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Honda finally reveals Helix replacement (for everyone else)

Monday, June 29, 2009

You might recall back in 2007, Dudel dug up this little patent office sketch submission from Honda. We looked at it and figured it might be Honda’s replacement for the old school Helix (there will never be a replacement for the Honda Helix). Well today a mystery scooper pointed us to Scooter-Station’s report on the […]

Quick Robin! To the BatHelix!

Monday, March 23, 2009

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Whoa! I’m not sure who this belongs to (actually, now I do), but they are either Batman fans or got a GREAT deal on a Honda Helix with side car. I could see dressing my kids up as Robin and Batgirl to hit the next local rally with this scooter. I’d probably need to get […]

Riding a scooter with a comfy seat can help the disfunctional

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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(To keep it “safe for work” I substituted a photo of some mushrooms here.) From the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, VisorDown.com (title link) has whipped out a study that contradicts prior findings. Now instead of contributing to impotence, it has been found that riding with a comfortable seat (like you might find on a […]

Aprilia unveils the new SportCity Cube 250

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Caught this story on Motorcycle-USA.com today, though I should have heard it from their marketing company Brandware. Jeff, where’s the love? The SCOOTER scoop looses the scoop to MOTORCYCLE-USA? *sigh* So an update to the very popular, sexy and hard to find Aprilia SportCity 250 is expected soon. It’s a complete redesign that doesn’t stray […]

Kuroneko gets his hands on a Suzuki Gemma!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Here’s a write up from our friend Kuroneko in Japan. He gives it a good comparison to the Yamaha Morphous (Maxam) and the Honda Helix (Fusion). Take it away Neko! The Gemma is 100mm shorter than my Maxam, so it feels considerably more nimble on the road. Corners and lane changes are a lot less […]

Review: SYM RV 250 Maxi Scooter

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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This video is a bit different that what we’ve done before. There were so many bells and whistles on this machine I decided to just use the video to cover them. The link to the actual review will be post in the next couple of days.***UPDATE 9/9/08***We had an Anonymous comment wanting to see 10,000 […]