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Piaggio's Vespa scooter was the ultimate status symbol for Pakistani bike aficionados in the 1960s and 70s, when bicycles outstripped motorbikes on the roads and only a handful of people could afford to import luxury items from Europe. As cheap Chinese-made motorbikes flood roads today, fans of the vintage Italian two-wheeler are scrambling to find spare parts and preserve models that hark back to a quieter, bygone era.