TheScooterScoop

Wah? Face-forward design?

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

baitings dam (1) Originally uploaded by Tim Whyers. Kinda cool in a Tron Cycle sorta way… otherwise totally weird.

Before the MP3 and Fuoco there was the… Vespa PK 3!

Monday, April 16, 2007

Woah! Stop the press! Sure, a tilting 3-wheeler is nothing new from a design standpoint, a full-production tilting 3-wheeled scooter IS… BUT, before Piaggio went all out they had to develop some prototypes and THIS baby is more than 20 years old! Check out the 1984 Vespa PK3 Prototype!No, it’s not a photoshopping, it’s the […]

Gilera Fuoco 500 gets a test drive in Germany

Monday, April 9, 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 […]

New sidecar lets you have your mate and lean it too!

Thursday, April 5, 2007

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Granted… this sidecar from ARMEC called the Sidewinder is NOT available for scooters. They only make it to mount to a BMW or Moto Guzzi, but who’s to say with a little creative engineering?… maybe the Big Ruckus will give it a go? Perhaps I should take a step back. Let’s look at the title. […]

Police Use Scooters for St. Patrick’s Day

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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If I remember correctly, the Savannah St. Paddy’s day celebration is second only to Ireland’s in size. I’ve been there… and I’m surprised I remember much of anything. Anywho… this year some cops are ditchin’ the 4-hooves for the 3-wheels, courtesy of Piaggio. Kaitlyn Pratt wrote a little ditty that goes like this: It looks […]

This Piaggio promo video for the MP3 makes me want one even more

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

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I found this video over at Motoblog.it. After watching the riders push this scooter waaaay further than I would trust my two Michelins, it definitely makes me recalculate my slush fund… and yes, Joey Ramone’s, “Wonderful World” had a little to do with it. Apologies to the readers on dial up. I, at one time, […]