Problem with this, in my view, is that it has been 'over restored'. It is just too perfect, you'd be afraid to use it. I much prefer an 'oily rag' classic myself, something which wears its history with pride, but has been prepared in such a way to prevent further deterioration.

Otherwise I love it!.

As for the performance, the Piaggio Ape manages with 50cc, so for its intended use, the performance is probably OK.

I had a look at one of those APE things, the electric starter had failed and it looked like a body off job to access it. Fortunately it had a pull starter, operated from the cab by a lever pulling a piano wire. It was broken! Got it bumpstarted. It had a horrendous steering wobble around 25MPH and never saw the damn thing again.