thoughts on scooters from a boston boy, including scooter reviews, price thoughts about used scooters, and a lowdown on local scooter shops. helpful thoughts from others (related to scooters or other small motorbikes) welcome here, too.
scooter pic of the day: on saturday, I did the dash5 puzzle hunt with a few friends, and passed a few scooters on the way. at the hatch shell, i talked briefly to the owner of this 1963 vespa gl 150.
scooter pic of the day: some vintage racing ‘brettas at druidale.
scooter pic of the day: a treasure trove of vespa wheels. photo from the waterford scooter club’s facebook page.
scooter pic of the day: some old vespa ads.
scooter pic of the day: no scooters seem quite as pretty as the vintage italian ones.
scooter video of the day: here’s a 2011 film by carlos puga, chronicling the adventures of hell’s satans, an active moped club in richmond, va. pretty great. screened at sxsw and sundance in 2011. if you’re interested or disturbed by it, i’ll leave it to you do to a bit more internet research on it.
scooter pic of the day: some shots of ace cafe flat track day, a february event held in london. some pretty neat bikes, but i like the artist vibe, too. from sideburn magazine’s blog.
scooter pic of the day: that is one faithful dog. i can’t imagine convincing my dog to perch like this.
scooter pic of the day: this sharp 1974 honda cl360 scrambler with only 2500 miles is for sale on craigslist maine. super snazzy.
scooter pic of the day: from the mystyle scooter club in pattaya, thailand. pattaya is a beach town about 165 km south of bangkok. i’m pretty sure i want to go on a scooter vacation in thailand right now..
scooter pic of the day: in the 70’s, nyc had a few police lambrettas. so much cooler than CHiPs. this scooter is from the new york city police museum.
scooter pic of the day: larry, curly and moe. i can’t tell what they’re riding. maybe a cushman? it looks a little like a centaur folding scooter.
scooter pic of the day: a fully restored 1926 ajs motorcycle, on display on at the boston motorcycle expo, and for sale for $12,600. bikes should have more wood parts. ajs is a british brand with a proud history, though it seems now they only sell chinese-made small-displacement bikes.
scooter pic of the day: a well polished and well modified cushman.
scooter pic of the day: more possible stocking stuffers for christmas, a collection of vespa buttons. it’s so much more fun to shop for gifts than to do the work i’m supposed to be doing!
