EGIG Performance - High End Tuning for Vespa from South Tyrol

EGIG - With parts from EGIG Performance, the tuning fan has arrived in the land of extremes. Whoever thought that the end of the line had been reached with the 306 cc cylinder from SIP-BFA will get squinty eyes at the sight of the 407 cc from EGIG. But that also applies to the exhaust systems, clutches and other parts made by Erich "Egig" Oberpertinger for smallframe Vespas.

• Tuning in the extreme range

• Everything from one source

• Best materials

From cook to tuning guru

Erich is actually a trained cook and worked in the renowned family business in Klausen, South Tyrol. He only screwed on scooters in his spare time, but soon realised that many parts in the trade were insufficient or defective. In 2018, he finally changed his career and turned his hobby into a profession. The one-man show EGIG Performance was launched.

"Riding a Vespa is a way of life," Erich says enthusiastically. "It's freedom. You sit on your scooter and just enjoy it. But for me, wrenching is just as important. I switch off while doing it. I go to the workshop early in the morning and suddenly it's six o'clock in the evening. If the girlfriend didn't slow me down, I'd probably be at work until late at night. My hobby is my job, but that has advantages and disadvantages, because sometimes I might do too much. That's the catch. But it's better that way than being annoyed with the office every day. If you like doing it, it's easier to get away with it."

And this love for scooters is also in all the parts he makes. We were able to experience this first-hand at the Open Day at SIP Scootershop in 2022, when he tickled a whopping 77.9 hp out of his Vespa on our test bench. If you want to do the same, you should take a look at the products from EGIG Performance.