Before Vespa

Just for two days, borrowed from a friend for the practice and exam for category A1: Honda @125.
In Switzerland category B is not enough...und das ist gut so.

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Vespa for everyone

There seems to be a Vespa for everyone ...

Cruella de Vil

Vespa for Cruella

www.vespaonline.de

Vespa for Santa Claus

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Vespa for Adam

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 And a Vespa even for him

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Travelling Vespa

This Vespa Diary brings you pictures about my Vespa tours in Switzerland and France, mainly around Lac Léman starting in Geneva.

 

 I also publish pictures of Vespas taken by me or others in different countries. (If the photo is not taken by myself I always give the source.) The theme is "travelling Vespas".

  Sometimes I report about related issues, such as the Geneva Motor Show, Vespa models, Vespa ads, etc.

 

To see more you can click on the pictures above.

When it comes to travelling Vespas you might find similarities with the travelling garden gnomes, best known from the 2001 French movie Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) with Audrey Tautou.

The tradition of the traveling garden gnomes is older than this movie, some cases were recorded aldready in the 1980s. Similar stories were featured in several films. In the French comedy Amélie steals her father's garden gnome and asks an air-hostess friend to send pictures of it posing with landmarks from all over the world. (You can get loads of information by searching for: travelling garden gnome or travelling gnome prank)

But the tradition of travelling Vespas is much older and it doesn't involve stealing. Somehow the owner of a Vespa is tempted all the time to photograph his scooter in front of landmarks or just at nice spots. You can find great pictures of Vespas from all over the world. The classic and beautiful design of the Vespa makes it simply desirable to have it pose with great sights.

Vespa Istanbul (modernvespa.com, www.ortac.net)

See more travelling Vespa photos from around the world here and from around Lac Léman (Switzerland and France) anywhere on this blog. You are welcome to comment directly on the blog or write to: vespa.strapazzatela@gmail.com.

Vespa Strapazzatela

A possible explanation for strapazzatela (strapazzate la):

「STRAPAZZATELA」
神聖さを失った冒涜の民がVespa LXを鞭で痛めつけ、重労働を強要、酷使する、そんな過酷な状況にも耐えうるVespa LXをおまえたちも「酷使しろ」と訴えかける。

Still not clear? This may be the best description:

... "The male version featured an irreverent-looking model tempting the viewer to use the Vespa in extreme conditions: "Strapazzatela" (Use it hard)". ... (Vespa: Italian Style for the World by Davide Mazzanti)

And a similar explanation from a different source:


... "The slogan Nuova Vespa LX, strapazzatela (New Vespa LX. Do what you want with it) is an invitation to make the Vespa your own and enjoy it" ... (www.urbanscootin.com)





See funny Vespa commercials and videos: ADS
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