Piaggio ZIP, 4945 m, 2011 (11), Automatic, Black
The Piaggio Zip 50 is quite simply the most basic of twist and go scooters you can lay your eyes on. Wraparound plastic bodywork, big spongy seat with underneath storage, small wheels and a simple 49.4cc two-stoke engine. But it’s the sum of all these parts that makes it a joy to get on and ride at anytime.
Look past the ‘simple’ description and you have a scooter that is built with years of experience to make it one of the most reliable scoots in town. That little Hi-PER 2 ‘stroker’ engine requires the basics of two-stroke oil and fuel to survive but even then it sips at both. Meagre consumption also means economical to run. And we can forget about it being a dirty, smelly and noisy two-stroke because the Zip’s engine is a new breed of stroker engines that are environmentally clean.
