The iconic Czechoslovak scooter Čezeta (known as “the pig” by the locals) is coming back as an electric scooter! The trio behind the revival has already applied for EU authorization and they are done with the prototype. They even have 20 or so preorders in line. We are eagerly waiting for more news about this interesting scooter! […]
Read More »Mad Bastard Scooter Rally
Scootcats would like to remind you that Mad Bastard Scooter Rally will be held this year between June 21st and 23rd. For those who don’t know what it is: The Mad Bastard Scooter Rally is an 800 km (or so) scooter ride through some great Canadian scenery, while collecting as many “mad” points that you […]
Read More »Tips on animal encounters
Whether you are chased by a dog, or you encounter a deer while scooting the mountains, if you don’t know what to do, these encounters can result in serious collisions. Many experts say that the best approach to survive such a collision is to safely avoid hitting the animal. The California Motorcycle Handbook adds: “If […]
Read More »Michael Jackson’s Japanese scooter commercials
Love is my message! Did you know that in the early 1980’s Michael Jackson did a bunch of scooter commercials for the Japanese Suzuki Love scooters? See for yourself…
Read More »Meet FLCL’s Haruko Haruhara – the Vespa Girl!
Meet Haruko Haruhara; this pink haired girl from outer space, is one of the main characters of the anime FLCL, named Fooly Cooly in English. Haruko Haruhara is not your ordinary anime character, she is a Vespa rider! She is also called the Wasp Girl after the translation of the word Vespa from Italian. That being […]
Read More »Scooter Exhibition in LA
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA will be hosting a scooter exhibition displaying over 90 vehicles. “Scooters: Size Doesn’t Always Matter” is going to take visitors through a journey in the history of scooters. The exhibition starting on June 18, 2011 and running through May 2012, will feature scooters from the simple Autoped […]
Read More »Scooters 101 – Where to Start…
So, you have decided to own a scooter, congratulations! Scooters are fun, they are stylish, they come in different shapes and colors, some have retro looks, some look modern and futuristic, each of them has its own character. No matter which one you pick, at the end of the day, they are all environmentally friendly […]
Read More »Changing your scooter’s brake fluid-Part 2
Click here to read the first part of this article: Changing your scooter’s brake fluid – Part 1. Now to the actual brake fluid change. All this work is done and pictures are taken on an Aprilia SR50 scooter. Your scooter might be different, the concept is always the same. Find the reservoir, find the […]
Read More »Stylish, unique and transformable: U3
Lately, we have been writing a lot about upcoming electric scooters, there is one more model we have not covered yet. This one is a bit different though, beyond its unique style, this zero emission electric scoot is a transformer. Uno III from BPG Motors is able to transform while riding for better handling of […]
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