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Sprightly Sprint: Power-Plus From This Tiny Vespa 90

“You can’t put a quart into a pint pot.” Says who? If the originator of this proverb had been a motorcyclist and had seen the Vespa 90 Super Sprint, he might well have added “unless the pint pot is fitted with a rotary valve”!

The power of this tiny 90cc unit is the thing that most impresses the rider of the Super Sprint. It is a real surprise to be borne away from standstill so rapidly and the torque is there all the way.

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