UK outfitter Armadillo Scooter Wear have found a US partner after a rocky couple of years of intermittent distribution stateside.

The big news from the floor of the Indianapolis Dealer Expo is that the upcoming 4-stroke version of Genuine Scooter Company’s popular Stella will remain at $3,599. That’s the same as the 2-stroke 2009 version.

Just Gotta Scoot’s Dave Harrington has released two excellent podcasts that look back on the tough economy’s impact on scooter sales, and forward to the year ahead.

The lucky Scottish scooterists over at Vivo Scooterists in Edinburgh recently got to try out the LML Star 4, the European incarnation of the Indian Vespa Clone, soon to be re-badged here in the USA as the 4-stroke Stella by Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company.

…there’s a new boy in town. Pizza Delivery Boy that is. Unfortunately this game isn’t coming out until March so it won’t scratch that scooting itch while it snows outside, but when it hits the street you’ll be able to satisfy any living room scooter cravings you have with your Wii.

Riding a scooter over black ice is a risky prospect no matter whether you’re a regular Joe or a public figure. French culture minister, Frederic Mitterrand took a spill near the Quai d’Orsay in Paris on his way home from work on January 2nd.

Just in time for the year 2010, the year we supposedly make contact, your favorite local scooter blog is doing it’s own part to get with modern technology and has joined twitter.

YouTuber ElvinaBeck has just uploaded her take on the Vespa as a carbon emission fighter. Her key super power seems to be her super aggression. While (I suggest) Elvina takes her daily anger management class, you can enjoy her Vespa crime fighting right here.

India’s Bajaj Auto, makers of the Chetak Vespa PX clone has announced it will be exiting the scooter business to focus on its motorcycle production.

The Washington Post is running an obituary on Harry Hurt who passed away in Pomona, CA at age 81. Mr Hurt was the principle author of two-wheeled safety’s most important report, the aptly named Hurt report.