Don’t Ignore These Factors When Buying a Motor Scooter

by Jared Conley Looking to supplement that gas-guzzling SUV and purchase an economical scooter? ... motorcycle replacements. Consider your needs and where you’ll be using the scooter. If it’s only ... at more than just local dealers. There are several good resellers online who will provide you with a good [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 14:32:50

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Don’t Ignore These Factors When Shopping for a Motor Scooter

by Jared Conley Looking to supplement that gas-guzzling SUV and purchase an economical scooter? ... motorcycle replacements. Consider your needs and where you’ll be using the scooter. If it’ ... Check out various models online before you head into a dealership where sales pressure will often [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:02:37

Poking fun (gently) at Harley riders

I'm putting this post in my blog's "humor" category because Harley Davidson motorcycle riders take their bikes pretty damn seriously, and I don't want to tick off any of the brothers or sisters. Anyway, I used to have a motorcycle ... . Now, a Japanese scooter isn't a Harley. You can tell, because a Suzuki Burgman 650 is (1) a lot quieter [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 06:07:00

DRB-HICOM increases Modenas stake to 70%

DRB-HICOM Berhad has purchased government investment arm Khazanah Nasional’s entire 15% (19.5 million shares) ... and uses Kawasaki technology and parts for its motorcycles. It also rebadges scooters from Taiwanese scooter company PGO. © 2008 Paul Tan's Automotive News. All Rights Reserved. If you are reading [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 19:17:42

Scooter Commuter? A Great Debate.

Scooter Commuter? A Great Debate. Leave it to high gas prices to get people’s attention. I mentioned in a previous post, motorcycle companies are starting to use fuel economy ... scoff at scooters as toys. Different thresholds get applied to what constitutes a “real” bike: sometimes [more...]

Date: 2008-06-03 03:44:18

Honda releases DN-01 and CR230M in U.S. for '09

Filed under: Honda, Motorcycles Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Honda DN-01 The age of the automatic motorcycle is upon us ... in the U.S. Both of these bikes use a shift-free transmission like a scooter but have motorcycle ... with 17-inch wheels and grippy sportbike tires, the handling is likely to outdo the 232cc air-cooled [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 22:34:38

The ‘not a motorcycle’ diaries

Day 1 I admonished a scooter-boy on his use of the bicycle lane earlier. He pulled up beside me and attempted to hold forth on the irony of my pointing out his illegal action while I ran a red light. I wanted to retort with “Don’t you mean hypocracy? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 17:28:14

Should You Buy a Scooter Or Moped

With so many scooters and moped for sale zooming by the streets these days it ’s easy to see how many people are coping with high gas prices ... buying a scooter used to seem like a far-fetched idea, or at least one that was only thought ... they used to be as well and they look more like motorcycles than skateboards on steroids. Whether it ’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 07:43:17

Honda releases DN-01 and CR230M in U.S. for ‘09

The age of the automatic motorcycle is upon us. Aprilia got the ball rolling with the 850 Mana and Honda is finally set to introduce its DN-01 in the U.S. Both of these bikes use a shift-free transmission like a scooter but have motorcycle ... with 17-inch wheels and grippy sportbike tires, the handling is likely to outdo the 232cc air-cooled [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 00:12:35

Getting Parts For A Motorcycle

Topics: Parts, Motorcycle, Brit bikes, Honda, cylinder, bikes, Yamaha, scooters, Kawasaki Tune-ups don’t require ignition coil replacements ... , you need to know about how to repair it and have the tools to do the job. You can go to Wal-Mart ... forward, plus a good tune-up guide and/or shop manual will be useful. I have a PDF version of a minor [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 12:59:47

Bike-Hating Jeremy Clarkson Rides A Scooter [Jeremy Clarkson Is A Big Fat Idiot]

The Daily Mail captured these pictures of Jeremy Clarkson riding a Vespa GTV around his village in the Cotswolds. The fat, balding Top Gear presenter’s hatred for motorcycles and those who ride them is well ... the scooter with L plates (which are used in the UK to signify that a learner rider is operating [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 20:20:00

The Trouble With Selling SUVs

Sport Utility Vehicles used to be all the rage; everyone from Hollywood to suburbia wanted one of these giants of the roads ... saving smaller cars like Honda Civics, motorcycles, and even scooters. SUV owners have been among ... as suspected. So what can SUV owners do to help sale their vehicles? Not much but a few minor changes [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 04:04:32

Why face probs with parking? USe scooters or moped or mobikes

Vehicles are no longer considered a luxury, especially in developed and developing economies ... the vehicle does not require too much effort. For individuals who want to learn how to drive a motorcycle ... like the motorcycle, except that they are not as complicated. They are great for students and old [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 10:33:23

Publish or Perish?

I wanted to share this with you if you didn't already see it in Sunday's New York Times ... it was quickly surpassed by motorcycles and all kinds of powered scooters. But there is nothing quaint ... to me. I don't have money for an e-reader, and since I buy a great deal of my books used to begin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 00:05:00

THE ULTIMATE SCOOTERSWAG!!

On November 25, ... motorcycle with suspicion. Scooters would eventually surpass their strictly utilitarian origins to become ... to go back to the drawing board. Built in 125cc and 150cc capacities, the classic Li used the bore/stroke [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 21:42:52

A simple act can save lives

A simple act can save lives Part of just1word's adventure in News on Taiping and its surrounding DID you know that using a safety belt or wearing ... safety campaign in Ipoh on Tuesday. The campaign, called the 10th Yamaha Balik Kampung Safety Cam-paign, was jointly organised by the Malaysian Motorcycle & Scooter Dealers Association and Hong [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 02:33:48

Jeremy’s Bike

Photo by your ‘umble chronicler ... lean angle; greater than most bikes on the street today. Countersteering techniques used in normal ... relegated to two wheel motorcycles, are forgiven because of the weight distribution, low center of gravity [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 16:00:33

Cold Weather Challenge

CURRENT LEADER No current leader. Contest starts Thanksgiving day! ... motorscooter. No motorcycles. No sidecars. No three-wheelers (Yes, the Piaggio MP3 has three wheels ... your distance in miles, and measure your route using a GPS or Google Maps if possible. Scooter [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 06:15:35

Think Motorcycles and Scooters are Great for the Environment? Wrong!

A lot of well-intentioned people have hopped on to motorcycles and scooters recently in an effort to do their part to help out the environment ... be better than four: Scooters and motorcycles get better gas mileage They’re smaller, so they use ... transportation. Scooters and motorcycles can pollute 90 times as much as SUVs Yes, you read correctly [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 00:12:09

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