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2001 Piaggio Liberty first series. Presented at the Barcelona motor show in May 1997, the Liberty was born as a scooter with a 50 cm 3 engine intended primarily for young audiences, having highly innovative specifications, it immediately stands out as "high wheels" among the most popular on the market; thanks to its original and dynamic line, good design quality and competitive price.
Initially an unlicensed copy of the Vespa 150; [136] In 1999 Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant was renamed Molot and started production of the Strizh scooter, [84] but by 2017 was struggling financially [137] — USSR (Russia) / Russia; Walba (1949–1952), One of the first post-war German scooters, production taken over by FAKA — West ...
Piaggio launched the Vespa (Italian for "wasp") and within ten years more than a million units had been produced. The Italian language gained a new word, "vespare", meaning to go somewhere on a Vespa. [6] In 2024, Piaggio celebrated 140 years with limited edition of 'Vespa 140th of Piaggio,' with only 140 units available from April 18 to 21 ...
At the end of 2000 [3] the new four-stroke Piaggio LEADER (Low Emission ADvanced Engine Range) engines were presented, with 4 valves per cylinder, liquid cooling and 15 horsepower for the 125 cm 3 and over 20 for the 180 cm 3; the Hexagon was the first scooter to mount these new engines together with the first Beverly and the X9.
At its debut it was available in four displacements, 50, 100, 125 and 150 cm 3, all homologated Euro 2: the 50 was available both with two-stroke Hi-PER2 air-cooled and equipped with a two-stage catalytic converter with Secondary Air System (SAS), both with four-stroke Hi-PER4, the 125 and 150 were fitted with the Piaggio Leader four-stroke engine.
The Vespa LX is a scooter that was made by Piaggio from 2006 until 2014. The LX 150 uses the same frame as the LX 50 but features a 150 cc engine capable of a listed maximum speed of 59 mph (95 km/h). The LX 150, like all modern Vespa scooters features a 4-stroke single overhead camshaft and steel frame construction.
Toby Fischer lives in South Dakota, where just 27 doctors are certified to prescribe buprenorphine -- a medication that blunts the symptoms of withdrawal from heroin and opioid painkillers. A Huffington Post analysis of government data found nearly half of all counties in America don't have such a certified physician. So every month, Fischer and his mother drive to Colorado to pick up their ...
The Vespa was built with two drum brakes, a single-cylinder air cooled engine (aluminum head) and a steel chassis, but has been improved with a new front suspension and a revised rear axle for more stability. It was distributed as Vespa P 125 X and as Vespa P 200 E with an electronic ignition (E for Elettronica) and since 1978 as Vespa P 150 X.