I don’t know what it is about the Japanese but they sure know how to mix cute and robots together and come out with some weird but appealing stuff.

David over at Just Gotta Scoot has put together a very nice review of SYM’s latest pronouncing the bike a hit providing you meet some of its quirky ergonomics for the larger (as in physically bigger) Western market. I’m looking at you fatso.

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

Even though I’m a die hard Italian scooter fanatic, the Honda Ruckus, particularly when heavily modded is just a damn cool scooter, and one that we’ve never featured on the site before.

Deals abound this week on CraigsList. Seems like the Summer has brought bikes out of storage and owners are questioning whether they want to give them another season. Three very different scooters caught our eye today.

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.