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Businessweek’s Best Of 2005 mentions the Yamaha Morph

29. December 2005

The Best Of 2005: “The Best Products of 2005 reflect this moment of incredible innovation. Some of you may already be familiar with the video iPod, the Kodak (EK ) EasyShare digital camera, the Xbox (MSFT ), and the awesome Pontiac (GM ) Solstice. But have you seen the Slingbox, which lets you watch your […]

The Scooter Scoop!

29. December 2005

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The place for motor scooter news, reviews, commentary and the celebration of 2-wheeled oddities from Vespa, Lambretta, Stella, Genuine, Kymco, Italjet, TN’G, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Cushman, and Harley Davidson. Read more at thescooterscoop.com/

Scooter Basics – What does "cc" stand for?

29. December 2005

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Recently we had someone from Manila who wanted to know“what is the meaning of cc in 125cc in motor?” Well, here’s the basics. “CC” is short for “Cubic Centimeters” and it is a measure of displacement. Howstuffworks.com puts it like this: “The combustion chamber is the area where compression and combustion take place. As the […]

Mumbai Mirror – The future of Bajaj Scooters?

29. December 2005

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Heres a little excerpt from the Mumbai Mirror. In an interview with Rahul Bajaj (above) the Chairman of Bajaj Auto. One question stood out to me and that’s this: Mumbai Mirror: “Coming to the two-wheeler industry, considering the runaway popularity of motorcycles, do you think it is the end of the scooter? One doesn’t know. […]

SFGate.com – Moped diaries

29. December 2005

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Moped diaries / You pedal, you ride, you hit a top speed of 20 mph. But their owners wouldn’t have it any other way.: “The moped, once an emblem of youthful mobility and high gas mileage, is making a cultural comeback, and the timing couldn’t be better, according to members of the San Francisco-based Creatures […]

NewYork Newsday – The Scooters take Manhattan

29. December 2005

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(A line of Vespas stands outside the Vespa SoHo store on Crosby Street.) New York City – Manhattan news: “The most important part of Ehron Sidel’s job as a mortgage banker for HSBC is face time with the client. And since Sidel, 24, ditched mass transit for scooter-commuting about two months ago – his clients […]