Vespa 98 racing (circuit)

Year 1947

The creative genius of Piaggio's enginer, which had led to the appearance of the first Vespa on Italian roads in 1946, was confirmed a few months later by the emergence of a real jewel from the experimental division of the Pontedera workshops.
The Vespa 98 Corsa was built with the specific objective of showing the world that a small scooter could be extremely competitive on the circuit. In 1947 Vespa 98 Corsa (Circuit) was hence built for speed in the races of its category and represented a consentration of innovative ideas to be tried out on standard production. Its mounted the steering column adn suspension on the right, a solution thet would be applied to the Vespa 125 from 1948 on. The body was handbuild on a steel frame.

• Engine: 2-stroke single cylinder engine with cast iron horizontal cylinder and alumunium head
• Bore: 50 mm
• Stroke: 50 mm
• Dsiplacement: 98 cc
• Top speed: 100 km/h
• Suspension: coil springs and calipers shock absorber on the front wheel, leaf spring on the rear wheel
• Brakes: drums
• Tyres: Pirelli of the "corsa" type, 3.50-b"