NYCS spends a few days in Sydney and Melbourne and checks out the local scooter scene past and present. Click on inside to read up and see some snaps.

Ah, the Kymco People. This poor CraigsList seller doesn’t seem to be able to attract a buyer in a sea of Vespa love. And that’s a shame, because the People is a well regarded, reliable, and well reviewed scooter.

Motorcycle.com doesn’t just reserve its love for the humble scooter’s more burly brother. On occasion it dishes out its admiration in our particular category nominating the Stella four-stroke its scooter of the year.

David Harrington over at JustGottaScoot.com is back with another comprehensive scooter review. This time, Kymco’s unashamed take on the Vespa LX, the Like200i.

In part two, follow my adventures from Southern Vietnam and onto Cambodia in my quest for scooterist’s paradise.

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

Up for grabs today is a six-month old Kymco that’s been de-restricted from 50cc to something creeping closer to a top speed of 50mph.

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

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.

In the market for a scooter but not sure to go Italian, Taiwanese or Japanese?

During the gas crunch of last year, the La Times’ throttle jockey Susan Carpenter put together a fantastic video and written review comparing three new scooters in the 125-150cc range.