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DesMoinesRegister.com – Customers complain about getting what they paid for

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Here’s a little story we hear time and time again… this time in the DesMoines Register. Thanks to Clay Ehlers for the scoop and a chance to bring up this topic. Newton, Ia. – The Iowa attorney general’s office says it can do little to help dozens of consumers who have complained about a Newton-based […]

Campus Police say "Don’t buy scooters!"

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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(photo for illustrative purposes only. I’m sure these scooter cops are a fine pair of peace keepers) Whoa there pilgrim! Do I believe my eyes? The campus cops at UF are telling students to not buy scooters for campus!? Christina “Bust-a-move” Briggs is blowing the whistle on these foos in her letter to the editor […]

Globeandmail.com – Are you cool enough (attempts to break out the demographics)

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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(went with scooter donut cause they were all outta scooter pie charts) I’m not gonna post the story here, but if you click on the title like you see a story Jeremy Cato where he does a decent job of breaking out who’s who of scooter riders. I thought it was an interesting read at […]

Brooklyn Daily Eagle : Brooklyn Scooter Theft

Monday, June 4, 2007

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Park Slope and Windsor TerraceTHREE MOTORCYCLES STOLEN — On Polhemus Place, a 25-year-old man had his silver Yamaha motorcycle, valued at $8,200, stolen on May 17 at 5:30 p.m. Police reported that the motorcycle had a disc-and-brake lock. On May 23 at 9 p.m., a red-and-silver motorcycle valued at $10,000 was stolen on Berkeley Place. […]

Miami Herald – Scooter riders risk necks to save on gas

Monday, May 28, 2007

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(Rowdy scooterists always to blame… making life tough for poor, defenseless SUV drivers) Here’s a rare story about how economics increases the scooter population. Well, what makes it rare is the tone of the writer. Larry “LL Cruel Jay” Lebowitz, bust out with this (snippet): With gas prices hovering at the previously unthinkable level of […]

Viet Nam News – Piaggio revs into Viet Nam with new Vespa factory

Monday, May 28, 2007

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Looks like Piaggio’s got big plans for the near future. Let’s hope they produce plenty of the new Vespa S! HA NOI — Piaggio SpA intends to invest 15 million euro (US$20.4 million) to build a new plant in Viet Nam in 2009-10 that will construct Vespas for the local market, according to AFX News. […]