TheScooterScoop

Introducing the "New" Mustang

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Our friends over at Motorcycle Classics have a great scoop for us by letting us know The California Scooter Company is bringing back the Mustang motorcycle in three different flavors – The Classic, The Babydoll and The Greaser. When you combine 12 inch wheels, a 150cc 4 stroke engine and a curb weight of less […]

EntroSys eliminates need to shower after a long, hot ride to work

Friday, January 22, 2010

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If yer the kinda guy who’s ok with riding around with a scooter skirt (and who isn’t), then you’ll probably be just fine riding around with a vacuum hose blowin’ up yer jacket. EntroSys is betting on it with this new luggage rack mounted air conditioning system. So now it looks like you’ve got a […]

City of Austin rolls out free parking for scooters!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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On July 17th., the City of of Austin passed a new scooter and motorcycle ordinance that has me VERY excited. Austin City Connection had a little something to say about it and it goes like this: “Recent City Council action on the new parking ordinance included an incentive to reduce carbon emissions of motorists in […]

The Moonbeam

Monday, June 22, 2009

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The Scooter Scoop is about “Scooter and Microcar News, Reviews, Commentary and the Celebration of Wheeled Oddities.” Then truly I have found the Scooter Scoop Holy Grail™ – The Moonbeam: The Moonbeam is a microcar made from two scooters and certainly a wheeled oddity. The Moonbeam was created by Jory Squibb for a measly $2500 […]

Australian Postie Bike Challenge

Friday, June 19, 2009

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If you are anything like me, you saw Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boreman in Long Way Round and thought to yourself “Self, you need to go on an epic, continent-spanning adventure on a bike!” It’s at that point your brain kicks in and you imagine dying in the desert from exposure and snake bites. Well […]

Air filtered helmet = BADASS!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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Usually when I say something is “BADASS!”, I don’t mean it in a good way. I mean it in an over-the-top, Rex-Kwan-Do-instructor kinda way. Well, this time I mean it in a if-I-removed-these-emblems-I-could-totally-scare-people-on-the-road, which-is-wicked-cool AND a this-thing-could-protect-my-poor, sensative-sinuses-from-that-damned-Juniper-pollen kinda way. Come ON! Imagine this lid without the “IMPACT!” and lightening bolts!? All this badassness […]