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Harley Davidson M50 Leggero, circa 1968. They were made by Aermacchi, Harley's weird attempt to compete with Honda. #DavesCarIDService
*only 50cc, btw
Harley also attempted to compete against imported Italian scooters with the Topper, which was actually made in Milwaukee. I think they're pretty bitchin' 
the Topper had a 10 cubic inch engine, or 165cc. Harley historically described their engine displacement in cubic inches, even on scooters.
a brief history of scooters: the emergence of Italian and German scooters had a lot to do with Marshall Plan re-industrialization of Europe post WW2. Many were based on the design of the Cushman scooters made in Lincoln, NE. They were used in the war by US paratroopers
Everyone's seen a Vespa, but there were some truly weird ones:
1. Goggo Isaria (Germany)
2. Heinkel Tourist (Germany)
3. Fuji Rabbit (Japan)
4. Maico Mobil (Germany)
1. Goggo Isaria (Germany)
2. Heinkel Tourist (Germany)
3. Fuji Rabbit (Japan)
4. Maico Mobil (Germany)
Whenever I rode my Lambretta, I had to carry a taser to keep the chicks at bay
protip: chicks dig Lammies
My buddy Bobby's Salisbury. These were used on Catalina Island (where cars are forbidden) in the late 1940s.
I dug this one at the Barber Museum a few weeks ago, a Doodle Bug Super 8, made in the late 40s in Webster City Iowa
Then there was the Occo Valmobile, the scooter that folds up into a suitcase. Made in Hackensack NJ
