Scooters

I passed someone riding a Piaggio MP3 on the way to work today. It was the first time I'd seen one in the flesh (metal? plastic?) and frankly I don't really get it. It just looked kind of weird, but I suppose the extra wheel could really help in corners, especially on tricky pavement.

The BV500, which I stumbled across one the Piaggio site while looking for the MP3, is interesting though. A 460cc four-stroke 39 horsepower engine passing power to the ground through 22 inch diameter tires for a top speed of over 90? That's practically a motorcycle. For some reason I had thought only the Japanese were making maxi-scooters with those performance levels.