa. The way I see it the Mods had it all wrong.
If they put their money into engine performance rather than mirrors, fox tails and Parkas, they may have been able to give the Rockers a run for their money around the back streets of London. I may be missing the point all together but personally this is where I see the fun in scooters and I'm not the only one.
This is the Espresso Racer a heavily modified smallframe Vespa by the crew at Scooter & Service in Hamburg. Starting out with a base model which would have been lucky to produce 10hp the S&S team have increased power output by more than 300% to 31hp at the rear wheel. To achieve this they used the cylinder from an Aprilia RS125 bored to 57mm, a 54mm stroke Mazzucchelli crank, 35mm PWK Keihin carb and one of their custom made performance exhausts. Blog - Vespa. When Vespas began to arrive on the shores of the United States in the 1950s, they gained quick popularity – not only were they stylish, but urbanites immediately saw the advantage to easing traffic congestion.
In 1957 alone, over 10,000 units were exported to the United States from Italy. Naturally, with such an influx, Vespa fans began to congregate together, and still do, to this day. Around the country today, you can always find scooter rallys and scooter rides with other Vespa fans. A few years ago, Piaggio employees and some New York Vespa enthusiasts (seen below) took part in the Columbus Day Parade, cruising up 5th Avenue in front of thousands.
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