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Deal of the decade or dealer of death? The $315 scooter.

10. November 2008

I’m a fan of extremes (I was gonna say ‘acrophiliac’ but that’s heights what the word for ‘extreme lover’?) , so in reaching across the spectrum of scooter prices we’ve seen a vintage going for $25k, there’s the modern Piaggio MP3-500 which will take you above the $10k mark once you get her out the […]

Scooters vs. SUVs… POLLUTE!

24. October 2008

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It’s a good old-fashioned pollute-off! Fox wanted to do a story on how scooters pollute more than the biggest SUV. I wanted to give scooters a chance to defend themselves. We gathered up a group of Austin’s best to eat pizza, drink beer and burn oil.

Rise of the Roboscooters

11. September 2008

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(Photo source: ScooterInsight.it) Here’s a news piece from an up-and-coming blog on Electric Vehicles called EVpulse.com. Yes, she’s related. Now on to more great news from SYM! The foldaway electric Roboscooter, joint designed with MIT Media Lab and NEXT Consortium, is about to become more than a prototype. Check out this bit of background from […]

Mod Rod makes his tattoo debut!

5. July 2008

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Chris says: Well Steve I finally got it done! The MOD ROD Tattoo that is!!! One of my Co-workers opened up a tattoo/bike garage/BYOB Bar here in San Antonio called Alamo City’s Ink Spot and attracted some good talent. SO I decided to get it done today with a guy who had a portfolio that […]

Europe feeling the effects of unsupported Chinese scooters

15. June 2008

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(The infamous “Hockey Mask” scooter has been a buzzkiller in the USA for years) I was told a couple of years ago that Europe doesn’t have the disdain for Chinese scooters that has become status quo in America. All imported scooters had to go through a rigorous approval process before they were allowed on the […]