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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

• Aprilia unveils the new SportCity Cube 250

  Caught this story on Motorcycle-USA.com today, though I should have heard it from their marketing company Brandware. Jeff, where's the love? The SCOOTER scoop looses the scoop to MOTORCYCLE-USA? *sigh* So an update to the very popular, sexy and hard... Posted Sep 12 2008, 05:58 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Maxi, News Feed, Aprilia

• Can you ride a scooter year-round in Alaska?

  (I sure hope so, because their gas prices SUCK! Image Source ) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Think you're feeling pain at the gas pump? Consider the residents of Lime Village, Alaska, an isolated Denaina Athabascan Indian community where gasoline... Posted Jul 19 2008, 02:59 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed

• Boston struggles with scooter parking solution

  (Little Suzy Phillips, age 6, offers a proposal to solve Boston's parking issue. flickr/DanCox ) “We understand the green issue, and we don’t want to prohibit that. But want to make sure it’s done in a safe way,” says BTD spokesman Jim Mansfield.... Posted Jul 19 2008, 01:28 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed

• Bush lifts oil drilling ban. Hummers happy, baby seals sad.

  (w00t! Hummers are happy to be back out on the road! Flickr/Sam Felder ) In a brave last minute move to temporarily save us oil addicts from " the shakes " before he has to roll, G-Dub has lifted his Dad's 1990 ban on offshore drilling.... Posted Jul 16 2008, 02:34 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline

• Scooter buyers clamoring for the last of the available models

  ("Dude! Did they say they have any Buddy's left?" - "No! They just sold out of Keeways and they are down to Tank or Rocketta, I can't tell which.") Well, this is something that nearly no one could have predicted just a few... Posted Jul 14 2008, 01:14 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed

• Hertz Scooter Rental?

  (No word if it will be the "Compressor" version of the Satelis that's available in Paris Image Source: FasterandFaster.net ) Hertz Scooters are now available to rent in London, England; Paris, France; and over 15 locations in the south of... Posted Jul 14 2008, 01:02 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed

• America's "pusher" trys to refule our oil addiction

  (Ah mister BUsh! What you think about phat gold chain I buy with all of oil profits? Nice, no? And this was only from profits I make between 9am and 9:02am this morning! Hehe!) This from today's CNNMoney report titled "Saudi summit aims at oil... Posted Jun 23 2008, 03:09 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline

• The LA Times - Scooter sales trump motorcycle sales

  (Nice video with one tiny correction, Kymco People is Taiwan not Korea.) Besides some interesting stats on scooter sales this piece from the LAT compares what is probably the most popular class in the USA right now, the 125-150cc displacement. It's... Posted May 22 2008, 11:53 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Vespa, Yamaha, Video, Kymco, News Feed, Suzuki

• Wallstreet Journal - Preaches to choir

  (This video is only partially related to the story by J.Welsh, but it's a nice view) Bravo to Jonathan Welsh at the WJS for kicking out a pretty all-encompassing scooter article today. It's one of those pieces that, if you were just beginning... Posted May 22 2008, 01:04 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Video, News Feed

• Stop me if you've heard this one...

  High gas prices are driving scooter sales up - Autos- msnbc.com (M.Spencer Green/AP - Johnny Scheff of Motoworks in Chicago helps a customer try out a scooter. Business is good, he says: ‘April was a terrible weather month in Chicago, and the things were... Posted May 19 2008, 12:34 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Scooter, Gasoline

• Gasoline prices push scooter sales

  by Paul Wyche | The Saginaw News Monday May 05, 2008, 7:46 AM RELATED STORIES: • Experts: Abandon hopes of cheaper fuel • Consumer behaviors change to meet gasoline price increases Don't blame that buzzing you hear this summer on the mosquitoes. As... Posted May 07 2008, 04:09 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, News Feed, Gasoline

• Scooter Sales Soar Along With Gas Prices

  By CHAD TUCKER FOX8 News GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- These aren't your father's motor scooters. For drivers looking for relief from gas prices at $3.50 per gallon, today's scooters offer high miles per gallon and highway speeds. As a result... Posted May 07 2008, 02:45 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed

• RE: Gas prices - Say "uncle", SAY "UNCLE"!

  Oil rallies to record near $120 on supply worries | Business | Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged to records near $120 a barrel on Tuesday on the weaker dollar, export disruptions from Nigerian rebel attacks and concerns a Scottish refinery strike... Posted Apr 24 2008, 02:46 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Damn, News Feed, Gasoline

• Scootershops experiencing "grudge purchases"

  (SUVs are hiking up their tires at the price hike) Here's a little story in the Austin-American Statesman that seems to be following an interesting phenomena that I'm hearing at some dealerships. Consumers come to the scooter shop just after they've... Posted Apr 08 2008, 07:10 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: News Feed, Gasoline