What happens when scooterists meet Snooki and The Situation? Read on for my experiences over the weekend heading down to Wildwood for The East Coast Classic.

It’s the most complete Lambretta museum in the world, and this past weekend we braved notoriously gray British beach town weather to take a tour of this shrine to one of the world’s most famous marques.

It’s been a long wait, but forum chatter, photographic evidence, and now local dealers have confirmed that the first shipment of Genuine Scooter Company four-stroke Stellas has indeed finally hit our shores.

Kevin Ochel is a New York scooterist who has spent the last ten years developing a very thick skin in response to criticisms while amassing knowledge of the dos and don’ts of scooter restoration. Last week Kevin kindly agreed to sit down with us and share his experiences.

As the snow begins to thaw in New York City and we each begin to either commence or at least consider the 2011 scooter riding season, it’s worth a moment’s pause for some sobering statistics released today by NYC’s Department of Transportation.

DailyVespa.com’s fantastic collection of scooter photographs provides the perfect antidote to the snowfall outside the window. If you can’t ride outside, ride in your mind.

We’ve had an incredible year at NYCS and wanted to thank you for joining us in our second year on the web. Click on inside for our 2010 year in review.

The lousy weather is officially here. Perhaps you can beat the blues with some retail therapy in the form of a new scooter jacket? Click on inside for our full review.

British Director, scooterist, and older-and-wiser Skinhead Shane Meadows is following up his gritty drama “This Is England” following the racial tensions in England in the early 80s with a four-part television drama for Britain’s Channel 4, “This is England ’86.”

WNYC reporter, and fellow scooterist, Jim Colgan, has spent the past two weeks interviewing local riders culminating in a short video piece that draws attention to the frustrations of scootering in the Big Apple.