Ken and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance » piaggio

Motorcycle Maker: Derbi

Ken — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:29:19 +0000

Derbi is a brand of motorcycles, scooters, and recreational ATVs (quads) produced by Nacional Motor S.A.U., a Spanish subsidiary of Piaggio.

Derbi (derbi.com)

Motorcycle Movie Trivial

Ken — Sat, 06 May 2006 17:17:28 +0000

The snapshot function of VLC is simply cool.

I’m going to start a series of trivials based on snapshot of motorcycle in movies. Starting off with this one.

Guess who is on the Piaggio and in which movie?

Motorcycle Maker: Aprilia

Ken — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:18:36 +0000

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)

Motorcycle Maker: Vespa

Ken — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:11:34 +0000

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)

Motorcycle Maker: Piaggio

Ken — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:46:24 +0000

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)