Apparently our troops are risking their lives in Baghdad to pave the way for Baghdadi Starboyzzz. “This could have never happened under Saddam Hussein.” Umm…
(Thanks Brooke, and thanks, America.)
Author: illnoise
Baotian’s Vespa knockoff
Chinese manufacturer Baotian unveiled a new scooter pretty clearly influenced by modern Vespa design.
Betcha:
- That’s plastic bodywork with a tube frame under it all.
- “Lambretta” (the “Italian” one), Jin Jian, ZNen, FlyScooter, Lance, Milan, and countless others will all be selling this scooter soon.
- Piaggio, unable to stop China from copying their bikes, will instead launch individual legal campaigns against dozens of importers in dozens of countries, costing the company millions, a cost they will pass on to consumers by marking up color-matched half-helmets another $100 each.
Is “Piaggio GT850” the Gilera GP850?
Remember the rumors that Piaggio would display a new 850cc scooter at EICMA? Remember we asked why Piaggio and Aprilia called the V-Twin 839.3 engine an “850” while Gilera called it an “800?” Well, this appears to be the scooter in question, and it’s not Piaggio-branded after all, instead, it’s a nicely revamped Gilera GP800, and they upgraded the displacement to 850cc without changing the engine one bit. At least they’re consistent now.