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Warning. Riding a Yamaha may cause swelling and irritation.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Puffy Yammy Yumi!

Saturday, March 10, 2007

So, the other morning our good friend Skorji, in Japan, was eating his Cheerios (do they eat Cheerios in Japan?), anyway… and this commercial for the Yamaha Vino comes on featuringJapanese pop princesses Puffy AmiYumi. That’s a pretty big feat considering their popularity… It would be kinda like… um… Maybe Gnarls Barkley doing a commercial […]

Yamaha introduces keyless ignition on a scooter.

Friday, March 2, 2007

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Brand new for ’07, at least in Hong Kong, is the fresh iCard. She’s a 124cc, 2t, twist-n-go with a little surprise… No place to insert your key (see below… looks a bit like a washing machine knob). No, to start your scooter, open the gas tank or pop the seat storage you’ll need to […]

Anyone seen this Yamaha before?

Sunday, February 25, 2007

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P2241163a Originally uploaded by Totsukawa Keibu. Rummaging through Totsukawa Keibu’s flickr collection I ran across THIS little number. Wasn’t registering in the mental database. Interesting look though.

In Japan the Maxam (Morphous) get’s the Royal treatment

Sunday, February 25, 2007

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(Eh… hold on… no waaait… I… think it’s starting to grow on me.) You remember the Yamaha Morph, right? Quite a unique style from the Yamaha camp in itself. Well, Wise Gear couldn’t leave good enuf alone. Presenting the ROYAL MAXAM. BigScooter.com scooped us on this latest offering. Why don’t you go check out Y’s […]

First Looks – The 2007 Yamaha C³ (C-cubed or C3)

Saturday, February 10, 2007

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(Here’s our first look at the fresh baby Yammy. Henceforth I dub ye, “The Close Campus Cruiser”) Yesterday my Scooter Senses were tingling. Something was telling me to call Bill Kasson and ask him about the New C3. It had been months since I had first started bugging them about estimated arrival dates and I […]