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Scooter System upgrades gallery – Now SUPER sweet

Saturday, May 16, 2009

(Before the Speeder Bike there was the Sprinter Scoot) Just noticed our French friends over at Scooter System have upgraded their custom photo gallery with some really well done photography work. Click on the title link to see an example. Be careful though, if you start looking now your day will quickly slip away.

WTF of the week: Check out the windshield on that P!

Monday, February 16, 2009

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If you’ve studied any UK rally photos, you’ve likely seen some aftermarket add-on windscreens for the Vespa. I’ve seen plenty of gaudy examples, but this thing stops just short of being a 2-wheeled automobile. The only details I have is the description from the scigacz.pl (title link) website that says: “the Paris motor scooter delivery […]

WTF of the week: Bernardet C50

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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(any guesses before I tell you what it is? I didn’t have one) On the UK Blog, BuyVintage, I found this wild looking classic. What you see here is a 1950 French classic, the Bernardet C50. I’m no expert in French scooters so I’ve never seen photos of this chain driven 125cc oddity, but if […]

The craziest mashup benefit of all time! Throw a kit on that ‘lex!

Friday, September 19, 2008

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(The peeps at Warbux are ready to get this feestje started!) What do you get when a band of 20 Dutch (Hollanders, Niederlanders, les Hollandais) philanthropists ride a benefit for the children of Indonesia in the United States on French mopeds? “It’s like ‘we are the muphuckin’ WORLD‘ up in this b!+¢h! THAT’S what you […]

Europe feeling the effects of unsupported Chinese scooters

Sunday, June 15, 2008

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(The infamous “Hockey Mask” scooter has been a buzzkiller in the USA for years) I was told a couple of years ago that Europe doesn’t have the disdain for Chinese scooters that has become status quo in America. All imported scooters had to go through a rigorous approval process before they were allowed on the […]

Hangin’ with the homies

Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Smart car Originally uploaded by l’oeil de cat Here a smart car is seen socializing with the scooters. See how it just fits in? Thanks to l’oeil de cat for sharing!