TheScooterScoop

Review: The Aprilia SportCity 250ie

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Well, the first of our scooter reviews for Motorcycle.com is up. The video is just a summary. If you’d like to read the whole enchilada click on the title link or just click here.Note: For some reason when YouTube encoded it my audio got kinda messed up (breathy and plosive). Oh well… now I’m gonna […]

TheScooterScoop adds the "Steve Journal"

Thursday, June 19, 2008

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I can hear it now:So… Where’s the updates? You don’t have a job Steve, so I should be seeing 50 posts a DAY! Well, while I may not be “workin’ for the man” any longer I DO have things that I’m doing to try and stay afloat. While those “things” do involve scooters, they aren’t […]

Marty’s "Dual Scoot" Trip Through Mexico

Friday, March 21, 2008

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(One of these things is not like the other. Come on, can you tell which one? Click on the image to make it bigger… it helps.) Meet Marty, a mild-mannered, 2-wheel enthusiast who co-owns Go Moto, a scooter shop in Minnesota (title link). In February Marty normally likes to get out of the cold for […]

CNN Money reviews the SMART

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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(Shouts to Mysterious Mimir for the eye catching SMART shot) CNNMoney.com managed to put together one of the most level headed reviews (from a practicality standpoint) of the SMART. Well, it started out nice… they didn’t really say anything that most hadn’t already figured out; it’s cute, easy to park, etc. , etc. and then […]

How to be safe without looking it. Icon Field Armor

Sunday, February 10, 2008

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I’m a big fan of Icon gear. As a proper Icon fanatic I’ve got an Icon jacket, gloves, pants, reflective vest and 2 Icon helmets… pretty much the whole setup except boots and my summer helmet (see Momo), so anytime you see me riding, you’ll see SOMETHING Icon. I like the fact that they have […]

Lloyd’s polish gives gunk the smackdown!

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

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(This is the “after” shot. Isn’t she PURDY? Let’s see how she got that way.) Tis the season. Time to winterize the scooter. Empty the fuel, pop off the cowels or body panels (unless you ride a Ruckus), clean off the mud and gunk from another season of two-wheelin’ (unless you’re going for the rusty […]