TheScooterScoop

Studs do it better in the snow.

5. February 2008

Lorenzo sent us the scoop on some sweet tires for you snow riders out there… granted he sent it when there was still snow on the ground some weeks ago, so I apologize if this scoop is getting to you late. It’s the Iceman Spiked scooter tire from Schwalbe in Germany. Here’s how it’s described: […]

OMG! Hayabusa vs. Yamaha Jog?!

4. February 2008

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I nearly fell out of my chair watching this video. Come on! Just the thought of a ‘Busa racing a Jog is just “GTFO” preposterous. It’s the NEW turtle versus hare. MUST WATCH! Thanks to Motoblog.it (title link) for catching THAT one. Jog’s are known to make good sprinters. PS> I caught a little comment […]

ObiBoi designs a Hum-Dinger of a Scooter Utility Vehicle

4. February 2008

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Bouncing around the webisphere, I made a stop by the old Dragon’s place, when I found a post that said “A Hummer I’d actually own”. Thinking to myself, “well, the Dragon is a scooter fan and a steam punk fan… so this is either a Hummer Scooter or a Hummer made of riveted brass and […]

Steve gets to chat about Italjet… TWICE IN ONE WEEK!

1. February 2008

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(Photo provided by Kesha Brindell Photography) w00t! I had a chance to spread the gospel recently through the top two podcasts in my subscription list. Dave M. at SCTRCST (pronounced “Scooter Cast”) got me in the booth for episode 46, their 1 year collector’s anniversary edition and David H. from Just Gotta Scoot was crazy […]

Yamaha Brazil shows a pretty sweet bigwheel

1. February 2008

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Dudel aka “scoopdaddy”, caught me at the right time this morning and hit me with a fresh dollop from Yamaha. What you see in the picture is a 2008 Yamaha Neo CVT. Obviously it’s a big-wheel (16″), and it an automatic (CVT) with 114cc under the seat, which isn’t going to win you any races, […]