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Burgman 200 Cleared for California, USA
The Suzuki Burgman is well known in America as the premier large touring scooter. At 400 or 650cc, the Burgman has been basically the king of the maxi-scooter market for …
Electric Bikes to Grow 10X by 2018 in North America
Navigant Research have released a study summary claiming that the yet juvenile American electric scooter and motorcycle market will not simply take a foot hold, but grow by ten fold in the next five years.
Recapping the Chicago Genuine “Family Reunion” Ride
Two Sundays ago there was a very fun meeting of the scooter minds. Myself, Eric from Modern Buddy (and here at ScooterFile), plus the Detroit Scooter Examiner himself, Ron Arnold. …
Q1 Scooter Sales Fall -34.6% for USA. Cold Weather To Blame?
An abnormally cold (or arguably absent) spring has apparently taken its toll on the motorcycle, scooter and ATV industry for the first quarter of 2013. Compared to last year, the …
Video: PBS NewsHour on Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Deaths
In a recent episode of PBS’s NewsHour, Rick Schmitt of Fairwarning.org comes on to discuss a recent CDC study regarding the correlation between motorcycle deaths and helmet use. More specifically, to point out that while both car and motorcycle use have both gone up, automobile fatalities have dropped sharply, while motorcycle (and ostensibly, by extension, scooter) fatalities have more than doubled. The study draws a correlation between the sharp uptick in motorcyclist fatalities and an ever shrinking patchwork of mandatory helmet use laws.
Kim Kardashian Goes Scooter Shopping
Recently, reality TV star and shopping enthusiast, Kim Kardashian, along her friend and co-star, Jonathan Cheban, were seen shopping for a scooter in Miami, Florida. As usual, the paparazzi were out in full force to capture the moment. What did she and her entourage roll out the door with? Apparently a small fleet of Genuine Buddy 125s.
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