TheScooterScoop

Your art scooter cannot compete with this

26. January 2010

Here’s a vintage rider (it’s the rider that’s vintage, not the scooter) who has put a lot of effort into personalizing his scooter. Why? Watch the video and see. Thanks to M13, the Scottish Canadian video blogger in Taiwan for sharing his videos!

Lance refuses to play second fiddle to other Chinese brands

22. January 2010

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(No, but they WILL play first Fiddle! Anyone recall the original SYM Fiddle?) Lance Powersports in Ontario California is setting out to introduce what they are calling the most stylish scooter in its class; that class being a 125cc in the sub $2000 range. The Cali Classic 125 is a new model for Lance in […]

Scooterists, be on the lookout for the one-armed scooter jacker

21. January 2010

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Really! I nearly had this happen to me once. Luckily there was about two feet of clearance at the end of the arm, so I just swerved around it. Don’t let this happen to you!

Hey California, guess what… The MadAss 125 is coming for you.

21. January 2010

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(Feelin’ HOT HOT HOT!) I just got a hot scoop in on the Sachs MadAss 125! Any day now a 2010 MadAss, in fire engine red, will be arriving on our shores and it’s not just the color that’s new. This MadAss is fully CARB compliant / certified with the inclusion of a fuel evaporator […]

Jason Segel rides Vespa

20. January 2010

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Ahhh, the trials and tribulations of being famous and riding a scooter. It’s all detailed here on this Letterman clip. Don’t know if you’ve seen it yet, but I thought “I Love You Man” was a pretty good flick… even though my wife accused me of bringing her because it featured a scooter scene, an […]

Wanna make your own Chinese scooter? So did Chris

11. January 2010

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(“這裡是我們安裝燈泡爆炸。” Image source: Telegraph.co.uk) At some time in our lives we’ve all thought about it, us people in the scooter industry. The idea starts with, “I bet I could design a GREAT scooter, have it built inexpensively in China, bring it back here and build an empire!” That’s exactly what “Chris” (real name withheld) thought […]