TheScooterScoop

Piaggio planning to take electric bikes to the next level with their 2-wheel drive electric moped

30. July 2007

Just a few days ago Piaggio filed for a US Patent on an ElectriPed and Dudel was there to scoop it up. From what I’ve read it’s the perfect urban green machine! You can select between rear wheel or 2-wheel drive… with both engaged your battery drains a bit quicker BUT you’ll be able to […]

I hope you have good weather tomorrow ’cause it’s NATIONAL RIDE TO WORK DAY!

17. July 2007

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That’s right folks! If you’ve been letting the scoot collect dust during the work week, tomorrow’s the day to change that. Motorcycle and scooter riders’ 16th annual commuting day is Wednesday, July 18th. Participation in the yearly demonstration is estimated to triple the number of riders on the road. Motorcycle and scooter groups and organizations […]

Mopeds inspire the next thing in Hip-Hop?

27. June 2007

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“THROW A KIT”(video was shot, directed, and edited by Thunder Horse (Taran Allen, Alex Gvojic)) Took a trip out the the house of the Honky-Tonk Dragon (see title link) to see what’s new and I run into THIS. Now, this isn’t some “Lazy Sunday” Mock-Rap, this is the real deal. These Chicago players, Hollywood Holt […]

Spiderman 3: Peter Parker’s Puch

17. May 2007

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Went and saw Spiderman 3 last night… My review can be summed up in 2 letters “eh”.Here’s the unabridged version:(spoiler warning)In this one Spidey gets a shot of black, gooey, testosterone making him less of a geek. Spidey turns bad, bad guys turn good, and none of it fits into the original Marvel Universe. It’s […]

Richmond represents for the moped population

17. April 2007

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get_image-3 Originally uploaded by toaprock. Here’s a photo from Kimberly Frost and shared by toaprock. It’s a motley bunch of hipsters on mopeds that were part of a fashion photo shoot for RVA Magazine. http://www.rvamag.com/ What do you think Lester? (Lester is our local Ped Peddler here in Austin at, where else? Austin Mopeds!) http://austinmopeds.com/ […]

Add THIS to your scooter toy collection

20. January 2007

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Sam in Albany scoops us on some HOT toys from Japan. In three days, it will have been a year since F-Toys in Osaka had released their “Moped Collection” from the “1/24 Vintage Bike Museam” (misspelled as it is on the packaging) set. This sweetly detailed collection includes a 1958 Honda Cub with rider (and […]