Category: 2sb News

2SB has learned that Chicago Kymco/Bajaj dealer Baron Von Scoot is up for sale. Interested parties should contact Ken Ryan. They’re a good shop, and have been really supportive of scootering in Chicago, donating scooters to Slaughterhouse 7 and 8. Best wishes and thanks to Ken and good luck to the new owner!

Color me wrong, Drew points out that Vespa has a booth at the Chicago Auto Show. Still, the fact that Piaggio is selling other scooters in the US remains a well-guarded secret.

Meet at 9:45 AM at El Rancho Cha Cha – 3140 W Lyndale St (park in back). Coffee and bagels for everyone who shows. Ride to south side leaves at 10:15am SHARP. Fight our way to the parade, have a beer or two (be safe!) and afterwards ride to Soul Vegetarian, 205 E. 75th St., for some bbq twists and protein tidbits (sounds bad, tastes good) after that, to the Waxon7 show at the Bottom Lounge. Goodtimes.

Hyder sent me this Interview with Jim Huff from Design Within Reach’s newsletter. (I don’t know whose reach they’re talking about, I wish I could afford that stuff.) Go Jim! I didn’t know he’d moved to California.

Ever wonder why sometimes you hear “2T” instead of “2-stroke” or “2-cycle?” Well, I always wondered, and today I learned why:
Continue reading “Them darn two-timing engines”

I suppose I might as well post the MASS schedule for this year. There are still a couple holes, but here it is:
Continue reading “2003 MASS Schedule”

Ananova reports an Indian mechanic named Mohad rode his scooter nearly 87 miles with his hands tied behind his back. Mohad rode from Pondicherry to Chennai to “propagate the messages of universal education, awareness on AIDS, rain water harvesting and eradication of female foeticide.” So, there’s your challenge for the summer. Good luck with that.

Longtime scooterist and friend Marco DeGroot’s 1954 BMW boxer is featured on the cover of Feburary 2004 Classic Bike Guide, with a great story and photos inside. Way to go!

To see the future, we must know the past. here’s Ryan’s review of the second Las Vegas rally in 2001, from the pre-blog days of 2strokebuzz.

The Grammys sucked, as usual, so we’re having our own music awards. No industry backpatting, no genres, no confusion over the difference between “best record” and “best album,” and no hookers and blow to sway votes. We’ll name 2sb readers’ choices for winners and runners-up in each category, as well as our editor’s choices. We’ll name the winners on March 1st, so send in your votes before February 29th. >>
Continue reading “Vote Now for the 2strokeBuzz Music Awards”

Here are Chris Densmore’s and Scoot.net’s Daytona photo galleries. e*rock sent us a loooong review that I’ll post soon.

Big Dave’s Vespa Rally 180, NYC, 2/20/03. Turn up your sound to hear the chrome rusting.

Jason Reinhardt’s latest ebay auction.

One of the American Scooter Racing Association’s partners, CMRRA, recently discovered they’ve been fraudulently insured since 1999. CMRRA has closed operations and cancelled future events, including all of ASRA’s Southern California events. Northern events will continue and may expand.

Stella dealers have been receiving their first batches of Genuine Scooter Co. Stellas this week. Here’s Bill Cochran with his Stella, the first one sold at Pride of Cleveland Scooters.