TheScooterScoop

New scooter law proposals show riders some LUV!

28. October 2005

-Exempt from standard parking fees at all on-street parking meters or parking machines.-Park, where on-street parking is lawfully allowed, at an angle, but not more than sixty (60) degrees to the curb.-Allow motor scooters to park on sidewalks.-Parking Authority will designate a small area at all of their indoor and outdoor Green P lots where […]

TheDay.com, New London, CT

28. October 2005

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This is a long casual read. I’ve posted just a bit here to get you started. If y ou click on the link and get asked to enter a name and password, use the bugmenot serverice to get over that. ***UPDATE*** Eh, I enjoyed the story so much, I’m gonna do the work for you. […]

Suzuki to enter scooter market- The Times of India

28. October 2005

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Apparently the Burgman really ISN’T a scooter to some people. It will always be a scooter in my book. Even with it’s huge 400 and 650cc engines. The Times of India says to look out for a smaller scoot in the near future. Will we see it in the USA? Well, that’s a different story… […]

Worst scooter in the news? Libby

28. October 2005

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(Smug name dropper) Lately we’ve had to put the “Libby” filter on our news crawlers because a simple search for “Scooter” doesn’t turn up two wheeled fun anymore. We used to just have to sort out things like those little 2 wheeled Razor Scooters or news reports about how BFE Townsville is banning kid’s motorized […]

BBC NEWS | Business | Exxon in biggest ever US profits

27. October 2005

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(Single passenger SUVs make Lee Raymond giddy!)(but every mile you scoot, you rub out a tiny piece of his grin.) BBC NEWS | Business | Exxon in biggest ever US profits: “US oil giant Exxon Mobil has posted a quarterly profit of $9.9bn (£5.55bn), the largest in US corporate history, on the back of record […]

Common Scooter Misconceptions – They are not big enough

27. October 2005

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Well… If you mean Scooters arn’t big enough for a family of four to pack up and visit grandma, your sadly mistaken my friend… As illustrated here. See? Not an issue. Oh I see… You’ve got a BIG family and you drive a seven passenger monster SUV. Well, my friend, you are in luck… They […]