The Bajaj Chetak was a popular Indian-made motor scooter

Scooter (motorcycle)

A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the operator's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters have been made from 1914 or earlier...

 produced by the Bajaj Auto

Bajaj Auto

Bajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...

 company. The Chetak is named after Chetak

Chetak (horse)

Cetak, or Chetak, was the horse of Rana Pratap, whom Pratap rode during the Battle of Haldighati, June 21, 1576. Chetak died in this battle and since then has been immortalized in the ballads of Rajasthan. The warhorse was of Kathiawari or Marwari breed. Folklore has it that Chetak's coat had a...

, the legendary horse of Indian warrior Rana Pratap Singh.

Originally based on the Italian Vespa Sprint

Vespa Sprint

Vespa Sprint is a 150cc, 2 stroke scooter made by Piaggio from 1965 to 1979.The scooter came in two different versions. Early models, called the Vespa Sprint, were made until 1974. Later models, called the Vespa Sprint Veloce, were made from 1969 to 1979....

, the Chetak was an affordable means of transportation for millions of Indian families for decades and termed as humara bajaj. Around 1980, the Vespa-licensed design was replaced with an all new in-house design that shared the same general appearance and style.