TheScooterScoop

Add THIS to your scooter toy collection

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Sam in Albany scoops us on some HOT toys from Japan. In three days, it will have been a year since F-Toys in Osaka had released their “Moped Collection” from the “1/24 Vintage Bike Museam” (misspelled as it is on the packaging) set. This sweetly detailed collection includes a 1958 Honda Cub with rider (and […]

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 […]

Rumor Mill – Honda may grace US shores with the SH300i!

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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(Take me to your leader! Is the SH300i preparing to invade America?) You may recall me begging back in October… groveling for Honda to bring us the SH300i. Just when I thought all hope was lost on Honda, Susan, a dedicated Helix owner and rabid scooter researcher in New Jersey, found a little tidbit that […]

Test your scooter knowledge

Saturday, December 23, 2006

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IMGP3232.JPG Originally uploaded by ir0g0. Take a close look at this:http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=302675524&size=oCan you figure out what it is? I did about 8 minutes of Googling to figure it out.If you give up then click here to find out:http://wapurl.co.uk/?WY3RP5I

Memphis Police turn to scooters to fight crime at malls

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

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WREG TV in Memphis did a piece on scooters and crime fighters. If Bruce Wayne’s leathery bat-behind is good enough for a scooter then they GOTS to be good, right? Here’s the cursory snippet. I like how they start by clearing things up… THEY ARE NOT TOYS, DAMMIT! Memphis – They are not toys. These […]

Meet Silver and her big brother Gold

Friday, November 10, 2006

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Thanks to Splinter for sharing this photo. I’ve never really seen them side by side. The Goldwing is GARGANTUAN! At around 850 lbs, it’s more than half the weight of the Tiny SMART car. I’d like to stick the Honda Spree at the end. That’d be cute.(the Goldwing weighs MORE than 7 Sprees!) ***UPDATE 11/11/06***Well, […]