Piaggio plans a faster 50cc model needed to satisfy some countries demands. The engine delivers larger power, even though the bore and stroke remain of the same size. In fact, licence plate in Italy was compulsory on the Vespa 50 S.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 38.4 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Displacement: 49.77 cc

Top speed: 60 km /h

Suspension: coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Wheels: 3.00-10”

Produced for the foreign markets, the Vespa 125 ET3 has the same characteristics as the Italian ET3 (1976), except for some details such as the saddle, the cooling fan cover and the colour range.

It was particularly appreciated in Japan, where it was sold until the mid-1990s.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 55 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Displacement: 121.16 cc

Top speed: over 90 km /h

Suspension: coil spring with hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Wheels: 3.00-10"

Sold in the years of maximum protest against society, from 1969, the Vespa 50 Special was proposed to the new generation with stylish changes to the handlebar as well as to the front and rear lights, suggesting colour contrasts which give it a “pleasantly modern” aspect, as a brochure of those years said.

The same year sees the launch of the Vespa 50 Elestart too, featuring the same design as the 50 Special, but with an innovative technical solution: the electric start. From 1969 to 1973 one of the most famous Piaggio advertising campaign with the pay-off “Chi Vespa mangia le mele” accompanies the Vespa 50 Special’s success.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke engine

Bore: 38.4 mm - Stroke: 43 mm - Displacement: 49.77 cc

Top speed: 40 km /h

Suspension: coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Tyres: 2.75-9”

In order to be sold on the French market, the Vespa 50 underwent a particular transformation: pedals. Although little appreciated from an aesthetical point of view, this solution was necessary to adapt to the French homologation provisions.

Today, the Vespa 50 with pedals is wanted by many lovers of the most famous scooter in the world.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke engine

Bore: 38.4 mm - Stroke: 43 mm - Displacement: 49.77 cc

Top speed: 40 km /h

Suspension: coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Tyres: 3.50-10"

The main feature is a longer frame, which permits an easier transportation of the passenger.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 55 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Capacity: 121.17 cc

Top speed: 85 km /h

Suspension: elastic with coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drum

Tyres: 3.00-10"

The Super Sprint 90 is no doubt the most stylish Vespa with its unmistakable aggressive design, “its speed, its irresistible spurt and its stirring riding” is produced by Piaggio starting in 1966.

It features a smaller legshield and an oddments pannier placed between the saddle and the handlebar. Like the Vespa GS of 1955, the spare wheel can be positioned in the middle of the floor platform. Exploiting the success of the Vespa Super Sprint, Piaggio prepares a 50 cc version too only for the foreign markets (particularly Switzerland and Germany). The 90 Super Sprint, like the Vespa 50, is among the most sought-after models. A real collector’s object.




TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 47 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Displacement: 88.5 cc

Top speed: 93 km /h

Suspension: coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Tyres: 3.00-10"

Like other motorcycle producers, Piaggio spent part of its research to the military use of vehicles.

The first projects presented to the Ministry of Defence in Italy date back to the beginning of the fifties, of which there is written evidence such as drawings (like the image that compares the Vespa 125 with a motorcycle). The 1964 model derives from the Vespa 125 (VMA1) with a few changes on the frame to reduce encumbrance. In fact, the handlebar and the front wheel can be quickly removed and placed on the left-side sack. After negotiations with the Italian Ministry of Defence, the Vespa military has remained as a prototype.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 557 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Displacement: 121.17 cc

Top speed: 80 km /h

Suspension: coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drums

Tyres: 3.00-10"

The Vespa 90 was launched in 1963 together with the 50, and used many of the same components. Retailed in a single colour – sky-blue – it had 10” wheels. About 24,000 units were sold in Italy. Equipped with a licence plate due to its engine displacement, the Vespa 90 was popular with those who needed to carry a passenger.




TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Two-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 47 mm - Stroke: 51 mm - Displacement: 88.5 cc

Top speed: 70 km/h

Suspension: helicoidal spring and hydraulic shock absorber on both wheels

Brakes: drum

Tyres: 3,00x10"

This was the most popular Vespa with the young. Brilliant and easily handled, with attractive, exclusive styling that derives from the line of the larger models. Ever since its first appearance on the market, it is advertised by Piaggio as “young, modern, and….without documents”. With the 1963 Rules of the Road, no numberplate nor licence are required even for fourteen years old.

The engine is completely new, with the cylinder positioned at a 45° angle and no longer horizontal. The last scooter to be designed by Corradino D’Ascanio, the “50” is a milestone in the history of Vespa: from 1964 to the present day, over 3 million were built.




TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2-stroke single cylinder engine

Bore: 38 mm - Stroke: 43 mm - Displacement: 49 cc

Top speed: 40 km /h

Suspension: rubber elements at the front, coil spring and hydraulic shock absorber at the rear

Brakes: drums

Tyres: 2.75-9"