TheScooterScoop

Latest in scooter rider safety gear

23. January 2009

AHAHAHA! I just had to post one more from TNCRS. I don’t know why but this thing just cracks me up. At least the rider wouldn’t have to worry about nuscenses like rain, pollen, bee stings , dumptruck debris, awkward social situations or venerial diseses. Thanks again for sharing S.A.! Click the title link to see […]

What is this machine?

23. January 2009

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Anyone know what this thing is? I just found it lying around the internet and wanted to get more info on it. Looks like something Swatch would have come up with before they settled on the Smart car design instead.

Proof that scooters are more manly than motorcycles

23. January 2009

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Do you need any other proof? :D – Bwahaha!Anyway, I just thought it was funny. If you are having a slow day and have a few hours to kill then you should take some time to see what’s going on at one of my favorite pit stops, The New Cafe Racer Society. S.A. in San […]

Captain to starship America: Brace for impact!

22. January 2009

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(I know I’ve posted this image before, but it fits so well with today’s post) You know that feeling you get just before you to do something painful? You’ve gone past the point of “how can I avoid this” and have entered that sure sense of inevitability. This is probably one of the few moments […]

When is a car better than a scooter?

22. January 2009

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When it’s this car. (larger version)

Older than old school – The 1917 Autoped

22. January 2009

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(Postal workers on their brand new-fangled motorized doohickey machines – source) Before the Segway there was the Autoped, the first American built scooter introduced in 1917. (Nerd fact: California Senate Bill 1918 was introduced to attempt to classify segway riders as “pedestrians”.) More like a motorized kick scooter than a step through motorscooter, this was […]