MYSTERIOUS: Piaggio | Mind Blowing Facts

Piaggio Dominated Three-Wheeled Scooters for 20 Years. The Market's Now Collapsing

Piaggio recently celebrated 20 years of the MP3 three-wheeled scooters. But plunging sales in France raise questions about the future of three-wheelers.

RideApart · Oct 28

Take A Good Look At This Scooter And Tell Me It Doesn't Look Familiar

The Alpha Motors Cappucino is a cheap retro scooter with 50cc and 125cc options and a suspiciously familiar Italian look.

RideApart · Sep 30

Vespa Just Trademarked Its Shape, So How Vespa-Like Is Too Vespa-Like Now?

Vespa’s shape is now an EU trademark, raising an awkward question for every retro scooter that looks a little familiar.

RideApart · Sep 23

Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, and Vespa Didn’t Reinvent Their Offerings, They Elevated Them

From middleweight adventure bikes to urban scooters, the latest updates from Piaggio's brands focus on refinement, electronics, and rider experience.

RideApart · Jan 30

Piaggio's New BV400 S Is Proof Scooters Are Winning the City Game

Piaggio refreshes the Beverly for its 25th birthday with new styling, refined details, and a celebration of its Italian roots.

RideApart · Dec 9, 2025

Piaggio Scooters Just Got a 4-Year Warranty, But Not In the US

Piaggio has a new 4-year warranty on its scooters including those from Aprilia and Vespa. Unfortunately, it’s exclusive to Europe, at least for now.

RideApart · Jun 4, 2025

Fiat Just Made the Most Adorable Electric Three-Wheeler I've Ever Seen

The Fiat Tris is a three-wheeled fully electric last-mile delivery vehicle that looks like a modern interpretation of the Piaggio Ape. And the company should let me drive it.

RideApart · May 23, 2025

Piaggio’s Beverly 310 S Scooter Gets An Upgrade In Europe

Scooters may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about motorcycles. But over in Europe and Asia, scooters vastly outnumber any other type of motorcycle on the road. I mean, it’s easy to see why. They’re efficient, convenient, and most of the time, very affordable,…

RideApart · Apr 2, 2025

Is Aprilia Bringing Back This Legendary Sportbike?

If you're a motorcycle manufacturer, and you have a beloved model name from the past, you might think about filing a trademark application for that name for a few reasons. The two biggest ones are: You plan to bring an updated version of that model to market sometime in the…

RideApart · Mar 12, 2025

Vespa's Owner Is Just Conquering the Market, KTM Should Take Note

For plenty of motorcycle and powersports manufacturers, 2024 was a year to forget, financially speaking. KTM all but imploded, and the cost-saving measures employed by Polaris are bleeding into 2025. So how, then, in the midst of all this, did Piaggio Group—owner of Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, Gilera, Scarabeo brands—manage…

RideApart · Mar 7, 2025