Aprilia

Alberto Beggio founded a small workshop in Noale, a province of Venice, to make bicycles.
Production encompassed everything from components to complete assemblies and was successful, expanding in 1962 from a sole proprietorship.
The factory branched out in 1968 to motorcycles, due primarily to the instigation of Albert's son, Ivano, who joined the firm in that year. The first model was a blue and gold 50cc which was well received. Named Colibrì and Daniela were the first Aprilia mopeds,.
In 1970 the Scarabeo motocross bike emerged. The Aprilia passion was beginning to make itself noticed. The Scarabeo was procued until the mid-1970s and as a series was produced in various engine capacities - 50cc and 125cc - and represented aesthetic qualities that made Aprilia a true innovator.
Also in the mid-1970s came the Aprilia RC125 with both sports and standard production options, as well as the MX125. From 1975 Aprilia was beginning to become synonymous with racing.
In 1977 Aprilia was stepping up to racing in the 125cc and 250cc classes with promising successes. A fifth of distribution was now extending outside of Italy , particular to American markets, with both mopeds and motocross bikes in production.
From 1969 to 1979 annual moped production soared from 150 units to 12,000 units.