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Re:Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre by walshemj on Sunday December 02, 2018 @04:42PM (#18584739)
I thought they where all banned in the EU for several years now certainly the last vespa 2 stroke was seems to have been made in 2005.
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Re:Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre by lstodd on Sunday December 02, 2018 @06:17PM (#18585208)
Well, you know, my vespa 50s from 1972 is still almost as good as new.

1990s 50cc japanese scooters are indestructible, esp. Hondas, as are later, early-2000s Yamaha/MBK 100cc models. They are not going anywhere until there appears a 80 kg, 12" wheel electric model that can go 100km on a single charge and carry two people at a cruise speed of 70-80 km/h. And charge from zero in at most 15 minutes.

I love the smell of burning 2T oil in the morning.

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Re:Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre by walshemj on Monday December 03, 2018 @08:07PM (#18594885)
But your probably a scoterist who lovingly maintains and restores classic Vespa's and Lambrettas and only rides them in good weather.

I believe the expensive version on the electric vespa can do 100km

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Re:Madrid bans polluting vehicles from city centre by dzhiurgis on Monday December 03, 2018 @04:49AM (#18587546)
> They are not going anywhere until there appears ...

Check NIU, they are getting close.

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