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Bajaj Auto Ltd; Licensed manufacturer of Vespa scooters (sold as Vespa 150) in the 1960s. Production continued after the license expired in the 1970s (sold as Bajaj); models included the Chetak (until 2006), and the Priya (subcontracted to Maharashtra Scooters Ltd to manufacture [ 7 ] [ user-generated source ] ).
Vespa's largest market by all measures globally is still Italy, but as a result of the Mod subculture that developed in the 1960s, the United Kingdom is still Vespa's second largest global market—and at one point in the 1960s, its largest. The appeal of the Vespa to the style-conscious mods was the weather protection.
The first model was a cabless adaptation of the company's two-wheel scooter, the Vespa, adding two rear wheels and a flat utility bed over the rear axle. Initial models featured 50 cc, [4] 125 cc or 150 cc engines and, later, a 175 cc engine. By the time of the 1964 Ape D, a cab was added to protect the driver from the elements. [5]
Papi (usually 125cc) or papaki (usually 50cc) is the common local name for mopeds in Greece. Mopeds are usually powered by small two-or four-stroke engines, ranging from 50 to 125 cc (3.1 to 7.6 cu in). They are very popular among young people due to their low price, the low maintenance cost, and the vast stock of parts (original or tuning).
The Vespa 150 TAP was an anti-tank scooter made in the 1950s from a Vespa scooter for use with French paratroops (troupes aéroportées, TAP). Introduced in 1956 and updated in 1959, the scooter was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), the licensed assembler of Vespas in France at the time. [ 1 ]
CT50 – a Yamaha QT50 marketed by the French company MBK. The Yamaha QT50 Yamahopper was a moped produced by the Yamaha Motor Company from 1979 through 1992. QT50s were popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, These small mopeds are easy to ride, maintain, and are fuel efficient.
See 1962 Season, 1963 Season, 1964 Season, 1965 Season, 1966 Season, 1967 Season. In 1962, the FIM followed up the success of the Coupe d’ Europe by giving the 50 cc class World Championship status.
Monkey bike is the name given to a small, low-powered motorcycles introduced by Honda in the 1960s, the first being the 1961 Z100. [4] Later Monkeys were designated Z50, such as the Z50A(US), J, M, R(US) and Z. [5]