‘Extreme’ Vespa lovers rev up at Indonesian fest

Splash in trash: Extreme Vespa enthusiasts riding a Mad Max-style tank fitted with fake machine guns at the scooter festival at Kediri, East Java. — Reuters

KEDIRI: Every year, Indonesians from teens and grandads, to mechanics and students, gather in eastern Java to celebrate their love of the iconic Italian Vespa scooter.

For some, it’s an “extreme” kind of love, where the vehicles are customised to resemble metallic monster bikes straight out of a Hollywood dystopia.