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• PennDOT puts the brakes on Chinese Scoots!?

  (PennDOT says " zhè zú gòu le, xiè xiè " to Chinese scooters. source: flickr/ ironleg ) A recent article in the power sports industry trade mag, Dealer News, reports that Pennsylvania has put a hold on registering any scooter with a "L"... Posted Nov 12 2008, 09:13 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Chinese, Scooter

• Deal of the decade or dealer of death? The $315 scooter.

  I'm a fan of extremes (I was gonna say 'acrophiliac' but that's heights what the word for 'extreme lover'?) , so in reaching across the spectrum of scooter prices we've seen a vintage going for $25k, there's the modern... Posted Nov 11 2008, 04:19 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Chinese, Scooter

• Police destroy 14,277 'illegal' motorcycles with bulldozers.

  Today's Daily Sunshine reported that 14,277 confiscated "illegal motorcycles" were destroyed by bulldozers in Yungang district, Shenzhen as part of the city's "motorcycle ban". The Shenzhen-based newspaper says that in April... Posted Sep 10 2008, 12:31 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Damn, Chinese

• Review: 2008 QLink Commuter 250

  What?! TSS reviewing a Chinese scooter?! Yes, we did. I would definitely suggest checking out the writeup over at Motorcycle.com that goes with this video... and even though I've had more than one person say that the name "QLink" reminds... Posted Sep 05 2008, 12:53 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Review, Video, Maxi, Chinese, QLink

• Scooter parking in China is getting TIGHT

  (Yao Wang manages to dislodge his bike in time to make it to tap class.) Hehe, ok we took this outta context. These scooters and bikes are all actually slated for the scrap yard in Guangzhou. I just couldn't resist. ...I think I see a Helix in there... Posted Jun 15 2008, 05:48 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Photography, Funny, Chinese

• Europe feeling the effects of unsupported Chinese scooters

  (The infamous "Hockey Mask" scooter has been a buzzkiller in the USA for years) I was told a couple of years ago that Europe doesn't have the disdain for Chinese scooters that has become status quo in America. All imported scooters had to... Posted Jun 15 2008, 01:53 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: France, Chinese, Scooter

• Can you buy a new Honda Reflex for $1950 shipped?

  Today I was asked about a brand called "Viva". What did I think about it. Well, frankly, I'd never heard of it so I decided to do some digging and found THIS. The Viva Roadster Moped 250cc Water Cooled or the MP250RO... Catchy. I couldn't... Posted May 15 2008, 04:43 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Honda, Chinese, Viva, Clone

• Tiny Post: Japan vs. China

  Interesting observation on their differences HERE . (slightly off topic... but not completely) Posted Nov 30 2007, 04:58 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Photography, Off Topic, Japan, Chinese

• Oh Noes! It's the Roketa Lambretta!

  What happens when you take a Roketa scooter... and silk screen the "Lambretta" logo on the engine cover? You get the Roketa MC-42. Can't you see how much faster and more stylish this scooter is with "Lambretta" on the side? All... Posted Nov 15 2007, 04:19 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Lambretta, Chinese

• Massive increase in Chinese and Indian motorcycle production

  Here's little, but IMPORTANT piece I found over at that great UK cycle site, Visordown.com . Seems China and India are kicking up a notch in the sub-200cc category. Not sure how/if this will affect Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean numbers in the coming... Posted Oct 26 2007, 01:56 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, India, Chinese