Monday, May 09, 2005

A Vespa and a Lambretta. How to distinguish them?

I mean they do look alike in certain ways.
So what actually happened was when I was
having a conversation with my dad about Vespa.
I was stubbornly saying that Vespa
and Lambretta are the same.
The only noticeble difference is that, their name. Obviously right?
Yep, and my father was saying lambretta was a little bit bigger.
So here I am going for a lambretta and Vespa research.
A bit lame don't you think ? but you know knowlegde is power
why not learn something new about bikes and stuff.
As maybe sooner or later i might have one of those classic bikes.
So as featured below, the photos which I get from Yahoo.
The top one is a Vespa and the one below it is a Lambretta.


A Vespa. Photo from yahoo.com



The classic looking Lambretta. Photo from yahoo.com


Okay as you can see from the photos above,
they are absolutely different in terms of design and size.
The back part of the vespa looks abit roundish
and small compared to a Lambretta.
Whereas a Lambretta looks longer at the back and
its indeed bigger than a Vespa.
A tyre is usually seen at the back of the
seat of a Lambretta and the tyre
can be use as a Back-support when the bike
owner wants to pillion someone.
But in terms of design , I think A Vespa
looks better but I don't mind having one of those lambretta.
Classic looking why not.hehe
So there goes my research. Nice and short.
Still need more research and study though in terms
of part and function of the parts.

But my all time favourite will always be the dirtbike below:)


KTM 125SX
2 Stroke
124.8cc