Archive | February, 2009

Shawty Ride That Scooter

28. February 2009

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A video begging for some scooters? I have a feeling Scooter Smiff is talking about kick scooters, but it’s all good. Shouts to freakshowmikey for the scoop via Twitter.

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What the hell is up with scooter hit and runs lately?

26. February 2009

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The scooter season is just starting to spring and it seems I can’t go a day without hearing a horrendous tale of a scooterist getting into an accident with another vehicle and the owner of the car / truck / taxi just zooms off.  That junk pisses me off!  Sorry for the rant, but for […]

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Commute-off! Scooter vs. Cahh! FIGHT!

26. February 2009

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The boys of The Scooter Review (NZ) have a great new show called RIDE. In this edition Ketzal Sterling takes on commuting on a scooter versus commuting in a car. It looks good, is good for a laugh and best of all it’s educational.I loved the conclusion, just what I say to the scooter curious. […]

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Chuck Mead’s chock full o’scooters music video is back!

26. February 2009

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Jeff over at KymcoJones, or KymCojones depending on how you read it,has the scoop and the resurrected Chuck Mead music video for his song “I Wish It Was Friday”.  If you’re not into country, then you may not recognize the name Chuck Mead, and if you never watched Hee Haw you may not recognize the […]

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Practicing for the first moon gymkhana

23. February 2009

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(Oh yeah, this ramp is not a problem at all.  Let’s do the slowrace!) Just love this shot from Time magazine of the abandoned lunar scooter project.  Shouts to TheNewCafeRacerSociety again for the treasure trove of sweet, sweet oddities.  Click the title link for more info on what’s REALLY going on here.

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WTF of the week: Check out the windshield on that P!

16. February 2009

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If you’ve studied any UK rally photos, you’ve likely seen some aftermarket add-on windscreens for the Vespa.  I’ve seen plenty of gaudy examples, but this thing stops just short of being a 2-wheeled automobile.  The only details I have is the description from the scigacz.pl (title link) website that says:  “the Paris motor scooter delivery […]

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