Armadillo armour for your scooter
Do you have a beloved scooter that doesn’t have a haven in a maze of city apartment blocks with no parking? Hate to leave it out in the rain, or to be peed on by dogs or dirty washed by…
Snow chains for scooters (video)
Our colleagues from twin-site Motoblog.it alerted us about a video that shows how an ingenious scooter owner from Italy - which was recently hit by quite some heavy snowfalls - has built himself a set of clever snow chains for…
Italian scooter clone: from India LML Star 4T live at EICMA
Vespa look-alike scooter from LML, the Star, has been presented at the EICMA show, seen in these live pics of the new Star 4T version. The four-stroke scooter is available in both 125 and 250cc versions, and is being marketed…
2011 LML Star 4T 200
The new LML Star 4T 200cc model is coming and it will complete the LML four-stroke range. The Star 4T 200 will be available in Classic, Glamour, Vintage and Prestige versions with 20 different colours to choose from. They’ll be…
Armadillo Scooterwear: cool scooter gear for your city ride
This fantastic video shows Armadillo scooterwear in more than just a simple motorcycle commercial. It’s the perfect video for a motorcycle gear brand that calls itself “armadillo”, and it certainly makes scootering look edgy and fun. Armadillo deals with clothing,…
ZecOO by Znug Design: a futuristic scooter from Japan
Znug Design introduces the zecOO, a new electric scooter boasting an innovative and futuristic design that makes it look like a motorcycle from some sci-fi movie. The model is the brainchild of former Toyota designer Kota Nezu, who needed just…
Piaggio MP3 Hybrid video
The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid is set to revolutionise urban motoring with this unique hybrid scooter. It was released recently and for full MP3 hybrid details and pics of the scooter, check out our original post. Here’s video for you to…
New Garelli scooters GSP 50 and XÓ 125/150 available from June
Presented at the EICMA show last year, the new Garelli scooters will be available from June on the European market. The scooter are entirely designed and built in Italy, and include the GSP 50, and the urban scooters XO 125…
Yamaha Majesty 400 test ride
We took the new Yamaha Majesty 400 for 2009 out for a test ride, to see where scooters are going these days. It can be appreciated for its progression and increase in performance that have seen it establish itself in…
Suzuki Concept Scooters: SD-01 and SD-02
A surprise at the 29th Bangkok International Motorshow in Thailand was the presentation of two new Suzuki concept scooters. The show is generally dedicated to cars, but this year there was a sprinkling of motorcycles to give some variety.Not much…
Vespa Sidecar on sale on Ebay
In returning to our Vespa discussions, we’ve discovered a sidecar is up for auction. The team at Le Blog Moto has found an unusual auction on Ebay: up for betting is a completely restored Vespa VBB 150 Sidecar from the…
New Vespa GTV "Via Montenapoleone"
The new Vespa GTV “Via Montenapoleone” has been presented at the EICMA show, featuring an elegant Vespa GTV with the top range 300 cc Vespa engine. The “Via Montenapoleone” is an elegant scooter, and as such is named after Milan’s…
Honda Faze 250cc Scooter
Take a look at the brand new Faze that Honda released the other day for the Japanese market.This 250cc scooter has a liquid cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder four-valve engine. Maximum power 23hp at 7500 rpm, and a torque of 23Nm…
Yamaha T-Max 530 Sport – Live @ Motor Bike Expo
Yamaha’s brand new Super Tenere Worldcrosser “Competition White” is not the only novelty brought to the 2012 Motor Bike Expo by the Iwata-based manufacturer. Making its first appearance at the event in Verona is also the new ‘Sport’ version of…
Yamaha T-Max 750. New developments and design
According to Motociclismo.es Yamaha has started projects for a three cylinder engine for a new development on its sports T-Max 500 scooter.The development is taking place on the current engine base: the T-Max 500 cc twin cylinder, with a third…
Yamaha TMAX Hyper Modified by Marcus Walz
The special Yamaha TMAX Hyper Modified by Marcus Walz has finally arrived. When the TMAX debuted on the market in 2001, it basically changed the rules of the motorcycling world with its unparalleled combination of agility, aggressiveness, sporty attitude and…
Motorbikes and Beef?
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that it will be opposing a plan by U.S trade officials that could double the cost of some European motorcycles imported into the United States.It would impose a 100 percent import duty on…
Aprilia Scarabeo 300 Special 2009
As we said yesterday, Aprilia has released its new range of Scarabeo scooters and today we take a closer look at the Scarabeo 300 Special model, which is the top-of-the-range model. It’s quite an icon for the Aprilia brand, being…
Aprilia Sportcity Cube 300 video
Here’s a video of the 2010 scooter from Aprilia, the Sportcity Cube 300. It’s just as pumped up as the Aprilia Sportcity One video, though I don’t think the “urban performance” tag is an exaggeration. The Sportcity Cube, with its…
Honda prepares anti T-Max maxi scooter for Milan show
According to the Spanish magazine, Solomoto30, Honda has a big surprise in store for the Eicma show in Milan, starting next week on November 4.The interesting news is that we could see a new maxi-scooter appear, providing some competition to…
Bikes for the snow: Govecs Slidescooters
We can see some motorcycling in the snow with this video of the Govecs electric SlideScooters from Riminimoto. The Italians have adapted their passion for motorcycling to the winter season as well, and with the snow that Europe has seen…
Eicma 2008: Suzuki Sixteen Footable
We checked out some of the crazier examples at the Eicma show in Milan, taking a look at the Suzuki scooter prototypes. We give you some more shots of the Sixteen Footable, Suzuki’s reproduction of a fooze ball table on…
New Kymco Xciting 300i and R 300i. Pictures and general info
Kymco is offering a new version of its Xciting scooter, with updated power at 300i, and available in the R 300i versions with new colours and sports transmission and suspension.The more agressive Xciting 300i is at ease in traffic and…
Test ride of the Vespa LX 50 4Valvole
When we took a test ride of the Vespa GTS 125 Super, we also had the chance to take the Vespa LX 50 4Valvolve out for a spin, and while the difference in the two is notable, the LX 50…
Garelli XO' 50 scooter at EICMA
Garelli will be present at the 2009 EICMA motorcycle show next week, with its XO’ 50 scooter model. The 50cc model will be included in the XO’ range of 125 and 150 cc, but will be a more compact scooter…