Sidlulile: Vespa Primavera
Ikhonjiswa okokuqala ngqa emhlabeni embukisweni osanda kuphothulwa iMilan Motorcycle Show, nobe yicilongo elisha likaPiaggio ekunqobeni imakethe yomhlaba. Ukuthi lokhu kuyisici esibalulekile sesu likaPiaggio kuqinisekiswa ukuthi lethulwa ngumholi ngokwakhe, u-Colannino. Akunjalo ngaphandle kwesizathu, uma sazi ukuthi ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwezithuthuthu eYurophu kulo nyaka kukhulu kakhulu kusukela ngo-2007, njengoba ingxenye yonke yamabhayisikili athengisiwe ingamaphesenti angu-55 ngaphansi kwalowo nyaka. I-Vespa ingaphezu kokuhlukile okuphawulekayo, ngamayunithi angu-146.000 asevele ethengisiwe kulo nyaka, amaphesenti angu-21 kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Sekudayiswe angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-70 eminyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-18. I-Piaggio Group, ehlanganisa i-Vespa, ingumkhiqizi wamabhayisikili ohamba phambili eYurophu ngesabelo esingu-17,5%. Engxenyeni yesikuta, iphakeme nakakhulu, banokungaphezu kwekota. Kwenziwa ukubheja okukhulu e-USA, lapho ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba kwethulwa imodeli ka-946, nakho okusha kulo nyaka, okwabonwa yi-Europe ne-Asia ezinyangeni zasentwasahlobo.
Intwasahlobo nekwindla
Igama leVespa entsha ngokuhlonipha intwasahlobo ayinangqondo. Umanduleli wayo wethulwa phakathi neminyaka yenguquko kwezenhlalo, lapho abantu abasha beya ngokuya beba iqembu elibalulekile lomphakathi. Futhi iVespa isiphenduke uphawu lwayo lokuhamba. Wayekhona lapho kuzalwa inhlangano yama-hippie, wayekhona lapho beqala ukunaka ngokukhethekile imvelo. Nanamuhla, kukholakala ukuthi noma ngubani oyishayelayo ufunga indlela yokuphila enempilo. Ukuthi ungumthandi wama-apula. Namuhla iPrimavera ihlose ukwenziwa kwe-Intanethi lapho ukuhamba kubonakala khona. Futhi kuze kube namuhla, labo abathandana nayo isigamu seminyaka eyikhulu edlule bayayigibela. Eminyakeni edlule iVespa isiphenduke uphawu olufiselekayo. Lesi isithuthuthu esinamasondo amabili esiveza indlela yokuphila yomnikazi ukuthi ufuna abancane nabancane enhliziyweni.
Idizayini nokuhamba ngomphefumulo
Uma ubheka iPrimavera entsha, ungazizwa ukuthi isiko nobungcweti buhlanganiswe kanjani ngendlela yayo. I-silhouette yayo ingeyendabuko, ifenders ebanzi imboza injini ngemuva, ihlangana nesivikelo sangaphambili ngaphambili bese iphetha nge-barbar yendabuko eyisicaba enombhede omkhulu. Umzimba usekelwa ngamaphrofayili wensimbi asanda kwaklanywa. IPrimavera itholakala ngezinjini ezine: i-50cc kabili nokushaywa unhlangothi ezine. Cm nezinjini ezine-stroke ezine-125 no-150 cc. Bheka Ngama-valve amathathu. Izinjini zonga, zinakekela imvelo futhi zesimanje, ngohlelo olusha lokufaka obabili olunikeza ukudlidlizela okuncane. Ama-cubic metres ayi-125 kuthiwa aphuza amalitha amabili kuphela kumakhilomitha ayikhulu. Isikhali siyinhlanganisela ebuyekeziwe yekhawunta yedijithali ne-analog, amaswishi anamuhla, anezakhi ze-retro. Isigqoko sokuzivikela singabekwa esikhaleni (manje esikhudlwana) ngaphansi kwesihlalo. Esithangamini nabezindaba ngemuva kohambo, sazisiwe ukuthi kwaPrimavera, isitshalo silungise ngokuphelele futhi sathuthukisa ulayini wokukhiqiza. Isikuta senziwa kusetshenziswa amarobhothi kuhlanganiswe nomsebenzi wezandla wabasebenzi. Njengoba kunezinjini ezihlukile, amanani azo ahlukile. Ishibhe esishisiwe, esishaywa unhlangothi ezimbili, sizobiza ama-euro ayizi-2.750, kanti esabiza kakhulu, u-150cc nge-ABS nomjovo wamafutha, sizobiza ama-euro ayizi-4.150. AmaNtaliyane futhi anikela ngohlu oluphelele lwezesekeli ezingenza abanikazi bePrimavero bahehe nakakhulu.
Emgodini womgwaqo weBarcelona
Ngemva kwesonto kudlalwa okokuqala ngqa emhlabeni e-Milan, saba nethuba lokushayela i-Primavera entsha emigwaqweni enesiphithiphithi yasentwasahlobo esafudumele yase-Barcelona. Ekugibeleni kweqembu elimaphakathi nedolobha, i-Vespin 125cc iphendula ngokubikezela. I-Primavera ayinalo udlame uma igijima, ngesivinini esingaba amakhilomitha angu-80 ngehora emigwaqweni ngeke kube nzima ukuma phambi kwerobhothi. Ngicishe ngingakuzwa ukudlidliza esiteringini. Njengoba ujwayele ukushayela okubukhali kwezemidlalo, ukugibela kuzwakala kuthambile - okungenani uma kushesha, umuntu angathanda ukucija okwengeziwe. Yiqiniso, angizange ngivivinye imoto engu-150 cc, okuthiwa kukhona "i-push" ebukhali. Ukusetshenziswa futhi. I-Vespa ibonisa ngempela inani layo langempela lapho inqoba imigwaqo emincane esiyishayela "nge-millimeter". Ukube bengihlala edolobheni elikhulu elifana ne-Barcelona, lapho kuhlala abantu abaningi njengayo yonke iSlovenia, ngokungangabazeki isithuthuthu besingaba ukukhetha kwami kokuqala kwezokuthutha zomphakathi. E-Barcelona, edume ngobuciko bayo be-Gaudí kanye nezakhiwo, ngingakhetha i-Vespa. Uyazi, kulo Julayi, ngoSuku Lomhlaba Lokuklama, idizayini yakhe yafakwa ohlwini njengenye yemiklamo eyi-12 eyimpumelelo yezimboni yekhulu leminyaka ku-CNN.
Umbhalo: Primozh Jurman, isithombe: Milagro, Piaggio
