TheScooterScoop

Brand new (old stock) 1981 Honda MotoCompo on eBay

24. September 2007

(Not a single buttock has not has been lain upon her pristine vinyl seat!) By know you know I’m a fan of oddities… and Hondas… and rarities… So, this morning when I checked ebay and found not one, not two, BUT THREE 1981 Honda MotoCompos MINT IN BOX, I was completely floored. Three? I even […]

Scooters in Animation / Comics

27. September 2006

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Samuel in Albany, CA brings up a good topic with the influence of Scooters in the hand rendered world. Specifically Samuel mentioned a “Japanese Anime show called FLCL where a Vespa plays a rather large role ( a Silver Pigeon makes a small appearance)”… In it the main character, Nandaba Naota, rides a Yellow Vespa […]

See the Di Blasi folding scooter in action

26. August 2006

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See the original post from December 2005 here.

Mega Motocompo!

8. March 2006

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Our friends in the East love to mod their rides… big, small? It makes no difference. What we have here is someone who has created something kinda big outta something that was small. A Honda Motocompo with 10″ wheels and an engine upgrade from a DIO. Click the title link to see more photos and […]

A few wild Japanese customs here.

8. January 2006

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No… not Japanese customs like ‘preferring a tie over a win’, ‘eating natto’ or ‘drinking lots of green tea’, but customs like cusomized, tweaked out, wild-eyed, freakish scooter oddities from hell. Check out this screen shot showing a tricked-out Motocompo, complete with oversized rear tire and chopped handle bars. Please send it to me. While […]

Next best thing to a Motocompo the Di Blasi Portable Scooter

18. December 2005

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(When using the folding Italian scooter to attract the ladies, it helps to be a brooding Italian guy.) From what I know, the Di Blasi Mod. R7 is the only folding scooter still in production. It looks like it would be a fun little ride to throw in your trunk or pack into the overhead […]