TheScooterScoop

The Times of India (business) – Two-wheeler majors bet on scooters

Monday, July 16, 2007

Just had to post this story. Just when we thought that India had finally gotten too big to ride on cheap little scooters and stopped making the Chetak a standard dowry gift, it turns out that the demand is actually growing. So, how does one of India’s top-dog manufacturers keep up with demand? They team […]

I remember when R&D didn’t mean Rip-off & Duplicate

Monday, May 28, 2007

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Digging through my latest issue of TAG Magazine and I saw this little tidbit. As it says here, “this photo shows an R&D department in Vietnam where they’re putting the finishing touches to a prototype of a new 125cc air-cooled SYM. Tisk-tisk (shakes head). I guess it just doesn’t pay to innovate any more. I […]

A first look at the SYM HD 200

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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(Thanks to Urban Moto Shop in Austin for letting me have my way with her! More pictures here.) I had the chance to become acquainted with a relative newcomer to the American market, SYM. Their HD200 model was introduced to European markets back in 2004 and has really made a good impression. So, are they […]