Archive for the ‘Concept Scooters’ Category

Video: Watch Scooterspot Amsterdam Custom Paint a Vespa LX-150

Aug 8, 13 • 45 Views • Best of the Web, Concept Scooters, Vespa, Video • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

Ever wonder what it takes to repaint a modern scooter? Turns out its a lot of work. Yet given how few color options manufacturers give buyers, re-sprays are getting more and more common. In this video, we see how custom shop Scooterspot Amsterdam takes a...
Custom Honda Cub by K-Speed

Jul 15, 13 • 53 Views • Best of the Web, Concept Scooters, Honda • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

While closer to large mopeds, the Honda Cub, Super Cub, Passport, and SYM Symba are all honorary scooters in my book. They're also a growing platform for interesting customization. Take this gritty, bare metal example. ...
Yamaha LMW Tilting Three-Wheeler Heading for Production in 2014

Jul 9, 13 • 57 Views • Concept Scooters, In the press, Opinion, Piaggio Group, SF Feature, Video, Yamaha • Eric Almendral • 3 Comments

Though various tilting three-wheel models preceded it, the Piaggio MP3 seemed like a radical departure in thinking about urban mobility when it debuted in 2006. The implication was, and remains, that concerns about stability and control are major hindrances...
Paolo Martin’s 1980s Vespa Visions

Jun 15, 13 • 36 Views • Concept Scooters, Piaggio Group, SF Feature, Vespa • Eric Almendral • No Comments

By the mid-’80s, Vespa was facing numerous challenges to its future in the scooter making business. In the United States, California had passed strict air quality regulations that prevented the sale of Vespa’s oil-burning 2-stroke models, contributing...