So much for look at motorcycles that I don’t have. Least readers start thinking that I only dream about and web surf motorcycles, let’s talk about motorcycle that I once ride and own.
The Yamaha RXS 115 was my first bike.
Monthly Archive for April, 2006
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Still on Italian motorcycle brands. This time Cagiva.
Cagiva is reatively small by global standard but they make nice, power bike. My personal favourite is the Planet 125.
Cagiva Planet 125 is one of the very few motorcycle below 200cc that has a stunning look. For countries where new riders can only ride bikes of a smaller capacity, this IS the dream bike.
Are they still making this bike? It is not on the website anymore
Cagiva (cagiva.it)
Aprilia was acquired by the Piaggio Group in 2004. At the time of acquisation, Aprilia owns Moto-Guzzi. So in one fell swoop Piaggio acquired 2 Italian motorcycle marques.
Aprilia (aprilia.com)
Vespa is a Piaggio brand started in 1946. Vespa is so well-known for its scooters that the name is almost synonymous with scooters.
Vespa (vespa.com)
Althought there are a number of Italian brands, most of them are really owned by one company – Piaggio Group which in turn is held by Immsi. Take a look at their turbulent history (see also wikipedia).
Just like Piaggio consolidated the brands in Italy, will we see the same in China?
According to this article, Piaggio is the world’s fourth largest motorcycle group. Who are the top three?
Piaggio (piaggio.com)
As I was looking around at motorcycle websites, I realised that a number of well-known motorcycle brands are from Italy.
We just met Ducati in the last post and also Moto Guzzi. You must have also heard of Aprilia, Cagiva, Paiggio and Vespa.
I not sure about other part of the world, from where I came from the typical stereotype of different motorcycle makers are as follows.
The Italian bikes are known for their heart stopping design and pricy price. Japanese bikes for their cost and fuel efficiency. BMW for technology and Harley for the bad boy, rebel image.
Will take a look at them soon.
Take a look at Wheels of Italy
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