TheScooterScoop

Is this how the speeder bike started out?

Monday, October 12, 2009

Minuses: Uncomfortable, no storage space, poor fuel efficiency for a scooter, burns through rear tires.Pluses: Would stand a good chance of smokin’ a Porsche 911 Turbo in a drag race. MCN, mostly known for Motorcycle News, couldn’t help themselves when they heard about this scooter of eeeeviiil. The 2Evil is a custom tweaked dragster that […]

Tokyo-Parts makes the most evil C3 (Vox) ever

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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The Max★Vox. If Yamaha had a partnership with Warner Bros. to produce a Bat Scooter inspired Vox (C3), this is probably what it would look like. I’d love to have better photos and specs, but I don’t have a copy of the June issue of “MotoChanpu”. You can click the title link to hop over […]

Dear Honda – Please don’t make a faster Ruckus

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, I don’t know who “they” were, but I do know that they were spot-on! It seems nothing has been more inventively inspirational than the slow, slow engine of the Honda Ruckus. I mean, who doesn’t love the Honda Ruckus?! Who doesn’t think it could use a […]

Renntech Puts the "ART" in SMART

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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(The craftsmen at Renntech have pulled out all the stops in this baby!) LAKE PARK, FL – 01 April, 2008 – RENNTECH 7.22 Takes Smart Performance to New Levels RENNTECH’s 722 tuning package for the Mercedes SLR McLaren supercar has been generating a lot of attention recently, as has RENNTECH’s appointment as the American agent […]

Two, Two, Two cylinders are better than one

Friday, March 14, 2008

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I could have SWORN that this scooter was posted here once before, but I couldn’t find it. It wasn’t a shot from this angle mind you, but the same twin 50cc (75cc?) Vespa. Check out that KUR-AZY flywheel setup. It’s entirely nuts. I applaud you crazy-nuts man. Click on the title link to see more […]

SMART Brabus – Too hot for US

Thursday, July 19, 2007

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Here’s a snippet from Edmunds’ 2007 Geneva coverage offering both good and bad news on the hotly tuned SMART 4/2 Brabus edition. I’ll give a hint of the bad news to my American readers… it’s what Wayne and Garth chant when they visit Madonna.