TheScooterScoop

Introducing the "New" Mustang

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Our friends over at Motorcycle Classics have a great scoop for us by letting us know The California Scooter Company is bringing back the Mustang motorcycle in three different flavors – The Classic, The Babydoll and The Greaser. When you combine 12 inch wheels, a 150cc 4 stroke engine and a curb weight of less […]

Older than old school – The 1917 Autoped

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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(Postal workers on their brand new-fangled motorized doohickey machines – source) Before the Segway there was the Autoped, the first American built scooter introduced in 1917. (Nerd fact: California Senate Bill 1918 was introduced to attempt to classify segway riders as “pedestrians”.) More like a motorized kick scooter than a step through motorscooter, this was […]

Scooters featured in Rod & Kulture Magazine

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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(Here’s a scan of just 1 page from the 4 page article. Looks like fun! Except for the whole “makin’ out with the pavement” part.) If you get Traditional Rod & Kulture Illustrated magazine in your neck-of-the-woods, then you’ll probably find lucky issue #13 on your shelfs by now (Spring 2008). Rod & Kulture is […]

Emporiagazette.com – Crazy for Cushmans

Thursday, July 12, 2007

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This story is for the Cushman fans. It’s about the annual Cushman ride to the Kuhn Bicycle Museum. If Cush is yer sweet cuppa tea you can read a small piece below or click on the title link to check the whole story. Crazy for Cushmans – Old motor scooters carry enthusiasts to bike museum.By […]

Harley Davidson Topper – Great for the affluent scooterist

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

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Bob E. up in the Great White North reminded me of an American Classic today. It seems a fellow Canadian is selling a project Harley Topper for $3500 CAN OBO, which translates roughly into $3000 US OBO. Now… The photo you see above is not the project Topper… No, it’s an 1960 original condition with […]

Cushman Motor Scooter Convention 2006

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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A short documentary about the the 2006 annual Cushman Motor Scooter Convention in Bastrop, TX. Everybody’s Bastrop is a series produced by … all » Bastrop Community Access Television (BCAT) in cooperation with Upstart and sponsored by Bastrop Power and Light. The Cushman Convention is shot, edited and hosted by Jessica Gardner.