Scooter News

VVV: We Sell Soul

A couple hours left for a Vespa Video Vednesday, so here’s a quickie musical Interlude with scooters: The Spades (featuring Roky Erickson) doing We Sell Soul, featuring a nice slideshow of mod scooters. No one could... 

New York: A Scooter Perspective

If WYNC’s Jim Colgan report “New York: A Scooter Perspective.” is accurate, NYC scooterists act as entitled and above the law as scooterists in many other cities. I love how many scooterists complain about... 

Slaughterhouse XVI this weekend

If you’ve been a scooterist in Chicago for the last sixteen years or so, Labor Day weekend is synonymous with Chicago’s Slaughterhouse Rally. This year promises the “Bittersweet 16 Scooter Prom” and... 

Motorcycles Reviewed by a Scooterist

Scooter in the Sticks’ Steve Williams has been test-riding motorcycles for the last year or so, and now he’s compiled all his reviews in one post. If you’re looking for a scooterists’ perspective on... 

Dealers get a Stella 4T Update

Genuine dealers finally got an official update today on the status of the 4-stroke Stella. In short, the first batch was not manufactured to the specifications approved for import. Genuine explains that the fault lays with... 

World Meet 2010 Micro/Minicar Show

2SB visited the World Meet 2010 Microcar and Minicar show in Crystal Lake today. Ever since reviewing the book A-Z of Popular Scooters and Minicars a while back, we’ve been keen on checking out a microcar show, so... 

Scooter Superstore
and the Beginning of the End

On July 27, Scooter Superstore of America, a Ft. Lauderdale-based chain with several dealerships in Florida and Georgia, filed for bankruptcy. While many shops have closed their doors lately, and individual importers have... 

Genuine: Discounts Coming

Tweet from Genuine honcho Philip McCaleb: Genuine scooter will announce “save ferris” prices for 150, 125, blackjack, and 2 stroke stellas early next week. Thanks to a combination of the economy, market saturation,... 

Corazzo Twitter Contest

Tweet what you love about Corazzo gear @Corazzo and win a gift certificate or a new perforated leather Corazzo 5.0 jacket. 3 certs and a jacket will be given away every weekday until Aug. 25. (Their regular site and contest... 

Symba, Fiddle II Approved for CA

Scooterism reports that SYM models including the Symba and Fiddle II were finally approved for sale in California. (Insert sad trombone.)  

SYM auctions 110 scooters

Guido Ebert reports SYM USA is auctioning 110 scooters, in various states of title… ed… ness. It’s unclear from Ebert’s story where these 110 scooters came from, but as we’ll discuss in detail in a coming... 

Vespa Vigilantes?

A Brooklyn couple chased down a 13-year-old cell phone thief on their Vespa last week. The NY Post, of course, calls them “heroes,” and it’s a great story, but it just reminds us of that time our man Larry... 

A Vectrix Participates In Zero-Emissions Race Around The World

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme reports the launch of the United Nations Environment Programme ZERO-race. The ZERO-race pits various electric vehicles in an 80-day race across Europe, Asian and North America.... 

“Pimp on a motorscooter”

Huggy Bear, Starsky, Hutch, 2 hookers and a Lambretta!  

Annapolis’ ‘Scooter Watch’

Dealernews reports Annapolis, MD police have countered a rash of scooter thefts with a “Scooter Watch” program. Because some scooters aren’t required to be registered in Maryland, owners can get a numbered...