The Vento Triton is a scooter of the Vento range, sold by the American company Vento Motorcycles, Inc. Its name is the Italian word for wind, and the machine belongs to the small-displacement two-wheelers that made the brand’s reputation in Mexico and other markets.
Vento Triton at a glance
| Model | Vento Triton |
|---|---|
| Brand | Vento |
| Company | Vento Motorcycles, Inc., United States |
| Name meaning | “wind” in Italian |
| Assembly plant | Laredo, Texas, opened in 1998 |
| Quality control | carried out at the Laredo plant |
| Headquarters by 2006 | San Diego, California |
| Dealer network | over 175 dealers in over 30 US states |
| Worldwide outlets | over 300 |
| Main markets | Mexico and the Americas, plus Russia |
| Model page | no dedicated Wikipedia article; facts from the brand page |
based on one source: there is no dedicated Wikipedia page for the Triton, so the article draws on the Vento manufacturer article.
History of the Vento Triton
From components to complete scooters
Vento did not build its vehicles from raw materials. From 1998 the company ran an assembly and quality-control plant in Laredo, Texas, where parts made elsewhere were assembled into complete machines and checked. The Triton is part of that product line.
A network of dealers
The sales side was organised from the United States. Vento’s operation covered more than 175 dealers in more than 30 American states and more than 300 outlets around the world, with a marketing, product development and dealer support centre in Melbourne, Florida, and its head office in San Diego.
Scooters and the Mexican market
In 2003 the company sold 17,840 units in the United States and 77,600 Vento motorcycles in Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Russia combined. Those totals counted highway motorcycles, scooters, utility vehicles and ATVs, and scooters carried much of the weight: Vento sold more small-displacement two-wheel vehicles in Mexico than Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Kawasaki together.
Design and features
- Small-displacement scooter: the kind of machine Vento sold most of.
- American assembly: put together and checked in Laredo, Texas.
- International reach: sold across Latin America and in Russia as well as the United States.
- Italian-derived name: Vento means wind.
Vento Triton versions
- Triton: the model described here.
- Other scooters of the brand: the Zip and Phantom have their own pages (links below).
Related articles: the Vento Zip and the Vento Phantom. The whole brand is shown in the Vento collection.
Video: Vento Triton walkaround
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Vento (motorcycle manufacturer), English Wikipedia: company history, assembly plant, sales
