{"id":191805,"date":"2023-02-26T17:25:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclenews.wpengine.com\/?page_id=191805"},"modified":"2023-03-24T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:10:51","slug":"vespa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/vespa\/","title":{"rendered":"Vespa News &#038; Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vespa_logo-v2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"338\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The most famous name in scooters, Vespa needs little introduction. Their first model was released following the end of the Second World War in 1946, the model making its way into popular culture with the scooter boom of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Owned by Italian powerhouse Piaggio, who also take ownership of Aprilia and Moto Guzzi, Vespa\u2019s growth over the last two decades has been enormous. In 2004, 58,000 scooters were produced. That number jumped to 100,000 in 2006, 180,000 in 2017 over 210, 000 in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Often imitated but rarely equaled, Vespa is the quintessential scooter so many manufacturers have tried, and failed, to replicate.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<div class=\"row collapse component\">\n  <div class=\"large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns\">\n    <div>\n      <h5 class=\"left bold\">Vespa Bike News &amp; Reviews<\/h5>\n            <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>\n\n<!--<div class=\"columns\">-->\n\n  \n      <div class=\"large-12 medium-12 small-12 gearreview\">\n        <div class=\"large-3 medium-3 small-12 left btmmarg\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-175x111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vespa Celebration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-175x111.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-730x465.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-149x95.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2-747x476.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vespa-Celebration-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"large-9 medium-9 small-12 left leftpad\">\n          <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/2025\/07\/article\/vespa-gets-ready-to-celebrate-its-80th-birthday\/\">Vespa Gets Ready to Celebrate Its 80th Birthday<\/a><\/h5>\n          <p>Thursday, July 24, 2025<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"large-12 medium-12 small-12 gearreview\">\n        <div class=\"large-3 medium-3 small-12 left btmmarg\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-175x117.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cycle News Magazine Vespa GTS 300 Review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-175x117.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-149x99.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review-747x498.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vespa-GTS-300-Cycle-News-Review.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"large-9 medium-9 small-12 left leftpad\">\n          <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/2022\/11\/article\/vespa-gts-300-review\/\">Vespa GTS 300 Review<\/a><\/h5>\n          <p>Saturday, November 5, 2022<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"large-12 medium-12 small-12 gearreview\">\n        <div class=\"large-3 medium-3 small-12 left btmmarg\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-175x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Vespa Pic Nic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-175x125.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-730x521.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-149x106.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01-747x533.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Verde_01.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"large-9 medium-9 small-12 left leftpad\">\n          <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/2022\/07\/article\/2023-vespa-pic-nic-first-look\/\">2023 Vespa Pic Nic First Look<\/a><\/h5>\n          <p>Wednesday, July 20, 2022<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  \n      <div class=\"large-12 medium-12 small-12 gearreview\">\n        <div class=\"large-3 medium-3 small-12 left btmmarg\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-175x117.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rennie heads to Milan to test the 2019 Vespa GTS SuperSport and Electtrica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-175x117.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-149x99.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.cyclenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Vespa-Electtrica-review-747x498.jpg 747w, 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