TheScooterScoop

Need an excuse to go to Germany in August?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

How about Scooter Weeked 2010? It’s probably the largest event of its kind and if you’ve got 10 minutes to watch the video above, you might start pricing plane tickets. Looks like a total blast, though I would also schedule an appointment with your doctor for when you you return. See if he/she has any […]

Is this how the speeder bike started out?

Monday, October 12, 2009

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Minuses: Uncomfortable, no storage space, poor fuel efficiency for a scooter, burns through rear tires.Pluses: Would stand a good chance of smokin’ a Porsche 911 Turbo in a drag race. MCN, mostly known for Motorcycle News, couldn’t help themselves when they heard about this scooter of eeeeviiil. The 2Evil is a custom tweaked dragster that […]

Polini Cup highlights

Monday, October 5, 2009

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I’m digging my way out of an email avalanche, so I’ll be posting a few scoops that aren’t their freshest, but still tasty. Thanks to Graham, a loyal soldier of the Moped Army, for this video scoop from the April and May Polini Cup races! Be sure to check out MopedTV for updates and live […]

3nd Annual Smoke Out Mini Bike Championships

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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I love the idea of whacky mini bike races and apparently others do as well. We have brought you the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation’s Mini Moto and now we have a scoop on the Smoke Out Mini Bike Championships! The mini bike event is part of the larger Smoke Out West motorcycle […]

In Italy they take their drag racing seriously

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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Just ran into this video. I figured that if you like drag racing you’d like to see how they do it in Italy.

Cannonball is ON!

Monday, September 15, 2008

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(I’m not certain if any of the competitors grew the obligatory facial hair before the run) Whew! This is exciting! This year’s 3000+ mile Cannonball Run is close race right now with Patrick Owens of Team First Kick (the 2006 Manual Kitted class champion) just minutes behind Jess of Team Bastard. Right now they just […]