Scooter travel blog India

Our journey took us to the scooter world of India this time. There are still many Vespa PX style scooters on the road which had been produced by LML. In the past many scooters similar to the European Vespa and Lambretta models were manufactured by Bajaj and Priya. This is because Piaggio sold assembly belts and licenses to India. Scooters over there are used as an everyday vehicle, and due to the poor road conditions they need to fulfill different standards than they do in Europe. However, you can clearly see that even in India the classic metal style scooter is slowly disappearing from the big cities. They are replaced by modern Bajaj 125 – 150cc motorcycles and scooters. Many scooters are simply left in a corner and are no longer used. Here is an example of a Bajaj which has been placed in a front yard and is not used any more:

The typical Indian cityscape is coined by the auto rickshaws which look like the Piaggio Ape models.

A big surprise was to see that a modification was made because metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai or Calcutta now require that all public transport must be converted to gas power. This significantly reduced the smog caused by exhaust fumes in recent years, and even 2-stroke engines now have only a small footprint.