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MCN: Vespa helmet goes retro

24. January 2006

MCN: The UK’s number 1 motorcycling magazine: “Vespa has released a helmet for fans of the open face retro look. Although it’s designed to complement the Vespa range of scooters, it wouldn’t look out of place with a classic Ariel or BSA. The Vespa Soft Touch helmet is a demi-jet design with an ABS material […]

Vietnamese tow-truck

23. January 2006

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6068 – vietnam – How many scooters can you carry on a scooter? Originally uploaded by loupiote. From the loupiote flickr collection, he asks “How many scooters can you carry on a scooter?” Hopefully not more than one. Great photo loupiote! Scooters and Mopeds are the most versatile vehicles on the planet.

The Ledger: Motorcycles (Scooters) As Art Fill Orlando Museum

23. January 2006

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The Ledger: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida: “Other parts of the show demonstrate how the bikes slowly became more accessible to interested buyers, Youngblood said, right up to two of the most beautiful and technologically advanced bikes of our time, the 2004 Suzuki Scooter and the 2004 Honda Rune. ‘Honda has the best bikes in the […]

Piaggio does not want to buy DaimlerChrysler’s troubled Smart unit – report – Forbes.com

23. January 2006

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Piaggio does not want to buy DaimlerChrysler’s troubled Smart unit – report – Forbes.com: “FRANKFURT (AFX) – IMMSI SpA, the holding company which owns a majority stake in Piaggio & C SpA, does not want to buy DaimlerChrysler AG’s troubled Smart unit, the Financial Times Deutschland reported citing industry sources. DaimlerChrysler hired Goldman Sachs to […]

The Scooterworks iPOD dock for Vespa

23. January 2006

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Perfect for the do-it-yerselfer who likes it mostly done from them already. According to Engadget, the kit “includes an amp, two 4-inch Alpine speakers, replacement glovebox door with pre-cut holes, and a cradle/connector for hooking up your ‘pod or other DAP.” Perfect for the underachieving modder with a spare $300 bucks to burn. Of course, […]

Honda’s future for scooter safety

22. January 2006

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I know this has been covered by motorpassion.com and motoblog.it, but I figured I’d make sure you saw the video. It may be a bit choppy if you don’t let it download all the way first. You can see some pretty cool developments coming from Japan… let’s hope they get some of them implemented. The […]