Hai All,
It’s like "How world will not forget Italian expresso coffe, VESPA scooter also will be remembered"
AS technical specs of VESPA 150, Zubinji(MS member) has given all details.
In 60’s our Indian shad the previlage of using this beauty for regular commuting,
( They have to wait for years to get the scooter after booking.that’ different story)
Though Lamberrta(another ITALIAN marque) was most used by Indians, people
were after Vepa’s, mostly youth(there are grand fathers still argue LAMB is better than
VES.)
Mainly seeing the aspects like:
STYLING, PERFORMANCE, ON THE ROAD, ERGONOMICS and ofcourse FUEL CONSUMPTION.
It had all these factors to satisfy a consumer(mind ON THOSE DAYS)
Even to-day I love riding my 1960 VESPA in this cumbersome traffic(do not comparefuel economy with your Indo-jap scotts)
On my opinion "I think it was this VESPA, which made people to run after Bajaj CHETAKS, "
That Chetak craze of public made BAJAJ’ big guns of Indian 2w industry.