TheScooterScoop

Gearing up for Spring – Protect your nose, sinuses and lungs

Friday, January 9, 2009

We received a comment tonight from Eric who asked if filtered-air helmets are available in the US yet. He was tired of choking on smoke during his daily commute. Since we hadn’t seen them ’round these parts we suggested that he check out Respro. We’ve heard good things about their filter masks. Later, a few […]

Gearing up for Spring – A helmet for you hot heads

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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(image source rakuten.co.jp, where I also found a crazy orange helmet from Osbe and other stuff you can’t get in the USA) You remember Nexx? The helmet company from Portugal that we were so excited about back in 2007? Well, guess who’s now available in the USA… THAT’S RIGHT! Nexx has landed! The helmet I […]

Gearing up for Spring – A lid that’s impossible to miss

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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If you are a ninja or you’re trying out as a stunt double for Snake Eyes you can skip this article and go buy a Bandit helmet, BUT if you’re not trying to sneak up on somebody, you might think about a helmet that will get you noticed and by “noticed” I mean the jabbing-onlookers-in-the-eyeball-with-a-chopstick […]

Black is the new reflective

Friday, December 19, 2008

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This material isn’t new, but this use could be. Someone has taken the 3M Scotchlite Reflective Tape (black) and covered their bike top to bottom. The results? A spooky flat black bike in the day and a ghostly white bike at night (when hit with a bright light source). My question is… who will […]

Fox 7 – Scooters will keel yoooooooouuu!

Friday, October 24, 2008

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An older Fox news piece that says fatalities are directly proportional to 2-wheeler use… You should stick to smoking instead.

Road hazard – Going up… Second floor, housewares, linens and appliances

Friday, August 8, 2008

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Ok, this is a tad bit off topic but it’s astonishing to watch. I hope everyone had a chance to evacuate. Probably so since the road was already blocked off. PS> The title is meant to confuse… it’s just an optical illusion.