TheScooterScoop

Because, Mods vs. Rockers is so "yesterday"

Friday, March 28, 2008

(It’s so true and sad that it makes me wanna cry.) Today the class wars continue just south of the border in the “Emos vs. Rockabillies” war. Casey sent me this link and I thought it was from The Onion at first, but this stuff is REALLY going on. Click on the title link to […]

Gasoline prices hit new high, seen jumping more

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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This was hot off the press (when I intended to post it 2 days ago). They are saying just what everyone expected… Gas will break some records this year, and not in a good way like, “Lowest gas prices ever.” No, according to this Reuters article, you’re gonna love riding your scooter even more this […]

LA Times celebrates the 3-wheeler

Thursday, January 10, 2008

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(NOT one of the 3-wheelers celebrated by the Times… courtesy of Force4x4)A little newsletter called “The LA Times” dropped some knowledge on 3-wheelers about a week ago. Thanks to Mike Davis for the scoop! One tidbit that caught my eye was this line: Piaggio’s groundbreaking MP3 250 hasn’t even been on the market for a […]

Bajaj to return! But, will that mean the return of the Chetak?

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

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(photo found at Trivial Matters)This morning, while chomping away at my daily pancake and sausage dog from the corner 7-11, suckin’ down a Popov/Pace Picante bloody mary and flipping though my copy of the Hindustan Times I caught this little tidbit. It appears that Bajaj Auto, makers of the famous but almost completely unavailable Chetak […]

Federal agency unveils action plan for motorcycle safety

Thursday, November 8, 2007

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(Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, is b b b bad to the bone) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has unveiled a new motorcycle safety initiative built on an “action plan” designed to guide the federal agency’s policy over the coming years. The federal plan, unveiled November 2, was accompanied by a television public-service […]

Piaggio sales up for 2007

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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The Piaggio Group’s net motorcycle and scooter sales have both increased for the first nine months of its fiscal year in comparison to the same period a year ago. The manufacturer reported a 12.2 percent increase in motorcycle net sales ($337 million) and a 3 percent rise in scooter sales ($1.04 billion) in its third-quarter […]