Rinaldo Piaggio produced the first Vespa motor scooter in 1946.  The rest is history and now Centaur Cycles & Scooters is part of that history.  Vespa is a subsidiary of Piaggio (as are Moto Guzzi and Aprilia).  Piaggio produces beautiful, innovative, economical motor scooters under the name Piaggio.

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Here's Piaggio's MP3 - three wheel motorscooter!! This vehicle provides terrific handling, stability and safety. It has independently suspended front wheels. Its braking is unbelievably good.  It's actually easier to stop quickly on an MP3 than on any two-wheeler. And it is so cool looking! Motorcycle USA did a nice review of the MP3. Check it out.

                

And, if you choose, when you stop you can press a button and the front wheels will lock in place so the bike won't fall over. When you start moving again, the wheels will unlock and turn back into a scooter. The Piaggio MP3 comes as either a 250, 400 or 500cc machine.
   
                                               MP3 250 MSRP $7199
                                               MP3 400 MSRP $8699
                                               MP3 500 MSRP $8899

                            

Here're a pair of MP3's cornering under fairly nasty conditions. No problem!
                

Whee!!! An MP3 500 goes fast around a corner.

                            

Here're some tech pictures of the workings of the MP3:     

                      

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And here are the stunning BV 250 and BV500, stylish as only the Italians can design them. We think this is the most beautiful scooter anyone ever made.  Good handling, fast, nimble and gorgeous. Piaggio offers either a 250cc or a 500cc version.

                
                      

                               
                
                   
                                         BV250 MSRP $4899
                                         BV500 MSRP $6399

And we can install a beautiful Piaggio Top Case on the back of your BV 250/500.
         

 For lots more information on Piaggio scooters, visit Piaggio's web site.