I live next to a road and combustion-engine mopeds vary from "holy fuck this is loud" to "I can't wait to move out". I used to live close to an airport and that was much better. The specific noise that mopeds make drills into your head. Funnily, I'm never bothered by nails on chalkboard or cutlery on plate, but mopeds, holy fuck, if hell exists, it's full of mopeds.
replyI own a Piaggio 300cc Scooter, not called a Vespa because it is one of the big wheel variants (similar to Honda SH line) but it has the same engine as the Vespa 300GTS.
replyIt is not at all noisy unless I rev it high, which I try to avoid doing most of the time. It is not loud like for instance a Yamaha T-Max, not helped by it attracting mostly complete retards.
Obviously there are always dumb people mounting akrapovic or other noisy aftermarket exhausts on any bike brand but it is also the same with cars.
Vespas aren’t mopeds.
replyFor better or worse, probably worse, the definitions of both "moped" and "scooter" vary from person to person or jurisdiction to jurisdiction. "Moped" is often used to describe a light motorcycle.
replyScooter do not have pedals, mopeds do, hence the name.
replyThe Piaggio Vespa is a scooter. The Piaggio Ciao is a moped.
Language changes. I guarantee if you ask 100 people to draw a moped, maybe 2 will put pedals on it.
replyNo. Mopeds have pedals. That’s the “ped” part of motor pedal.
replyYes, but still terrible, pollution wise.
replyElectric Vespa anyone?
They did make one for a while but it's terrible. €5000 with similar specs to a €1000 bike from other companies.
replyThey still make some models in an electric variant.
replyI haven't been following the latest developments but about 10 years ago they launched "Vespa elettrica". It was very expensive and low powered at launch. Not sure if they've iterated on it since.
replyI suspect that other brands of electric motorbike may be better