Two wheels bad? Genoa's scooter riders fight ban in birthplace of the Vespa

Italian city's mayor postpones daytime curb of pre-1999 motorcycles intended to reduce smog after #handsoffmyvespa social media campaign

Scooter owners in Genoa, birthplace of the Vespa, are celebrating a partial victory after the city's mayor postponed a ban on models produced before 1999 intended to tackle pollution.

The hashtag #handsoffmyvespa went viral on social media, with furious riders in the north-west coastal city - which boasts more motorcycles per capita than anywhere else in Italy - taking up the slogan: "Born in Genoa, dies in Genoa."