Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company has announced its holiday offer, “Dressed for the Holidays.” Buy any new Genuine Scooter from a participating dealer before December 31st and receive a free bolt-on accessory package.

Scooter vandals hit bikes in Brooklyn. A shiny new Vespa GTS and a Genuine Scooters Buddy lying on their sides on the sidewalk, mirrors smashed, with the sickly smell of gasoline.

The Honda Ruckus and Genuine Scooter’s Buddy battle it out in Motorcycle.com’s 2009 scooter satisfaction top-ten.

Everyone’s favorite US importer, Chicago’s Genuine Scooter Company has begun it’s answer to the government’s now ended “Cash for Clunkers” program.

Here’s your chance to get one of the best scooters on the market right now for half the MSRP of a new model – 1500 beans.

Continuing the trend of Genuine Scooters showing up on CraigsList, today Williamsburg poster Jonathon has an orange 125cc 2007 Buddy for sale at a very reasonable $1300, that’s half the MSRP and only 2300 miles or so on the clock.

Bart Madson over at motorcycleusa.com has recently posted his review of the latest in Genuine Scooters line-up – the Buddy Black Jack.

Bart gives the scoot a balanced review sharing his delight with the scoot’s distinct looks, roomy storage and impressive (if less than posted) mileage; but fairly positions these highlights against some of the places where it misses a beat.

It’s got 7K on the clock and a few dings (as the seller points out, who hasn’t got those in this fair city?), but anyone looking to get a deal on a Genuine Scooters Buddy can get one here. It also comes with a front rack, and a back rack that’s available to add.

Last year, NPR posted a great article for the potential scooterist looking to buy. But for our money, the most helpful part of the article was the section on matching a scooter to the rider’s height, something that doesn’t get discussed as much as it should.

I took a stroll last night, killing a couple of hours walking from Union Square, through SoHo and into the East Village, and man are the scoots (and motorcycles) appearing from Winter storage.
In the space of a couple of hours I kept a mental note of 24 scooters. Most stationary, some in motion.
The vast majority of them were Vespa LX150s in various colors, but I also caught sight of a couple of Gran Turismos, a couple of Buddy 125s, and a Yamaha Vino.
Three highlights stood out.
1. A classic Vespa - …