TheScooterScoop

New Orleans rebuilding – Vespa shop re-opens

23. February 2006

Today Vespa New Orleans will re-open at their new 901 Julia Street location in the Warehouse District. This is their first official day of business in New Orleans since August 26th. This new store is the largest Vespa/Piaggio store in North America. With over 10,000 Vespa New Orleans houses covered, off-street parking, the Gulf South’s […]

New Daelim Forte accessories

23. February 2006

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ScooterOriginally uploaded by emacs1969. Hehe. I didn’t know the Daelim Forte had an optional anti-theft device! A cute one too! I also didn’t know about the crazy brush-guard. Kinda cool actually. (from the emacs1969 flickr collection) You know. As long as we’re talking about Daelim. Anyone ride a Forte (HISTORY) or the A-Four? They look […]

Stella has a Buddy and a Black Cat in her house now.

23. February 2006

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An announcement in the Stellaspeed forums (Thanks Julie), gives us the scoop on Genuine’s two new scoots. One is the Buddy, and it looks like this:(Photo from kyounge) The other is the Black Cat (special edition?) and it looks like this:(photo from hamhock) Other than looking like PGO products, we don’t have any other specs […]

Piaggio Group Americas Places Full Page Ad in the New York Times

21. February 2006

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Open Letter to U.S. Mayors Raises Awareness of Energy Self-Sufficiency and Alternative Two-Wheel Transportation NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Piaggio Group Americas, the manufacturer of the world-famous Vespa scooter, today announced that it has placed a full-page ad in the February 21st edition of the New York Times. The ad, an open letter to […]

vespa with gunrack

19. February 2006

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vespa_with_gunrackOriginally uploaded by byezdomny. A quicky from the byezdomny flickr collection. They comment: “just what every vespa needs. why doesn’t this come stock?” (It’s not perminantly attached… but it’s something to think about!)

Baton Rouge Advocate – Scooters becoming popular transportation

19. February 2006

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(Denise Zeringue prepares to ride her new Vespa home from work. Many people ask her questions about her out-of-the-ordinary ride.) -photo Mark Saltz Think Clark Kent, Army-issued glasses and ’70s hair are the only retro-chic trends surfacing in Baton Rouge? Think again. There’s a transportation trend afoot. If you guessed “scooters,” step to the front […]