TheScooterScoop

Law relieves scooter riders of need for motorcycle licenses

7. April 2006

Here’s a tiny little piece from ABC News in RI… ABC6.com – WLNE-TV – Rhode Island and Southeastern MassachusettsABC6.com – WLNE-TV – Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts: “Motor scooter riders no longer need motorcycle licenses. House Majority Leader Gordon Fox says that’s good news for scooter riders and companies that rent them in Block Island […]

MCN: Honda’s Funky Scootercycle, the DN-01, on sale in 2007

6. April 2006

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(Not exactly a scooter… but a close cousin. I dub thee Scootercycle!) MCN: The UK’s number 1 motorcycling magazine: “Honda’s hydraulic-drive DN-01 – shown as a prototype in 2005 – will go into production in 12 months. It could consign conventional gear-changes to the history books. Insiders say it will be on sale in Japan […]

Madcap motorcyclists must be made to see sense

6. April 2006

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ShanghaiDaily.com – Shanghai Reporter trying to get the word out on child safety and mopeds/scooters. Madcap motorcyclists must be made to see sense: “Everyday when in traffic, I see moped riders wearing no helmet. What I find even more disturbing is, when I see an adult is steering the vehicle with a child on the […]

winnipegsun.com – Business – More ‘Peggers riding scooters

6. April 2006

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winnipegsun.com – Business – More ‘Peggers riding scooters: “The scooter was the answer to rising fuel prices and bombed out roads in postwar Italy in 1946. For the same reasons, the trend is catching on in Winnipeg. In fact, the number of licensed scooters in Winnipeg has doubled in the last three years. ‘There are […]

An ocean of windscreens

5. April 2006

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ParkingOriginally uploaded by cienne45. This must be Italy. Why Italy? Click on the image to enlarge it and you’ll see a sticker that says “I (heart) Pesto”… Where else COULD it be? See the big image here.

Harshest Swap-meet find(?)

5. April 2006

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I don’t know if I’d call it a “find”… it’s more like a “rind”… a mere husk of a scooter. This was sent to me by Marc who says he saw it at a swap-meet for something like $300. It hurts my eyes.