TheScooterScoop

Hrm… I wonder…

Monday, February 5, 2007

How many Elmo hides did it take to cover this scooter. *tsk tsk* All the senseless Elmo killing… You know, it’s enough for me to WASH my scooter once every Spring… I don’t think I want a scooter that I have to GROOM.*shopping*Hrm… Let’s see… Shampoo… conditioner… brush… blow dryer… scissors AND wax kit, for […]

Is your PX to plain? Pimp it! With a new decal set.

Sunday, February 4, 2007

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Spring is upon us and it’s time to polish up the cowels and top off the tank… and what are you going to do about that vanilla paint scheme you got going on now? Gonna stick with it and just sorta blend in or do you want your PX to say “TAH DOW!”? You can […]

AGN: Yamaha Majesty custom leaves me speechless

Thursday, January 18, 2007

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Our Japanese contact AKI sends this scoop from AutoGalleryNet. This customized Yamaha Grand Majesty, called the “Hagane”, was found lounging at the 2007 Japan Auto Salon. We’re talking the most foot forwardy, leaning three-wheeled, pimped out, jaw dropping custom to ever make you say “OMG!” or “WTF?!”, your choice. In their article there is a […]

112bhp Scooter has the same power as a 2006 R6!

Thursday, January 18, 2007

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(click to see it a bit bigger)From a post in the MCN we catch a few more details since we first reported on it here, namely a couple new photos and some numbers that put this thing into perspective… for instance, this custom 350cc monstrosity has as much break brake horsepower as the racing machine […]

Honda brings the BLING with their Forza Concept

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

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(Looks like Honda asked themselves “what if Ludacris was scooter shopping?”) From the looks of THIS concept found at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon, it appears Honda doesn’t want to pigeon-holed as that stodgy old scooter manufacturer known just for their reliability. No, it looks like they are actually taking some tips from Yamaha lately […]

Winner of the WTF?! Scooter of the year for 2006

Friday, December 15, 2006

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Wow! We have a winner! Samuel from Albany, CA directed us to this image from Makezine.com. Shot in South Korea, it looks like NO other scooter mod I’ve ever seen before. Pinky & The Brain couldn’t have done it better (or worser). We’ve got some angle-iron scaffolding, and a 2-wheeled drawn cart, and some industrial […]