TheScooterScoop

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

Monday, May 28, 2007

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 […]

Warm weather means increased scooter skinny dipping

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

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the dead scooter in the canal Originally uploaded by betty babick. Betty Babick shares this photo of a London Vespa in the drink. I have a feeling it’s not a recreational swim, but rather the old “ditch” maneuver that seems rather common in the UK. Seems to be in pretty good shape minus all the […]

Before the MP3 and Fuoco there was the… Vespa PK 3!

Monday, April 16, 2007

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Woah! Stop the press! Sure, a tilting 3-wheeler is nothing new from a design standpoint, a full-production tilting 3-wheeled scooter IS… BUT, before Piaggio went all out they had to develop some prototypes and THIS baby is more than 20 years old! Check out the 1984 Vespa PK3 Prototype!No, it’s not a photoshopping, it’s the […]

Celebrities on Scooters – David Arquette

Friday, April 13, 2007

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david arquette Originally uploaded by murphelz. Here WCW World Champion Wrestler and Scream Star David Arquette posing on a little Ron Regan Vespa in Houston, TX. Real nice suit David! You look like a mariachi! Thanks for sharing murphelz!

How’s your lego skillz?

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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Also, thanks to the Honky-Tonk Dragon. This is the best Lego Vespa I’ve ever seen. Looks like a kit, but I don’t believe Lego made one. If you click on the title link you can see it from all sides. Who knows, maybe you can figure out what pieces they used to make it. Arvo […]

Kustom Skooters RULE!

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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(The Rat Fink would tear up if he saw this two wheeled goon mobile) Jesper from the ever popular Motorcycle site The HelmetHairBlog and fellow member of Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI) was doing some digging around the SketchKult Forum and found this glorious scooter example from Atlanta’s own tatt artist, scooterist supreme and overall visual […]