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.

MTV Germany are running a series of “Sex Is No Accident” ads informing the German youth on the benefits of wearing a condom. Each ad shows a protagonist accidentally finding themselves in the arms of another.

Today on CraigsList, local scooterist Melissa is selling her beautiful 2009 Vespa S150. Her loss could be your gain and ready to ride through the Winter or in readiness for the 2012 riding season.

With Halloween behind us, it’s time to start turning our collective attention to the holiday season, and the season means presents. Scottish artist Christine Berrie has a beautiful scooter print available in a limited edition.

Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a grease monkey when it comes to your modern Vespa, it’s useful to get comfortable with some basic maintenance tasks like prepping your scooter for the Winter.

After a rocky couple of years scooter sales in the US are seeing sales on the up-and-up once again as gas prices rises. Summer 2011 figures are just in and, from a scooterist’s perspective, there’s plenty to be happy about again.

The Who have announced that their classic scooter culture album, Quadrophenia is finally getting the deluxe back-catalog treatment and Vespa is joining forces with the band to celebrate.

You may have a drive ahead of you for this great bike, but you can’t say you haven’t had a chance to see it. Learn more inside.

If you like pink, you’re going to love this head-turning 1969 Vespa currently for sale in Manhattan.

Any Vespa owner out there will tell you that the Vespa is an art form. But what about the Vespa as a material for Artists? Click on inside to see the amazing work of Australian artist Patricia Picchinini.