This vacation I shot two bound on the sidewalk scooters. That brings me Vespino memories.
was little more than a motor bike. He had a 2-stroke engine of 49 air-cooled cc3 was 2 horsepower per drive with automatic transmission. Had a 4-liter tank where they had to throw gasoline mixed with oil to 2%. Top speed was 40 km / h by law but can reach up to 60 km / h. pedals had to move if the engine Vespino not work, and unlike other scooters that were a real ornament to pass legislation in Vespino pedals worked, and could boost Vespino your pedal. They cost between 75,000 and 100,000 pesetas depending on whether they came with intermittent or no when the next mopeds in price and went for more than 150,000 peel, that was what they were worth the condor Puch 50 cm3 and Derby FDS of 50. The super Rieju 50 that brought water cooling and was at 175,000. The last brought to an electric start to power a small battery.
think piaggio factory was almost broke when I saved the Vespino. They sold thousands, perhaps millions of them. All the boys and girls wanted to have one. In Spain it is sold as 10 times more than other mopeds together. It was the vehicle of the teens. Could be driven from the 14, and was used until your parents with 18 bought an old car to get you the card. Authentic bikers we tried to climb up the 80 cm3 categrÃa they could take from 16, but that did not ding long used the Vespino bikes from 14 to 18. The girls loved it. To tie in the club of my people had to have a Vespino, if not you ate a donut.
The problem was that it could carry two people. The law clearly stated that the motorcycles could only be the driver, passengers could not climb. Really were sold with a comfortable seat for two people, I guess thinking that the age range that was targeted had revolutionized hormones and always needed to bring the pickup. Whether you wore to flirt (1% of the time) as if it wore a colleague (the other 99) had to go to escape the civil guard so you do not fine verifications. The penalty for taking someone was about 500 pesetas exorbitant, obviously when I got home your dad made them pay with 500 lashes in the ribs.
of skirmishes with the Civil Guard Vespino usually emerged victorious. The characteristics of this made the worthy R4 (also called Car of the priests) had nothing to do. The Vespino was a true supertrail; could get by road, you could turn off the lights and keep the engine running, you could even turn east and continue to operate in "silent navigation" using the pedals. Weighing 60 kilos, until at one point the two "criminals" were lashed on wings and make him jump a fence of a forest road like a horse. Unfortunately neither the army nor the GC appreciated his qualities as a fighting vehicle.
were indestructible. The holidaymakers had them all winter tucked into garages and when they returned to the years following actions decompressor pressing pedals, and after a few laps in the end always start. The engine was still very tight and automatic passes protecting him from wild turns and cuts.
And not only young people used to go to disco, to be cheaper around the world had one to move through his people. In Madrid Vespino messengers were legion.
Over time, it was becoming fashionable scooters as we know them now and Vespino gradually began to disappear. Many who are now 40 tacos and I will remember his old Vespino and although they can not be compared to scooters today, more than one would again have 15 years, including return to shop around in the Vespino.
I leave a link to a page on the Vespino magnificent. Seems to work great with a few years already in tow.
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