\"Top speed of 100 kmh far faster than your average performance car\" In what universe is 100kmh faster then an average performance car. I have never driven a street legal vehicle with a top speed of less then 100kmh (60mph).

I just realised that the author was trying to say it gets to 100kmh faster then a performance car. That isn\'t saying much, most 2 wheeled vehicles have high power to weight ratio allowing for snappy acceleration. Comparing the acceleration of a 2 wheel vehicle to that of a car is just silly.
If this were a diesel scooter and not a hybrid I might be impressed.

I don\'t understand why Piaggio has such an affinity for naming their bikes after existing technology. All that serves to do is confuse people. First the MP3 and now a USB. I think I might hold out for the DVD or the much smaller bike \'SIMcard\'. :)

I tend to agree with you Michael, back a few decades ago a friend of mine conducted a little impromtu race out in front of his parent\'s home. He was in his brother-in-laws Dodge that was equipped with a 426 Hemi while I was on my Yamaha 80cc Trail bike. And yes my 80cc bike did beat the 426 Hemi off the line albeit was only for the 1st foot or 1/3 meter. It\'s all in the physic I suppose.

The average consumer has difficulty changing an accustomed behavior, any chance of making a product familiar helps lend an \'air\' of acceptability. To ride on to the coat tails of an existing, albeit successful, product, ie. i _____ (fill in the blank) implies an association.

I love this site - the best info on new cool stuff - ever!
But I do not understand your fascination with motor cycles - I have had way too many friends maimed or killed on these things.
You don;t report on new guns as far as I can tell.
Who cares how fast or how far they go - they are just death traps.

@Michael Mantion
It accelerates to 100kph faster than a performance car.

I have ridden motorbikes all my life,,,,,I\'m now 65,,,,,,,,,,never had an accident,,,,,,,,,never fell off apart from a broken chain on a Bonneville in the 70\'s,,,,

I come here to read about motorbikes - keep up the good work

Ah, the ggod old `motorcycles are dangerous` cliche. In fact in good ol\' England we have an expression \"Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous..?\" Fact is, it\'s the training that\'s dangerous, not the bike. It\'s the user who rides without proper protection and under the influence of drugs or alcohol that is truly dangerous... aided of course by the other ill-trained, inebriated, smacked-out cretin in the 4x4 jumping the red because the phone rang. Sure it\'s a stupid name, but if it\'s green, economical AND fast, who\'s going to complain? Now all they have to do is DO it. (File under: `Italian motorcycle manufacturer promises`)