For anyone who has had their scooter stolen, you know the pain and anger that come with it. So if you ever have your scooter stolen you can register it at scoot.net: stolen scooter registry. If you run across a used scooter for sale and want to check out if it is “hot” or not, this is a good place to go to first.

The Scooter Swag has a great link to find scooters in movies. If you’ve never been to their blog, it’s really good. Lots of posts on scooter accessories and such.

Honda has a nice feature where you build your own scooter. You see this mostly with the major auto sites, so it’s nice to see that Honda brought to scooters. You can pick your model with colors and accessories. It’s fun to do. I built a custom Honda Ruckus. Cool.

Honda Motorcycles

Technorati Tags: cool, scooter

Winter weather doesn’t stop the hardcore motor scooter rider. Students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison have been riding their scooters in the snow, which may make them the most dedicated in the country. I guess Madison’s mayor said that winter bicycle riders should be shot in his blog, but the scooter riders are closer to the campus, away from traffic. The riding style involves skidding both feet along, to stay upright. Read more…

Powered by ScribeFire.

It turns out that, according to the Editors Weblog, that the Motorscooter ranks one of the top tools for online journalists this year. Along with fancy things like GPS systems, the motorscooter can give a leg up to the competition by getting you to the scene fast then say a bike or an automobile.

Powered by ScribeFire.

I stopped by Starbucks the other day to grab a quick coffee, and browsed the coffee while I waited for it. Somehow I never noticed the packaging for the Italian Roast before. I know it’s been around for awhile, but catch up is the funnest game.

The folks at Scooter Swag are featuring the design studio Plexipixel and their amazing swag to be had at AmeriVespa in Seattle this past summer. They report that the above image, and others, are for sale on their website for a mere $25 with just $3.75 shipping. These are pretty cool designs. Being a web designer by trade, I appreciate good design as much as a good motor scooter.

A nice article on the Baldwin County Scooter Club. They are a new scooter club in Southern Alabama. Let’s hope more of these clubs pop up around the USA. From the article:

Scooters start at approximately $2,500 and up and there are about 400 different models. Foley resident Lawson Chapman said saving money on gas is a plus, as his scooter gets approximately 80 miles to the gallon. Chapman has been hitting the roads on his Zuma scooter since last summer. He bought the scooter as a toy, but he has found he has more fun riding the scooter than the motorcycle.

More fun than his motorcycle and getting 80 mpg. Not bad.

Powered by ScribeFire.

In a revolutionary move, Piaggio is releasing the MP3 motor scooter with two front wheels. According to Fullboost, the Piaggio MP3 provides better safety, road grip and stability levels than a two wheel scooter, also better braking. Especially in bad driving conditions such as rain and gravel roads. An electro-hydraulic tilt-locking system means no kick stand. And the system will operate at any angle so you don’t need to find a level parking area.

According to Piaggio’s Brand Manager Simon Gloyne, “Not since Enrico Piaggio introduced Vespa to the world in 1946 have we seen such a revolution in transport for individual mobility.”

The Piaggio MP3 will be available in two engine displacements, 250 and 400 cc.

Bolla Wines of Italy is having a sweepstakes where the grand prize is a Buddy Italia Scooter. The Buddy Italia has the timeless lines and tasteful chrome highlights of the classic Italian scooters you’ll find in Rome.

Click the link above to enter.