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Kickstart it: GPS Tracking for Your Stolen Bike
There are some interesting intersections between the worlds of bicycles, motorcycles, cars and scooters. A great many products and services intended for one can easily be used by the other. In particular, a lot of bicycle-friendly tech and accessories can be just as useful on a scooter. For example, take this GPS tracker currently seeking funding on Kickstarter: the BikeSpike.
Video: TomTom Rider: A GPS for two-wheels
It’s been a tough few years for handheld GPS brands like Magellan, Garmin and TomTom given the evolution of navigation apps in smartphones. I’ve got three good apps to choose …
Video: The Dianese D-Air Street System In Detail
We are of the opinion that there is zero difference in the safety risks taken on a scooter to those taken on a motorcycle. Wearing your riding gear can quite literally save your life. Thankfully, that gear is only getting lighter, lower profile and easier to live with in time.
Video: The Engine Tech Behind the Vespa 946
It’s hard to look deeper than the design of the Vespa 946 Quarantsei. Yet beneath that striking aesthetic and (relatively) exotic materials, the 946 features more technical innovation than Piaggio has put into a scooter in recent memory. Three things in particular make the 946 a technological leap forward: ABS, traction control, and Vespa’s new 3-valve engine.
Faster and Further: 2StrokeBuzz on mph and mpg
If you’re not a frequent visitor to 2StrokeBuzz (and why not?), you should definitely head over there today and check out the latest post regarding top speed, fuel economy and the factors that influence both.
Inside the new Piaggio BV350 Drivetrain
Piaggio’s 2013 BV 350 ST (which, as we previously reported, is expected by late spring) provides a glimpse into the future of modern scooters.
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