Motor Vespa

myaceh (59)in #technology • 9 years ago (edited)

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The history of the vespa began more than a century ago, to be precise 1884. The Piaggio Company was founded in Genoa, Italy in 1884 by Rinaldo Piaggio. Rinaldo's business starts ship equipment. But at the end of the century, Piaggio also produces Train, Train, Truck, Machine and Train. In World War I, his company produced Aircraft and Ships. In 1917 Piaggio bought a new plant in Pisa and four years later Rinaldo took over a small factory in Pontedera in the Tuscany region of Italy. The Pontedera plant was the center for the production of the aircraft and its components (propellers, engines and aircraft). During World War II, the plant in Pontedera made P108 for a two-passenger Aircraft engine and Bomb Version.

At the end of World War II, Piaggio factory was bombed by an allied plane. After the war, Enrico Piaggio took over Piaggio from his father (Rinaldo Piaggio). At that time the Italian economy was deteriorating, Enrico decided to design a cheap means of transportation. Enrico decided to focus his company's attention on personal mobility issues that the Italian community needs. Then join Corradino D'Ascanio, the talented aviation engineer who designed, drafted and flew his First Modern Piaggio Helicopter. D'Ascanio makes the design simple, economical, comfortable and elegant. D'Ascanio dreams of a new vehicle revolution. Taking pictures of aircraft technology, he imagined a vehicle built with a "Monocoque" or Unibody Steel Chassis. Front forks such as Tires landed an aircraft which is easy for tire replacement. The result is a design inspired from the aircraft which until now is different from other vehicles.

In the second series, Vespa 98 produced as many as 16,500 pieces. Significant improvement over its predecessor, both in terms of aesthetics and technical-functional. The front no longer has a door opening and the size is reduced so that wheel replacement is easier. This is because in the aftermath of the war, the road conditions are so bad that it is easy to leak the tires. The starter lever has a more ergonomic shape making it easier to operate. In addition there are changes in the size and shape of the lights. The metallic silver color reminds us of the Piaggio plane. Magazines published at that time reported that in order to have Vespa 98, the enthusiasts had to wait (pivot) up to eight months. As a result the black market emerged so Vespa sold double the official price, which is £ 55,000 for basic models and £ 61,000 for luxury models.

In addition to the design tailored to the needs of the present, there are very different technological changes when compared with the era of 1960-1980. A very striking change when compared to the baby boomer era is the machine. A simple two-step machine is no longer there. Therefore, we will not see again the present Vespa with exhaust ngebul, smoke and stick out the smoke. No more, when lining up at a public fuel station (gas station), the owner of the vespa prepares the oil to be put into the gas tank. In addition, no Vespa owner has to repeatedly kick the crank next to the engine to start the engine when it strikes or pulls out the spark plug, cleans it, dries it, and then puts it back on the machine.