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India tapping the female scooter market

Friday, March 31st, 2006

For those of you who harbour the misconception that women were wary of gizmos, SUVs and motorbikes, think again. The woman is a serious consumer who’ll surf the Net before plunging into a big buy. A 2005 study by the…

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NYC shows higher accident stats

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

If you are riding your scooter in the NYC area, as I am, this may be of particular interest. If you have not taken a Motorcycle Safety Foundation course yet, you should definitely do so. Scooters are wonderfully safe vehicle…

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A small slice of Vespa life from the Kiwi state

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

This small slice of Vespa life comes to us from new Zealand: Seven years ago, Ant Freeman was just the coffee-maker at Caffe Aroma. But much has changed. Coffee isn’t just coffee anymore. Coffee has become an art form, every…

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3000 Mile Classic Scooter Journey for Charity

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Englishman Adrian Bebbington, 37, plans to travel to Cambodia from Kota Baru, a distance of 3,000km, on a classic scooter. Bebbington, who will be accompanied by Dutch nurse Linda Bouhuys, 34, whom he met on Perhentian Island recently, is collecting…

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BlogCentral: Louis the Scooter

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Hi mission: To drive on every road and visit every place (where permitted) on his scooter… Read his blog here Many hundreds of times - everywhere, and everyplace I go - I’ve approached a stranger with the opening words,…

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A Turn in the Road for Me

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

iBack in January, on the day I was admitted to the hospital, I got an email that my red GTS might arrive in the next week. I’m still waiting. I’d hoped to be able to announce it before we shut…

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A Turn in the Road for Me

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

iBack in January, on the day I was admitted to the hospital, I got an email that my red GTS might arrive in the next week. I’m still waiting. I’d hoped to be able to announce it before we shut…

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The Scooter Defined

Friday, March 24th, 2006

On August 30, 2006 the Federal Department of Transportation will officially recognize the “scooter” as a unique entity. According to Part 571, Standard 123 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards a “scooter” will be defined as having a platform for…

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Be Careful!

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

With spring about here, be careful when riding your scoot! Here’s a story about a girl in Portland who was seriously injured from a car who didn’t see her. It appears the car driver was to blame, so watch out for those idiots on the road…there …

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Vespas take over the Capital

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Writer Alexis Fabbri highlights Vespa afficianados of the nation’s capital in Two-Wheeling in the Nation’s Capital in today’s American Observer….

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