TheScooterScoop

And you thought Chinese SCOOTERS were bad?

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Chinese sedan earns a 1-Star crash rating(This is a reprint from Jalopnik.com who got from the Autoblog)While the folks at the German ADAC institute may not have gotten quite as much of a laugh (if you don’t believe us — wait until about 15 seconds into the video) out of their recent test of the […]

DesMoinesRegister.com – Customers complain about getting what they paid for

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

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Here’s a little story we hear time and time again… this time in the DesMoines Register. Thanks to Clay Ehlers for the scoop and a chance to bring up this topic. Newton, Ia. – The Iowa attorney general’s office says it can do little to help dozens of consumers who have complained about a Newton-based […]

Keeway ARN 150 – Can Keeway be China’s saving grace?

Thursday, June 21, 2007

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(Eh, looks somewhat inspired, but still a bit too much like the Chinese’ standard spy-vs-spy design.) BIG shout out to Orin O’Neill from Scootin’ Old Skool who took it upon himself to give the Chinese a chance with a review of Keeway’s ARN 150. Is it a complete pile of horse poop or a road […]

Yamaha introduces keyless ignition on a scooter.

Friday, March 2, 2007

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Brand new for ’07, at least in Hong Kong, is the fresh iCard. She’s a 124cc, 2t, twist-n-go with a little surprise… No place to insert your key (see below… looks a bit like a washing machine knob). No, to start your scooter, open the gas tank or pop the seat storage you’ll need to […]

2007 Non-European Scooter Shows – China

Monday, January 15, 2007

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If you follow the big scooter shows then I’m sure you’re familiar with EICMA in Milan, Intermot in Cologne, M.D.D.R.(MONDIAL DU DEUX ROUES) in Paris, so forth and so on. Then, outside of Europe you have The Tokyo Motorshow and… annnnd… Give up? The Shanghai International Leisure & Sports Vehicle Exhibition or SIVE, that’s who. […]

The evolution of Chinese design…

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

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One thing Scooter-Infos.com noted when they returned from the Cologne show in October was how Chinese scooters are getting the serious design make-over. It’s late, and I don’t have a long, drawn-out analysis on the phenomenon but I don’t wanna let that get in the way of some good eye-candy. Click on the title link […]