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10 tips if you’re thinking of buying a scooter.

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:35:07 +0000

During the Great Gas Crunch of ’08, scooters made the news much more than at any point in previous years as folks who had previously not considered a scooter as a viable commuting vehicle.

Thanks to this fact, a few short but helpful articles appeared for the rookie scooterist.

MSNBC published a particularly helpful and succinct top ten tips squarely aimed at those of you considering the move to two wheels as part of your daily commute, and therefore do a nice job framing the issues faced by the urban scooterist.

An excerpt from the article:

Check on the rules for parking scooters at your place of employment and near your home. Street parking may be an option for you, but you’ll have to weigh the risks of the scooter being defaced or knocked over. Also, some parking garages won’t allow scooters at all, and if they do, they may charge the same fees that they charge for regular cars.

For the full article, head on over to MSNBC.

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Scooters for the short and tall

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:55:21 +0000

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.

Personally, this was a factor in me purchasing the Vespa S150, which with the removal of the glove compartment opens up the leg room for a taller rider (I’m 6’3′.)

Based on my height, the article recommends the Kymco Super 9 or the Aprilia Scarabeo but hey, I’m prepared to suffer a little lower back pain for the classic styling of the Vespa.

For shorter folks, particularly women who need to ensure their feet fall flat on the ground for safety, Naomi de la Mora of San Francisco Scooter Girls recommends the Genuine Scooters’ Buddy, the Yamaha Vino or the Honda Metropolitan.

Head on over to NPR for the full article.

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Scoots on film: Gomorra

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:28:50 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to see how scooters fair playing the role of getaway vehicle, and see a great film in the process. Head over to the IFC Film Center to catch “Gomorra”. Playing through April 7th.

From IFC’s site:

From the street drug trade and illegal arms trafficking to high-fashion knockoffs and toxic waste carting — the action is everywhere in this kaleidoscopic look at contemporary Naples, and everyone wants a piece of it. Adapting Roberto Saviano’s incendiary bestselling expose of the Camorra underworld empire, Garrone follows five separate tales of ordinary people in an extraordinarily dysfunctional place. The disparate stories of ambition, compromise, betrayal and deadly retribution coalesce into a scathing portrait of a society steeped in crime and corruption. Presented by Martin Scorsese.

Catch the trailer below:

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