TheScooterScoop

Daelim – How does the Korean 100cc 2 stroke stack up?

1. May 2007

(Thanks to the Urban Moto Shop, right here in Austin, for providing our stunt scooter!) Daelim is finally available here in Austin! Last week Urban Moto Shop gave me a buzz and invited me to come by and check it out, so just this last Friday I took them up on it. First things first. […]

Gilera Fire 500ie – What’s there not to like?

10. April 2007

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This review doesn’t offer much more in terms of road tests, but what it lacks in actual content it makes up for in tight leather. I say click on the title link to see more FIRE!

Gilera Fuoco 500 gets a test drive in Germany

9. April 2007

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(Infomotori.co.uk, a fine example of an Auto & Motorbikes webmag takes to the road) Here’s an article that could have been a great little intro to the hot Fuoco 500. Not complaining about the times where the writer inexplicably breaks into Italian, (it’s a bilingual site, so it could be their translation app) for the […]

The ROOF is on fire! Or at least its review says it is.

6. April 2007

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(Why shouldn’t I give you a traffic ticket?“Because I’m holding a thermal detonator.”) I’ve been considering a new summer helmet for this 2007. I want something cool and unique. Something that’s not too heavy. Maybe something a little easier to lug around or stow away. Usually, when I begin my helmet search I like to […]

First road test of the sporty Gilera Nexus 500

14. March 2007

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(While it doesn’t have the largest displacement in the land, it’s definitely the sportiest scooter out there. Can’t wait for them to sit on the GP 800!) I love how Tim starts this story off: As a teenager, I had a friend with a mechanical obsession – he wanted to install a Porsche 911 engine […]