TheScooterScoop

Finally sat on the Burgman Executive 650

15. August 2006

She was sweet. I’m sure a dream commuter scooter / cruiser scooter. Too bad I couldn’t test drive it. : ( The Burg was at a shop in Jacksonville, FL. I’ll be there next week, maybe they’ll let me put the rubber on the road this next time. I mostly made this post because I […]

Riding old school

15. August 2006

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fe0001 Originally uploaded by yajiro. Yajiro posted this image of a couple of nice ladies on scooters from 1955. I wonder, are those Hondas?

Learning from other’s mistakes – Road Rash

15. August 2006

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I know it’s hot as a 2-dollar pistol out there this summer. It’s 99 degrees here in Austin today. It was 121 degrees last week in Death Valley and felt about that hot in Orlando last week with added humidity making it unbearable at Universal Studios in shorts, sandals and a guayabera. I couldn’t imagine […]

Yamaha 2007 C3 Scooter | Uncrate

15. August 2006

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Looks like the C3 is starting to raise some eyebrows. Uncrate mentioned the Yamaha C3 in a recent post. I look forward to giving it a spin myself. The official release date is sometime in November. Let’s see if they hit your shop around then. Who’ll be the first to install a 12v electric cooler […]

Treehugger: US Scooter Sales Up 200% And Growing

15. August 2006

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(Click on the title link or here, to see one of the most visually offensive scooter color schemes EVER) Treehugger: US Scooter Sales Up 200% And Growing: “Just last May Collin was saying how Piaggio Group surveyed Americans and found that “almost one in three Americans would be extremely or somewhat likely to consider using […]

Cushman Scooter Show at the Frisco Festival (AR) Aug 25-26

14. August 2006

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The Morning News: News : New Events, New Locations as Festival Celebrates 22 Years: “Expanding its offerings for vehicle buffs, Frisco Festival will host the Cushman Scooter Show for the first time. Cushman Motor Scooters were built in Lincoln, Neb., from 1936 until 1965 by Cushman Motor Works. Cushman had been in the engine business […]