Vintage Vespas Run on Electric Power With Retrospective

Convert your vintage Vespa, like a 1951 Vespa 125, into a battery-powered machine with a conversion kit from Retrospective Scooters. (Piaggio Group/)London-based Retrospective Scooters is offering vintage scooter enthusiasts a way to bring their rides into the 21st century with its Project E conversion kits. The Project E kits allow riders to swap out the old gas-powered components for an…

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Retrospective: 1981-1983 Yamaha XJ550 Seca

Photos by Terry South. Two things a motorcycle manufacturer has to look out for when introducing a new model: the competition and the economy. Yamaha got the competition right when it introduced the XJ550 Seca in 1981, as mid-size bikes had not been very popular during the horsepower wars of the late 1970s. Honda had recently upsized its rather boring…

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