TheScooterScoop

Happy Holidays scooter fanatics!

Monday, December 24, 2007

Couldn’t you use a new photo album for all those cool rally shots of Emily blowing up Corazzo condoms or Josh scooting in the buff? Then maybe this Christmas scooter shopper photo album will do the trick. You more of a Hanukkah kinda guy/girl? Maybe this Vespa looking menorah is what you’re looking for, OR […]

Rider airbags starting to appear. It’s about time.

Monday, December 3, 2007

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Here a stunt man takes one for the team, the Dainese team; developers of the Dainese D-Air Racing vest. It’s really looking promising! Tie this to Yamaha’s crotch airbag and scooter wrecks start looking more like a ride on the bouncy castle.

Vespa child seats – certain to make someone faint

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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Howdy folks! While trying to kick start TheScooterScoop again after a long Thanksgiving break we ran into some cool posts elsewhere, including some accessories that are sure to scare some people (including myself). I personally can’t stand the thought of sliding down the pavement on my butt / chest / side, but the thought of […]

Piaggio one step closer to making a car

Saturday, November 10, 2007

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Adam gave us a little scoop on some new MP3 accessories from Piaggio. I’ll let him tell you about it: Yes, official Piaggio, apparently announced at EICMA. The press release described the roof as a “prototype”, along with a trailer, named the MP3 Wagon. No pictures of that one yet, far as I’ve seen. No […]

When your scooter configuration exceeds the footprint of an SUV

Friday, November 9, 2007

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heinkel_kurt_eggers Originally uploaded by scooterworld This photo titled “heinkel_kurt_eggers” is from the scooterworld collection. Here we see a Heinkel WITH a sidecar WITH a trailer. Wow! That’s one BIG scooter setup. Just gotta figure out how to mount a trailer behind the sidecar. Speaking of side cars and trailers, if you like that kinda stuff, […]

Engadget – New stereo bluetooth headset available!

Monday, September 17, 2007

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While digging around DIGG, I DUG a cool upgrade for your helmet from our trusty sponsor Benchmark Helmets. Engadget give their take on this latest, greatest piece of high tech headgear and here’s what they had to say: We’ve certainly seen our fair share of nicely-equipped motorcycle helmets, but Benchmark Helmets is looking to spruce […]