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Big smiles per gallon

21. July 2005

Big smiles per gallon: “SoHo Scooters in Newport started over coffee and music. Heather Buckley and M.J. Stallings, who make up the acoustic duo Rhythm and Muse, were rehearsing when the scooter boutique started as an idea, and by March 2003 it became a reality. ‘I’d just sold my coffee shop,’ Buckley, former owner of […]

Get yer scooter art…

20. July 2005

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Not new, but new to me… Hip-up your little Italian with these cool graphics from Scooter-Art. Here’s part of their “about us”:Simple. scooter-art is a funky line of vinyl surface graphics created to customise and personalise your scooter and helmet. These self adhesive scooter decals are easy to apply and easy to remove. They will […]

Spielberg’s new film has Lambrettas in it.

20. July 2005

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Spielberg’s film moves to Rabat: “Shooting took place on a corner restaurant adjacent to St. Paul’s Church. The restaurant was disguised as a snack bar ‘Tavola Calda La Grotta’ in the heart of Cavour Square in Rome. St. Paul’s Square was adorned with lamp posts and a bus stop. A number of original Lambretta scooters […]

The Globe and Mail: ‘Like a Vespa on steroids’

20. July 2005

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The Globe and Mail: ‘Like a Vespa on steroids’: “There must be an awful lot of people riding Italian-made scooters in Europe these days, because one of the biggest motorbike companies over there is Piaggio, which got its start manufacturing affordable little two-wheeled runabouts. The Piaggio Group now owns Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, MV Augusta, Gilera […]

A Helix… Just for comparison

19. July 2005

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Will they still make them in ’06? Twenty years after their introduction with nary a change? Will they update them to compete with the Morphous? Tune in to find out!

Scooter Press meets Morphous

19. July 2005

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Scooter PressA nice little write up from the lovely people over at Scooter Press. “Morphous is definitely no alternative for fans of the classic scooter, and will need a lot more space in the garage or driveway than your Vespa, Stella, or Lambretta. Never the less; Yamaha seems to be on to something here – […]