TheScooterScoop

Poll: Next SYM 150cc Model? You choose.

17. November 2008

-OR- (Click to make each SUPER sized) Both scooters are 150cc 4-stroke with very similar performance and specs. Both are from the drafting tables of Nova Design. Both are from SYM, but only ONE has a chance to make it to the USA. So what’s it gonna be? You choose. Review of the VS 150 […]

Major Kong scooter

13. November 2008

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It’s never too late to prepare for next Halloween or even your next rally. Don your favorite cowboy garb and swing yer cowboy hat in the air and hold tight cause it’s gonna be a bumpy ride! If Major T.J. “King” Kong is too far of a faded memory, you could always dress as Homer […]

Jobs for out of work scooters

12. November 2008

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If low gas prices have you back to driving your 4WD Dually to the office you should consider a career for your out of work scooter. Here’s an idea from ace2heart. It’s not real, mind you, but a concept called “Sweep-scooter” that he/she entered into the Worth1000 Dream Vehicles 5 contest. Just thought it could […]

People STILL hating on scooters?!

11. November 2008

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(what are people so frightened of? a little ol’ scooter?! I wish I could remember the source of this image) Hrm… this question still prevails. I remember asking something similar back in 2005 and just when I thought everything was cool and that scooters were finally being embraced by people (specifically Americans), I see signs […]

PennDOT puts the brakes on Chinese Scoots!?

11. November 2008

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(PennDOT says “zhè zú gòu le, xiè xiè” to Chinese scooters. source: flickr/ironleg) A recent article in the power sports industry trade mag, Dealer News, reports that Pennsylvania has put a hold on registering any scooter with a “L” VIN. It may be hard to imagine, but Pennsylvania may be just the first state to […]

Deal of the decade or dealer of death? The $315 scooter.

10. November 2008

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I’m a fan of extremes (I was gonna say ‘acrophiliac’ but that’s heights what the word for ‘extreme lover’?) , so in reaching across the spectrum of scooter prices we’ve seen a vintage going for $25k, there’s the modern Piaggio MP3-500 which will take you above the $10k mark once you get her out the […]