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Jess at Modern Vespa gives the MP3 a physical

5. January 2007

(Jess says “Now cough for me” and gives the MP3 a top to bottom review) Jess, the moderator over at Modern Vespa, gets his hands on the Piaggio MP3 for 2 solid days and really puts her through the ringer, testing the extent her acceleration, braking limits, storage capacity, and lean angle which is summed […]

Steve Williams – Scooterist takes his riding experience by the cojones

1. December 2006

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(I know it detracts from the ‘adventure’ of cold weather riding, but you can’t tell me you haven’t thought about it, Steve.)Scooterist and fellow blogger Steve Williams of “Scooter in the Sticks” is a man of character… a man full of moxie. No, not the carbonated beverage, at least I don’t THINK he is, but […]

A first look at the SYM HD 200

24. October 2006

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(Thanks to Urban Moto Shop in Austin for letting me have my way with her! More pictures here.) I had the chance to become acquainted with a relative newcomer to the American market, SYM. Their HD200 model was introduced to European markets back in 2004 and has really made a good impression. So, are they […]

SYM is raising some eyebrows with the GTS 250

4. October 2006

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Sym is creating quite a stir with their large displacement scooter. The Sym GTS 250 (also see Voyager / JoyMax / Bolwell Firenze) reviews have started to pour in and I must say I’m intrigued. CyberScooter put it through its paces just the other day and basically said “Great Scoot!”, though they wanted to take […]

Another Buddy review in. Verdict? Sweet! (again)

5. September 2006

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(Notice how the “ear ring blinkers” under the handle bars are gone? They were one of Key’s few complaints that were easily removed.) Keys, a one-time Bajaj rider over at Skutergruven finally traded it in for a black Genuine Buddy (hauling it 100+ miles with the Buddy in the back seat of his convertible Chrysler […]

2strokebuzz Reviews the new Genuine Blur 150

30. August 2006

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2strokebuzz: The Blur 150: Modern scooters aren’t rubbish: Well Illnoise dun diddit. He went and reviewed him a scooter. His first since he started covering scooters more than 10 years ago (has it been that long???). What he says sounds promising. I’d suggest clicking the title link to read the unabridged version. One bit that […]