75 years young and never more popular Vespa celebrates 75 years and reaches the extraordinary milestone of 19 million units produced, beginning from the spring of 1946. The Vespa that celebrates the 19 million is a GTS 300 in 75th Anniversary Special Edition and was assembled in the Pontedera plant, where Vespa has been manufactured uninterrupted since 1946. 1945 Vespa…
“All that the light touches…” My Harley-Davidson Nightster 883 surveying the Moroccan desert. (Morgan Gales/)“I shouldn’t be here,” said one of the riders, speaking not just of the lone tree to whose shade we had fled after our bikes sputtered out of gas, but of the desert as a whole. “None of us should be here. Look at this place,…
Zero’s new limited-edition 15th Anniversary DSR comes in five flavors—or rather, five colors. (Zero Motorcycles/)Happy Earth Day. In a brand-obsessed world like ours, you’d think the date would serve as a marketing opportunity made in heaven, a suitably noble occasion for two-wheel vehicle manufacturers to tout their machines’ green attributes (or at least try to convince you of them). As…