Scooters got some GREAT representation in the Motorcycle Bloggers International Awards this year. Thanks to everyone who voted. I didn’t get a chance to really explain how YOUR vote helps shape the industry, but basically the more clout the MBI awards get, the more powerful YOUR voice is and that means YOU sorta have a say as to what this industry needs more or less of.
So, let’s look at the winners!
Steve Williams over at Scooter In The Sticks won BEST BLOG. No, not BEST SCOOTER BLOG, but BEST BLOG! That’s quite an achievement. His site is always full of great photos and fantastic writing. Congrats on your win my friend!
Best New Motor Scooter goes to the Piaggio MP3 with second place going to the Vespa GTS 250ie and third to the Yamaha Morphous. The MP3 ALSO won the “Wish We Had Thought Of That” award. Way to go Piaggio!
We talked about this recently. Rodger Donaldson, director of World’s Fastest Indian, won 3rd place for Best Contribution to Motorcycling.
Unfortunately, worst manufacturer’s websites go to two great products… Vespa and Icon Motorsports. Luckily, an unfriendly website doesn’t necessarily equate to a bad product. Vespa just needs some updates and Icon just needs to rethink the speed and user interface.
You should check out all the winners, loosers and runners up by clicking on the title link.
PS> Oh and as for all the begging and pleading for people to vote, we still came in 10th place of the top 20 with just 132 voters, getting beat out by Scooter in the Sticks and 2 Stroke Buzz who each had over 200 referred voters. But of those 20, 7 were were scooter blogs, so that’s cool.
17. March 2007 at 3:05 pm
Thanks for the kind words Steve. I do feel honored to have won the award. Just so people know, that’s not me lying in the road but rather my friend Paul during a stop on our last ride. He hurt his back at his eBay business and is stretching. That’s another story….
I have to go out and shovel the 12 inches of snow that feel yesterday and last night. The Vespa is have to sit in the garage a another day or so….
Steve Williams
Scooter in the Sticks
19. March 2007 at 2:27 am
Steve, when I went to the voting site provided, I don’t remember seeing you site as a votable contender.
Was I missing something?
Congrats Steve Williams on the award. You do have an excellent blog/site.
Pete
Zuki 650
20. March 2007 at 4:06 am
Thanks for stopping by Steve. It’s too cold in the sticks for me.
And Pete… Thanks for looking, but TSS didn’t make the final cut. We were nominated, but didn’t hit the final five. There’s always next year, eh?