Last evening, the Piaggio Group released a statement that it had won two lawsuits filed against Peugeot Motorcycles (owned by...
Scooters
Scooters were invented at the end of World War II to provide people with cheap transport over roads damaged in battle. They were also designed for women to ride in a skirt and men to ride in a suit. Today they represent both style and function, making great commuters. We preview coming models, attend launches of new scooters and road test scooters for performance, handling, style, practicality, economy and comfort.
An Indian Electric two-wheel manufacturer named Ola Electric has just released their first scooter to India – and to say...
One such anticipated reveal is the Xtreme 250 Electric Scooter – an extension of the wildly popular Xtreme 150i lineup, which premiered in March of this year. According to ZigWheels, The 150i’s most sellable feature was purported to be the bargain price – a mere RM 9,588 or $2262.66 USD....
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. has been pushing for a carbon-neutral future, with plans to go completely gas-free by 2050. While...
Taiwan manufacturer Kymco has introduced an S model of its likeable Like 150 scooter to Australia for the very likeable...
The Autoworld Museum in Brussels is a magnificent place to be when you’re in the business of bikes – and this year is no different. Until August 15th, visitors attending the Autoworld Museum will have viewing access to 75 Vespa models – a gift from the museum to commemorate the...
BMW Motorrad Australia has finally decided to import electric scooters, starting next year from $20,350. The company launched its C...
It’s the early ’80s and 12-year-old me is in deep trouble. My parents were livid. One minute I’d been fooling...
As an avid motorcyclist, I’m not typically one to hop aboard a 15 hp, 150cc scooter with a look of excited anticipation…but as an avid Star Wars nerd, I have promised to zip it and save my opinions on the dark side after I try one of these buggers out...
Behind each racer is a team – and every team is dedicated to running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. ...
Ageless aerodynamics. Absolute cupboard of a caboose. The putter of perfection. All this and more could be yours for a...
In light of further closures and lockdowns across India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced in a statement that they will be extending warranties and free service periods to all customers whose perks were set to end between April 1 and May 31, 2021. All extensions will remain...
India is gunning to be a leading force in the e-scooter market. On May 3rd, Ola Electric presented the news...
Australian importers have secured about 200 limited-edition Vespa scooters specially designed to celebrate the venerable Italian brand’s 75th anniversary. The...
Yamaha has officially started the process of getting naming rights for their future electric scooter model. Rights have been filed for the name E01 which can effectively be used after May 17th, 2021, on the basis that they have no objections to using the name. The E01 name will be...
“Do a 360!” Taiwanese scooter manufacturer, Kymco, just introduced a ton of newly updated scooters to the market along with...
Want to Scoot Off-Road? Honda has its X-ADV in certain markets and its new ADV-150 in others. And that seems...
Updated and Ready to Go The Peugeot Motorcycles’ scooters are fantastic little machines. The Kisbee 50 is one of the company’s offerings. It was recently upgraded for 2020. The company added some more power and some additional features for the little 50cc scooter. For 2020, the bike comes with electronic...
50 Miles of Range Segway keeps adding to its electric moped lineup. Now it has the C80 eMoped. The moped...
The French company Red Electric offers electric scooters in three different variants. While there are plenty of options when it...
KYMCO Australia have released two new Agility models as scooters take another dive in the Australian market. The new models are the Agility City 125i 16+ at $3290 (plus on-road costs) and includes a top case, plus the Agility 300i at $6490. Both models feature the larger 16-inch front wheel...
This balancing act will amaze your friends when you call your motorbike or scooter and it automatically comes to you...
(Sponsored post) Scooters are not just meant for kids. If you want to avoid the hassles of parking your car...
Italian motorcycle and scooter company Piaggio has lost a landmark battle with Chinese scooter manufacturer Zhejiang Zhongneng over copycat designs. The case began in 2014 and has just been concluded with Piaggio over their Vespa LX scooter which has been around since the end of World War II. China didn’t...
Battery swap technology has received a boost with Yamaha unveiling their EC-05 electric scooter with Gogoro lithium-ion battery packs you...
BMW’s infamous C1 scooter with a roof looks like it might be back on the drawing board, according to these...
A Ducati-branded Chinese-made electric scooter will be imported by Perth-based company Vmoto through Urban Moto Imports, arriving in July for under $5000. Electric scooters have slowly risen in popularity in the past years. What seems to be children’s toys are now made with powerful motors and advance features. ScooterAdviser is...
The Hartford Classic 250 rides into Australia on a nostalgic wave of small-capacity neo-classic motorcycles appealing to hip young among...
Whoever thought they would hear the words “Ducati” and “electric scooters” in the same sentence? But now it seems Perth-based...
The cost of living is driving more riders to smaller motorcycles and scooters, says Hartford Australia who is importing small-capacity Taiwanese machines. Ballina-based importer Joe Fisher says scooters and learner bikes have “gone crazy” despite a slow market. “I come from a time when the industry was formed on XL250s...
