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Michael Jackson Rest in Peace (1958-2009)

27. June 2009

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A bit of the behinds-the-scenes from his Suzuki scooter shoot in Japan.

Friday Moment of Zen

26. June 2009

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Believe it or not, this is a mid-80s Honda Aero 50 scooter: It started out looking something like this:

WTF of the week – The 50 mpg car… I think.

25. June 2009

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(Love scooter so much that you wish you could ride two at a time? PROJECT!) Ilya V. shot me an IM tonight with a bit-o-Russian ingenuity that easily garners this weeks WTF award. What we have here is a formula to convert two 100 mpg scooters into one 50 mpg car, or quad. Why would […]

Speaking of "Posties"…

24. June 2009

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(Oh! You ride a Postie? I’ve got a special delivery for you my dear.) I like work-themed bikes. I’ve always said if I got my hands on a Big Ruckus, I’d turn it into a military messenger bike. Well, if I got my hands on a cub, I would undoubedly spend untold hours and dollars […]

The Moonbeam

22. June 2009

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The Scooter Scoop is about “Scooter and Microcar News, Reviews, Commentary and the Celebration of Wheeled Oddities.” Then truly I have found the Scooter Scoop Holy Grail™ – The Moonbeam: The Moonbeam is a microcar made from two scooters and certainly a wheeled oddity. The Moonbeam was created by Jory Squibb for a measly $2500 […]

Top Gear – The Vietnam Special

21. June 2009

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On December 28, 2008 BBC 2 broadcast a special edition of the award winning show Top Gear in which the hosts were challenged to travel approximately 800 miles from Saigon to Halong Bay in the span of 8 days. Traditionally the hosts equip themselves with cars using money supplied by the program, but this time […]