TheScooterScoop

Air filtered helmet = BADASS!

4. February 2009

Usually when I say something is “BADASS!”, I don’t mean it in a good way. I mean it in an over-the-top, Rex-Kwan-Do-instructor kinda way. Well, this time I mean it in a if-I-removed-these-emblems-I-could-totally-scare-people-on-the-road, which-is-wicked-cool AND a this-thing-could-protect-my-poor, sensative-sinuses-from-that-damned-Juniper-pollen kinda way. Come ON! Imagine this lid without the “IMPACT!” and lightening bolts!? All this badassness […]

Find your pubmates -or- Become a tracked slab of meat

4. February 2009

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Yes, it’s true. I’m a Google whore. If it’s new from Google, then I’ve got it installed. So far I’ve been plesently surprised! Picasa, Google Maps, Mobile Gmail, Google Video, Blogger, Google Earth, everything except for that crappy “Lively” virtual worlds thing. Ick. Well, today is like my birthday! Google just released a new version […]

1983 Honda Beat makes my heart skip a beat

4. February 2009

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(image source) I was looking at some recent images captured by our man on the Tokyo streets, Kuroneko and saw a shot that blew my mind. Thinking it was some sort of far out mod I googled it… “Honda Beat” and found this thing! This cherry example is from the Honda Collection Hall and if […]

Largest storage to bike size ratio

4. February 2009

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Eurotrip 298Originally uploaded by dizarillo Dizarillo shares this image of a Soup en zo delivery moped. If you find yourself in Amsterdam with a craving for soup, these would probably be the guys to get it from.

Wicked green scooter

4. February 2009

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Candy Apple GreenOriginally uploaded by mhicks3623 Wow! Check out this GREAT shot of a lime green Bajaj! Go visit mhicks3623′s flickr account to see a slightly larger shot. I’d personally like to get it in a 14″ poster size.

Riding a scooter with a comfy seat can help the disfunctional

4. February 2009

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(To keep it “safe for work” I substituted a photo of some mushrooms here.) From the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, VisorDown.com (title link) has whipped out a study that contradicts prior findings. Now instead of contributing to impotence, it has been found that riding with a comfortable seat (like you might find on a […]