The Vespa riders toured in a long buzzing line between the city’s Titanic Quarter and Carrickfergus Castle in Co Antrim.

Vespa World Days 2018
Mario Pecarari and Sandra Carozzi arrive for the gala dinner in Belfast (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
The riders were in Northern Ireland as part of the Vespa World Days Belfast gathering (Brian Lawless)
Vespa World Days 2018
The Italian-made bike was built specifically to show the world that the small scooter could be competitive in races (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
The Vespa enthusiasts came from all over Europe (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
Thousands of bikes bedecked with flags and stickers lined up near the slipway from which the Titanic was launched (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
The gathering attracted the young and the old (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
Some enthusiasts travelled thousands of miles (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
The Vespas’ high-pitched engines and low-slung contours created a stir (Brian Lawless/PA)
Vespa World Days 2018
Enrico Piaggio’s original Vespa was displayed in a golf club in Rome in 1946 (Brian Lawless/PA)