TheScooterScoop

Most badass lid ever?!

12. December 2007

Wow! I’m not sure what it would look like strapped to your dome, but there’s a good chance it would look badass… unless you’ve got the jawline of Bill Gates, then you may wanna stick with something a little less… Skeletor. Our good friend Pedro in Portugal found it while checking on the BoingBoing. I’ll […]

Rider airbags starting to appear. It’s about time.

3. December 2007

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Here a stunt man takes one for the team, the Dainese team; developers of the Dainese D-Air Racing vest. It’s really looking promising! Tie this to Yamaha’s crotch airbag and scooter wrecks start looking more like a ride on the bouncy castle.

Vespa child seats – certain to make someone faint

27. November 2007

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Howdy folks! While trying to kick start TheScooterScoop again after a long Thanksgiving break we ran into some cool posts elsewhere, including some accessories that are sure to scare some people (including myself). I personally can’t stand the thought of sliding down the pavement on my butt / chest / side, but the thought of […]

New campaign makes a strong case for wearing a helmet

14. November 2007

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Found out about this campaign from the “Asia Injury Prevention Foundation” through Motoblogger.it (see title link). It address these three logical statements:1) I won’t wear a helmet, it makes me look stupid.2) I don’t like wearing a helmet, it ruins my hair.3) I never wear a helmet, they don’t look cool. The only helmet I […]

Does this helmet make me look silly?

14. November 2007

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My friend, Peter Pinetree in Portugal, was browsing the BBC News’ “Day In Pictures” and found this wacky new prototype helmet to be used by Joint Strike Fighter pilots. It would have been cooler if the eye tracking system used red lights instead of green… and if the pilot was making “mean eyes”, then it […]

Piaggio one step closer to making a car

10. November 2007

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Adam gave us a little scoop on some new MP3 accessories from Piaggio. I’ll let him tell you about it: Yes, official Piaggio, apparently announced at EICMA. The press release described the roof as a “prototype”, along with a trailer, named the MP3 Wagon. No pictures of that one yet, far as I’ve seen. No […]