TheScooterScoop

Dislike your hike? You’ll like the YikeBike!

21. March 2010

Sorry for the Seuss inspired headline… I’m at home with the kids today. If you’ve gotten this far, then you’re about to find out about one of the most unique and practical, portable electric transport designs to date. Take a genius, like Grant Ryan, driven by a desire to outdo the Segway; give him five […]

Helmet carved from solid block of aluminum only outdone by the 5 axis machine that made it

20. March 2010

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Helmet carved from solid block of aluminum only outdone by the 5 axis machine that made it

When I saw this helmet the first time, it blew my mind! It’s more of a conversation piece than most people’s scooters… the perfect amalgamation of high strength A7n01-T6 aluminum alloy, kick ass CNC machining technology and “beat THAT!” badassmanship. Though, after running this through the mental physics engine a few times, the practicality seems […]

2010 Scout vs. 2010 Symba… FIGHT!

5. March 2010

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It’s been over a year since Fly first showed their cub styled scooter at the Indy Dealer Expo and today the Scout is finally ready to launch! This new Scout bares little in common with the sample shown at the 2009 Expo and really looks more like an old school Honda Cub in its current […]

The best Hondas are always the ones you can’t have

3. March 2010

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The best Hondas are always the ones you can’t have

Ever wonder what they were going to do with all that unobtainium they were mining in the movie Avatar? They were rushing it back to Honda so they could build this concept electric 3-wheeler in time for the 80th annual Geneva Motor Show. This mythical machine is half 3-wheeler, half electric car. In the running […]

Amerivespa 2010 T-90 days and counting

2. March 2010

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What happens when you get 600 – 800 scooterists to converge on a US city? Increased smog levels? An overextended emergency services department? A bunch of confused gawkers? Besides all of that… YOU GET AMERIVESPA! That’s right! It’s time again for the Vespa Club of America’s annual scooter rally; the biggest of it’s kind (in […]

K-Diggity buys a SWEET new ride… a moped

28. February 2010

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K-Diggity buys a SWEET new ride… a moped

I don’t know if the name Kevin Rose means anything to you. Back around 2002 he used to roam the halls of TechTV (before G4 screwed it up)? No? Remember, Leo Laporte used to introduce him as “The Dark Tipper”, and loved for him to share his hacking secrets with the viewers? No, still no […]