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I don't know about you, but there's no way in hell I'll be riding a Piaggio MP3 scooter, or even a super fast motorcycle alongside any lions. So I'm a bit amazed at this advertisement from Piaggio. With a copy line that says "So stable, you'll think it's a car", just because the scooter is more stable than traditional 2 wheelers, doesn't mean that it's safer?

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3-and-lions.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3-and-lions.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3-and-lions.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/ad-piaggio-mp3-and-lions.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3-and-lions.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 2 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200

Piaggio released an optional kit for their X10 series of scooters that allows you to hook up your iPhone (and shortly Android) smartphone to your scooter, which will then tell you, without wires, all your telemetric data, like speed, fuel consumption, battery, when to replace your tires, tire pressure and if you have a GPS/Navigation unit app installed, where to go to get fuel, since it knows when you are running out.

With a large number of extra functions, like your owner manual, downloadable telemetric data and others, you'll not need the old fashion onboard dashboard.

We might even find the Piaggio PMP (Piaggio Multimedia Platform) on Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Vespa models in the near future. How cool is that?

Click on the headline to continue reading this story.......

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/iphone-connected-piaggio-scooters.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/iphone-connected-piaggio-scooters.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/iphone-connected-piaggio-scooters.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/iphone-connected-piaggio-scooters.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/iphone-connected-piaggio-scooters.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Pretty good print advertisement for Piaggio MP3 scooter. According to the ad, you are safer on the MP3 than when walking on slippery roads, thanks to the three wheels.

Ad was done in Israel by Adler Chomsky Grey. Not a bad image, it says it all.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3---slippery-when-wet.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3---slippery-when-wet.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3---slippery-when-wet.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/ad-piaggio-mp3---slippery-when-wet.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ad-piaggio-mp3---slippery-when-wet.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0200

The Chinese manufacturers are known to rip-off copies of almost anything under the sun, and fake motorcycles are the norm there. But they are becoming more and more brazen about their rip-offs, so much so that they actually tried to market their fake Piaggio MP3 scooters at Eicma.

Piaggio pressed charges during the Eicma exhibition, and the police came and took away the fake models.

]]>http://192.168.1.4/Testblogs.nsfdx/eicma-2011-police-confiscate-motorcycles.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://192.168.1.4/Testblogs.nsfdx/eicma-2011-police-confiscate-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://192.168.1.4/Testblogs.nsfdx/eicma-2011-police-confiscate-motorcycles.htm http://192.168.1.4/Testblogs.nsfdxcomments/eicma-2011-police-confiscate-motorcycles.htm http://192.168.1.4/Testblogs.nsfdx/eicma-2011-police-confiscate-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0200

Piaggio is planning to re-enter the Indian market (for a third time). Three times lucky?

This time they're opening a factory, and plan to start selling Vespa scooters next year. Their other brands will hopefully follow, with Aprilia (already being sold a little), Guzzi and Gilera.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/india-piaggio-to-re-launch-vespa-and-others.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/india-piaggio-to-re-launch-vespa-and-others.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/india-piaggio-to-re-launch-vespa-and-others.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/india-piaggio-to-re-launch-vespa-and-others.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/india-piaggio-to-re-launch-vespa-and-others.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:15:00 +0200

Here's a photographic visit to the Piaggio Museum in Italy, a place not only full of Piaggio, Vespa and Gilera scooters, but also other "strange" and wonderful vehicles.

A worthwhile visit...

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-piaggio-scooter-museum.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-piaggio-scooter-museum.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-piaggio-scooter-museum.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/the-piaggio-scooter-museum.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/the-piaggio-scooter-museum.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0200

Piaggio/Vespa have stopped production in Singapore, and set up shop, or should I say, factory, in Vietnam.

Piaggio are getting ready to tap into the major Asian market with small scooters and motorcycles.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-sets-up-shop-in-vietnam.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-sets-up-shop-in-vietnam.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-sets-up-shop-in-vietnam.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/piaggio-sets-up-shop-in-vietnam.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-sets-up-shop-in-vietnam.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:02:39 +0200

In France you are allowed to ride a 125cc motorcycle or scooter if you have a car license for at least 2 years. Anything above 125cc takes ages and hard effort to get a license for.

But as off next month, people without a motorcycle license are allowed to ride the Piaggio MP3 250 and 400 cc scooters.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/france-no-motorcycle-license-for-mp3-250-and-400.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/france-no-motorcycle-license-for-mp3-250-and-400.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/france-no-motorcycle-license-for-mp3-250-and-400.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/france-no-motorcycle-license-for-mp3-250-and-400.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/france-no-motorcycle-license-for-mp3-250-and-400.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:17:28 +0200

Piaggio is joining an Italian group that is going to bail out the Italian Airline, Alitalia.

The motorcycle consortium's CEO is marked to become the CEO of the troubled airline.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-to-buy-airline-motorcycles-not-enough.htmPiaggioMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-to-buy-airline-motorcycles-not-enough.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-to-buy-airline-motorcycles-not-enough.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/piaggio-to-buy-airline-motorcycles-not-enough.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/piaggio-to-buy-airline-motorcycles-not-enough.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:21:56 +0200

Another motorcycle/scooter taxi company has started in Paris. Called NIP Bike Urban Transport, they used the Piaggio 400cc MP3 scooter.

Nice, cheap(ish) and fast.

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