With the winter snows subsiding and many of us hitting the road again for the first time this year, it’s important to remember that we’re not the only recent additions to NYC roads.

As we enter the 2010-riding season, we’re looking to expand our team to provide regional riders valuable scooter-related news views and reviews on a daily basis.

We’ll keep this short. Their April 21st show sold out in a matter of minutes. They’ve added Tuesday April 20th as a second date at the same venue. Tickets went on sale at 12 noon today.

The folks behind Vespa SoHo and Williamsburg’s McCarren Motors are expanding their empire further into a concept store they’re calling Carbon Negative.

You asked for them, you got them. Due to your overwhelming positive response to last summer’s NYC Scootering stickering campaign, we’ve answered your call to gussy up the NYCS logo as a T-shirt design.

What the hell is a greased brake actuator? Click on inside for our top tips on keeping the drum brakes on your scoot in fine fighting shape and boosting your stopping power.

Click on inside to learn how to change the gearbox oil on your two-stroke scoot. This little extra effort during winterization can prolong the life of your ride.

Live from Italy’s EICMA auto show, details emerge about the Lambretta Pato 125N. The potential plastic future of the design classic. Click on inside for photos and what we know right now.

We put the New Zealand born Grip-Lock through its paces on the streets of NYC. Click inside for our comprehensive review.

At NYCS we thought it was high time we addressed the subject of the infamous “Viet-bodge.” A term commonly used to describe a poorly restored scooter that has originated from S.E. Asia.