TheScooterScoop

Video: Carver in action on Top Gear

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Cleat reminded me the other day of a… um… vehicle called the Carver One. It’s the in the family of car-cycles. You know, enclosed, less than 4 wheels, may or may not tilt, usually hauls no more than 2 people. Since these vehicles are so hard to classify, I like to discuss them here. Even […]

Vigillante – What I expected the Batscooter to look like

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

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(In black of course, not 80′s hot-pants red) Found this little post while putzing around the Hybrid Car forums. These are limited production kit carsThe kits start at $12,500 Specifications: 0 to 60mph: 3.0 seconds1/4 mile: under 10 secondsat 150+ mphTop Speed: over 200 mphBraking: 1 “g”Cornering: 1 “g”Under 1,500 poundsUp to 700 hp street-legalsmall […]

Introducing THE BATSCOOTER

Monday, June 18, 2007

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(Batman on his way to the Joker Rally) Well, well… What have we got here? Looks like the new Batman movie (Joker Begins) will feature Gotham’s favorite Gadget Geek on a new ride… The Batscooter AKA “The Batpod”. It’s pretty sweet in a DIY, naked frame battlescooter with guns kinda way. Nice to see the […]

Harley Davidson applies for a patent to be like a scooter

Thursday, June 7, 2007

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(Well then, lookie here. The Piaggio MP3 has a new, burlier cousin.)While checking the pulse over at TheKneeSlider I ran into this image. It seems Motorcycle Daily has dug up a patent application from Harley Davidson for their tilting 3-wheeler. The front end appears much more complex than what I’ve seen in the MP3 and […]

What do you get when you put doors on your scooter? A two wheeled car!

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

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(In 1912, Scripps-Booth made the Bi-Autogo a 3500 lbs, V8, 2-wheeler… with 2 more for stability at slow speeds. That’s one BIG MF’n SCOOTER!) Back in the day, people weren’t completely keen on the idea of a vehicle without doors. They were so used to their fancy automobiles that many of their transportation inventions were […]

Honda Helix meets its match for "Comfiest 2-Wheeler"

Thursday, April 19, 2007

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(I’d take the Helix in a race, but for the long, long haul this baby’s got CUSH!) Here you see the 2-wheeled Evolution One from Emosign. But FIRST, know this… “No”, it won’t get you from point-a to point-b, “YES”, it costs as much as a Honda Helix ($2,530 Euro) and “YES”, like a scooter […]