Amphibious craft powered by a Vespa scooter - GIF

An amphibious craft powered by a 1952 Vespa scooter. Built by the French motorcycle racing champion Georges Monneret, the watercraft consists of a 125cc Vespa Douglas fitted with pair of aluminum pontoons. The front wheel connects to the rudder and two rollers beneath the rear wheel drive the three bladed propeller.

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More:

https://www.vintag.es/2018/01/in-195...ret-built.html


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...609#post117977
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...9117#post88688
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...3779#post78740

just as well there isn't much chop or swell. As kids we used to ride one of those around a new suburb until the Police didn't find it at all funny.

those old vespa's were really heavy as least to kids.

looks like fun

yes they were heavy,I used to ride on a vespa way back when I was still a kid....(early 70's).. well thats not exzactly correct...Im still somewhat still a kid...with more expensive toys.

the one we had, had big metal guards that this one doesn't have: may be chopped off for reduced weight or just a different model maybe.

I never had a cespa proper but I owned a 3 sp Sears all-state 125 and a lambretta 4 sp 175 but neither 1 would float don't ask me how I found that out. but the Lamb could fly for short distances until I broke the rear wheel right off the transmission.