TheScooterScoop

What’s better for the environment, a scooter or a car?

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Cecil from TheStraightDope.com takes on this common conundrum with a level-headed look at the facts. I could spoil it for you, but I think the whole story makes for fine reading. You might be surprised by his answer, I was pretty comfortable with it and I think he finally puts this argument to bed, at […]

Tattooed scooter girl from…

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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(Image Source - (c) Alan Travis ) Anyone want to guess where this lovely bird rides? The streets of Portland? Seattle? Amsterdam ? Ipanema ? She looks like she’d fit in right here in Austin. Just thought it was a nice photo, you can go back to work now. :) Thanks to Alan for sharing! Great shot man. […]

Top Gear Vietnam – Motorcycle vs. Cub vs. Scooter

Friday, January 9, 2009

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Our friends from the Scooter Club Gold Triangle have dug up some more great entertainment for scooter lovers with their discovery of the Vietnam edition of Top Gear on YouTube. The Kingdom’s tenacious three travel 1,000 across Vietnam on a motorcycle, a cub and a Vespa. You may be surprised with the results! Shouts to […]

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.

Biker vs. Geek – Who’s the mouse and who’s the man

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Austin isn’t the only town in Texas putting scooters on the YouTube. Texas motorcycle magazine Texas Iron also has something to say about scooter geeks (like myself). The outcome wasn’t quite what I expected considering this is from a site with “bad ass” in their tagline. Shout outs to Texas Iron Editor, Frank T., for […]

Expect a scooter from Kawasaki as soon as the Styx River ice rink opens

Monday, November 24, 2008

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(Obiboi! All that great design seems lost on Kawasaki.) Les amis over at Scooter-Station (title link) aren’t the kind of guys to wait-and-see if Kawasaki will surprise us with a scooter for 2009 or 2010… nope, they went straight to Japan and asked Kawasaki’s big bosses in person. So, Will we see a scooter from Kawasaki? […]