TODAY ON SCOOT3R - Scooter STORIES

Courtesy of Mitsubishi i, Honda Loses Top Spot on Annual List of Green Cars

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:19:31 UTC

The 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas may have been named Green Car of the Year at the L.A. auto show in November, but the CNG-burner settled for second in Washington, where the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a lobby group, chose the Mitsubishi i as its greenest vehicle of the year. It...

Hertz to Test Plugless Power on Nissan Leaf

By JIM MOTAVALLI — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:56:40 UTC

Hertz will be one of six companies and academic organizations taking part in a three-month pilot program to test wireless electric car-charging technology. The test is organized by Plugless Power, a brand created by the Virginia-based MTC Transformers. Evatran, a subsidiary of MTC, developed the company's...

Wheelies: The Spare Parts Edition

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:24:14 UTC

If enacted, a bill introduced recently in the House would grant aftermarket manufacturers significantly greater freedom to build parts based on patented designs. Sponsored by Darrell Issa, a California Republican, and Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, the Parts Act (the name stands for for Promoting...

Peter Hoffmann Responds to Your Questions About Fuel Cells

By THE NEW YORK TIMES — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:15:28 UTC

Though there are a number of potential impediments to the broad adoption of hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars, major automakers expect to commercialize the technology in their vehicles by 2015. Peter Hoffmann, the author of two books about hydrogen fuel cells and editor of The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell...

And Doxies have their day.

Tracy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:01:35 UTC

Imagine my surprise when I realized I had two different Daschsund scooter swags to post. First up is this beautiful necklace, handmade in Ireland and crafted in sterling silver. The front is 3-D and the wheels even spin, but it's flat on the back so it sits well. It measures approximately 1.25 wide and...

Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible: A Summertime Snake in Midwinter Chicago

By JONATHAN SCHULTZ — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:42 UTC

Last November, when Ford showed the 2013 Shelby GT500 in Los Angeles, the automaker called the coupe the fastest production Mustang ever produced. Talk of horsepower ratings, track times and live rear axles would have their day in the midwinter sun as well, as Ford released information on the 2013 Shelby...

Riding: Other Ways Home

Steve Williams (noreply@blogger.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:24 UTC

I know, without a doubt, that my life would be more ordinary if my movement through the world was limited to the comfortable confines of a car. Looking out beyond the Vespa towards Tussey Ridge, sitting on the ground, I was happy. At 57 years old I'm still curious and get excited by strange things I...

Featured: Lambretta Tuned exhaust rubber mounts $2.09

scootRS — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:46:41 UTC

Pair.

Put on a Trojan

illnoise — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:57:41 UTC

Jen points out that Heritage Helmets now offers Trojan Records helmets to go along with their Consortium-approved Lambretta helmets. They even offer one with both Trojan and Lambretta logos, which is kind of surreal. Beautiful stuff, but, once again, they totally forgot the part that covers your chin...

The Sartorialist

Steve Williams (noreply@blogger.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:05 UTC

I didn't shoot this picture. His photography attracted me, his ability to see, approach and document an aspect of life that he's passionately connected to. Motorcycles and scooters make their way into his posts on ocassion and when I saw this one I thought it might be time to share. I admit feeling a...

10 Mirror Sets For Price Of 5 Dealer Expo 2012 Special

MartinRacingPerformance (noreply@blogger.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:58 UTC

Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Orange, Black, Silver we draw from several different types. Includes 10 sets of mirrors for the price of 5. Thats less than $9.99 per set of mirrors. These are must have items for new stores, repair shops, and those looking at repairing Scooters, ATVs, and Buggies. BUY IN BULK...

Dealer Expo Seal Pack for new Stores! $25

MartinRacingPerformance (noreply@blogger.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:58 UTC

Have you ever tried repairing some scooters and the one valve or oil seal you need is the one that is missing?

$250 worth of cables only $69.99 DEALER EXPO 2012

MartinRacingPerformance (noreply@blogger.com) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:58 UTC

Over 14 everyday items YOU MUST HAVE in your shop to repair Chinese QMB, GY6, and JOG engines! Finally, a dealer start up pack for stores that do a lot of daily repairs on CPI, QJ, 2Stroke Engines and GY6.