After several years as a trendy merchandise and clothing brand, Italian-origin Lambretta has returned to our market with a range...
The best thing about the Vespa Elettrica electric scooter is that it is almost a complete mirror of the iconic...
Lambretta scooters has returned to the Australian market and “hit the floor running” with six models and a Pirelli Limited Edition V Special 200 arriving soon. Pirelli V 200 scooters run on their Angel tyres and feature two-tone matte grey/black with red highlights and special badges and numbering. Only 999...
Italian scooter brand Lambretta returns to Australia in August with six models, nine dealers and a public invitation to the launch....
Italian scooter brand Lambretta returns to Australia soon with six models that undercut the prices of countryman Vespa. They will...
Iconic Italian scooter brand Lambretta is expected to return to Australia in September with three models, followed by an electric version. Last year, the iconic Italian scooter brand celebrated its 70th anniversary with an anniversary V-Special model (pictured above), a Euro4-compliant range and plans to develop an electric scooter. Around...
Some governments around the world allow unlicensed teenagers and motorists with a full car licence to ride a 50cc moped....
Vespa has released a limited-edition Vespa 300 Sei Giorni to honour the model built for the 1951 Sei Giorni Internazionale...
Electric motorcycles and scooters do not make financial sense yet, but electric power convert Oliver van Bilsen says after living with an electric scooter he would not go back to petrol power. Oliver lives and works in London where he received a Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on the purchase of his...
Facebook updates, weather reports, news and even a radar that tracks your riding mates are part of the futuristic smart...
The new Vespa GTS scooter range includes stop-start technology to switch off the engine when stationary and automatically restart when...
Iconic Italian scooter brand Lambretta is planning a return to Australia by the end of this year with a range of new models. Lambretta has just celebrated its 70th anniversary with an anniversary V-Special model and an revamped range, including an electric scooter. International Sales Manager Michael Fulton has confirmed that...
Lambretta is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a revamped range, including an electric scooter, and a vendetta on copycat Asian models....
BMW’s vision of the future for riders is encompassed in the Concept Link electric scooter that knows where you’re going and...
After a 50-year gap, Czech scooter brand Čezeta has revived the iconic torpedo-shaped 506 scooter, but now as an electric vehicle. Čezeta built scooters from 1957 to 1964 as a subsidiary of Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice (ČZ) which made motorcycles from 1935 to 1997. Production resumed in 2013 with the prototype...
The Piaggio Group has announced its intention to go electric and charitable with the Vespa Elettrica project and the 2017...
The growth of trendy delivery companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats has prompted the introduction of the Kymco Agility Carry...
Vespa has added style, chrome and a leather bag on three new model variants to celebrate 70 years of the Iconic Italian scooter manufacturer. The Settantesimo range feature a special “chromatic azzuro 70 traditional colour scheme and a dark brown seat with beige piping. The seat is embossed with a Vespa...
Taiwan scooter manufacturer is celebrating its 50th anniversary by launching into the maxi-scooter sector with its AK 550 Anniversario Kymco....
Honda Europe has confirmed it will build their first adventure scooter, called the X-ADV, but it won’t be coming here,...
BMW Motorrad will add two new motorcycle models and has confirmed its commitment to an electric future with the launch of two variants of its C evolution electric scooter, one with up to 160km of range. In a press release regarding its display at the biennial INTERMOT motorcycle show in Cologne next...
The first shipment of these radical, fat-tyres, barebones Hunter Scooters has arrived in Australia to inspire custom bike builders. Hunter...
Honda has released a second video of its City Adventure Concept in action on rough dirt roads and a promise of...
BMW has updated their C 650 Sport and C 650 GT maxi scooters with a retuned engine, upgraded transmission, revised suspension settings and cosmetic changes, but does anyone really care? Scooter sales continue to plummet in Australia, down 22.7% last year to 5389 which is less than half the sales...
This Spanish-made solar scooter docks in a solar charging station and switches on and off via an iPhone app that also controls...
BMW Motorrad is the first manufacturer to introduced blind spot monitoring systems from cars to two wheels. While it will...
The popular Vespa GTS 300 Super FL has joined scooter brands such as Aprilia, BMW and Piaggio with hi-tech rider aids. Vespa is one of the brands under the Piaggio umbrella, along with Aprilia, Scarabeo, Derbi, Gilera and Moto Guzzi. The Vespa GTS 300 Super FL benefits from that association...
If the city limits are too limiting, try the Piaggio BV350 (or Beverley) Sport Touring scooter. City boundaries will...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMbx_T_6unc Are we ready for a diesel bike? Hero of India thinks so and has unveiled their RNT diesel scooter...
Yamaha has just made the TMax 530 scooter safer. Last year they made it lighter and more powerful. Now they have added ABS to make it brake better in all road conditions. It is also better on scooters with automatic transmissions as there is no engine braking to help slow...