TheScooterScoop

Make Steve Miserable – Tell Him To Buy This

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Just up on ebay is a cherry Honda Motocompo! As some of you may know, Steve is seriously infatuated with this rare little import scooter from Honda. This one just popped up on ebay yesterday and it has Steve written all over it.The seller has 100% positive feedback and is located in the heart of […]

Italjet Velocifero ignition wiring diagram

Friday, May 2, 2008

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I got a call the other day from someone with a Velocifero. It was given to the guy and it only had 100 miles on odometer but the key was broken off in the ignition. He removed the ignition module and removed the key… BUT forgot to label which wires went to which poles. D’oh! […]

Austin’s "Go To Hell" Rally starts TONIGHT!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

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Well, it says tomorrow… but those in the KNOW, know to meet at Whole Foods (Austin’s theme park) at 8pm tonight. More evening events tomorrow at Home Slice (8pm – ’till) and the big kick-off going on Saturday at 10am (Jo’s on Soco). This promises to be a kick-arse rally… after all, we haven’t had […]

Brand new (old stock) 1981 Honda MotoCompo on eBay

Monday, September 24, 2007

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(Not a single buttock has not has been lain upon her pristine vinyl seat!) By know you know I’m a fan of oddities… and Hondas… and rarities… So, this morning when I checked ebay and found not one, not two, BUT THREE 1981 Honda MotoCompos MINT IN BOX, I was completely floored. Three? I even […]

Barbara goes back to Austria. Texas will miss you!

Monday, July 23, 2007

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Barbara, seen here repairing my clutch cable on our way back to Austin from the 3rd Coast Rally in San Antonio (in 12 minutes flat, mind you), has bid a farewell to her friends in America and is back home in Austria now. Austin was saddened when she and Ben headed off to Houston to […]

The lap of luxury…

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

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DSCN0132.JPG Originally uploaded by jhesseman. Here’s a photo the jhesseman was nice enough to share. It’s a photo of a cherry Zundapp Bella with matching trailer. What more could you possibly need? ***UPDATE***I stand corrected. Mark B, who actually owns a Bella pointed out that this is a Industrial Works Ludwigsfelde (IWL). You can find […]