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Kymco Xciting getting injected in March 2008?

Monday, October 1, 2007

Our friends at www.scooter-station.com have posted some images of the 2008 Xciting 500i R, which led me to wonder if we’ll be seeing this baby in the USA. The answer is “Yes” and “I don’t know”. The “yes” is for the fact that sometime around March of 2008 we can expect to see a 500i, […]

Gilera Fuoco 500 to arrive in the USA as the Piaggio MP3 500 (CONFIRMED)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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(woohoo! I can’t wait to do THIS)This could be the biggest news to hit all year… Are you ready? (takes grain of salt) The grapevine known as the ModernVespa Forum (see title link) has word from “Lucky Bastard”, that the attendees of the recent Piaggio dealer meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona were informed that the USA […]

124 MPH Scooter captures the eye of Gizmag

Monday, September 17, 2007

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(video of the GP800 at EICMA shared by gguiotto. Thanks!) The Gilera 840cc scooter (GP800) startled the crew over at Gizmag. It starts out like this: An 840cc, 90-degree fuel injected V-twin, performance chassis, 200kmh top speed and braided brake lines… on a CVT, step-thru scooter? After sending heads spinning with its Nexus 500, a […]

The most POWERFUL SCOOTER IN THE WORLD makes it’s debut

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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(By the POWER of GILERA! I HAVE THE POWERRRRR! The GP800 sure beats Battle Cat.) The first looks are coming in from Motociclismo.it of this twin-v, 839cc monster with a full report scheduled for September. They haven’t had a chance to really twist it, being in the “break-in” period and all, but they have managed […]

Yamaha TMax getting a fresh makeover… Still not coming over for tea.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

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Dudel just picked up the scent on a new Yamaha TMAX for 2008. Looks like Cyberscooter.it has a little spy shot showing a hit of the new layout in tomorrow’s posts (yes, Dudel has gone into the future to pull this one out. Seriously! This story is from 8/8/07 and right now it’s still 8/7/07!) […]

The first US bound Vectrix to be delivered TOMORROW!

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

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Don Auker will have his Vectrix delivered to his home, becoming the first U.S. resident to receive delivery (lucky bastard). Auker plans to use his Vectrix for commuting to his office in Lebanon (that’s war-torn Lebanon, PA). (and now the elevator speech) Vectrix—the world’s first high-powered, electric two-wheel vehicle with high performance, sleek design and […]