TheScooterScoop

Cows come home, hell freezes over, fat lady sings, Honda brings SH to USA.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

With mouth agape, we read this news from Honda. The SH150i is coming to the USA as a 2010 model in just about 3 months. No, it’s not the SH300i that is completely dominating the Italian scooter world, but it’s better than say… nothing or worse, removing their three only remaining scooters.Here’s some of the […]

Practicing for the first moon gymkhana

Monday, February 23, 2009

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(Oh yeah, this ramp is not a problem at all. Let’s do the slowrace!) Just love this shot from Time magazine of the abandoned lunar scooter project. Shouts to TheNewCafeRacerSociety again for the treasure trove of sweet, sweet oddities. Click the title link for more info on what’s REALLY going on here.

A case for the full face

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Here’s a frame from a 3D CT Scan rendering that says it all. Surfactant shares it in video from flicker and you can watch it by clicking the title link. Here’s what Surfactant has to say about what we see here: This patient was not using a helmet.. Extensive facial and mandibular fractures are present. […]

Wooden Vespa = Pure genius

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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This came to me from my wife while I was on the road, then over the course of the next 24 hours I received a flood of emails, IMs, text messages, and twits telling me to check out this wooden Vespa. I finally got to see it this morning and now I see what all […]

Definition of "Bat outta hell"

Monday, August 11, 2008

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I was tip-toeing through the TopSpeed.com blog (see title link) and found this video. I think it does a great job of illustrating the following:Bat out of HellRaped ApeScalded DogGoing like the Clappers He’s definitely not riding this road for the scenery.

"Noodle Guy" and "Crazy Mask Lady" get some competition!

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Crazy Biker On Cellphone Lying Down – Watch more free videosNow we just need someone going down the highway… taking a nap on his side… on his Honda Cub. Any takers? I kid, of course.Thanks 2 Tim for the nutty scoop.