TheScooterScoop

Piaggio planning to take electric bikes to the next level with their 2-wheel drive electric moped

Monday, July 30, 2007

Just a few days ago Piaggio filed for a US Patent on an ElectriPed and Dudel was there to scoop it up. From what I’ve read it’s the perfect urban green machine! You can select between rear wheel or 2-wheel drive… with both engaged your battery drains a bit quicker BUT you’ll be able to […]

FREE PARKING for scooterists in the NYC!

Friday, July 13, 2007

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(Truffelboy shot this photo of FREE SCOOTER PARKING in action) Check it! THIS Summer Piaggio is hooking you up with FREE scooter parking downtown. If your scoot’s got a Vespa Badge If you got a two wheeled scooter you can join in on the freeness (sorry MP3′s miss it by ONE wheel). There is room […]

STELLA IS BACK! In stores THIS October!

Saturday, June 30, 2007

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(Stella is for sell once again! Well… Not this one. I doubt PJ would part with her.) Chris Sander gave me this FRESH scoop and it has been confirmed. Genuine has begun announcing the availability of 220 new Stellas scheduled to hit showroom floors this October. No word if they will be tagged as ’07 […]

Off topic video: Dan does downhill

Friday, June 15, 2007

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Dedicated scoopist Pete forwarded this video of a couple of madmen on some super sweet downhill riding. If it were better quality they could have used the footage in that downhill fight scene from Pirates of the Caribbean 2 or the Endor speeder bike scene. Sure, it’s off topic a bit (they do have 2 […]

Guess who’s back! 2008 Yamaha Zuma

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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Your favorite bug-eyed 2-stroke is back from the grave! Yamaha, who at first didn’t wanna mess with the whole 2-stroke emissions certification mess, decided to give her one more go due to popular demand. We haven’t had a chance to to a point-by-point comparison to check for differences with the new model, other than “New […]

Diamo puts money where mouth is – Adds roadside assistance + 2 year warranty!

Friday, June 1, 2007

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This is a welcome sight. In a world where cheap mail order clone scooters have dominated the market (at least in quantity), it’s nice to see one brand stand behind their inexpensive scoots. Diamo, determined to differentiate their product from the pack has doubled the length of their scooter warranty to TWO years AND have […]