Posts Tagged ‘Concept Scooters’

This Week in Scooters: Feb 9-15

Feb 15, 14 • 164 Views • SF Feature • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

It’s been a very interesting week here at ScooterFile, with lots of surprises...
The Hero RNT: The Diesel Hybrid Jeep of Scooters

Feb 9, 14 • 312 Views • Best of the Web, Concept Scooters, EBR/Hero, Video • Nathaniel Salzman • 3 Comments

Here in America, scooters are primarily for fun. Sure, we're aware of their significant capabilities as utilitarian transportation, but that's hardly the focus. Perhaps that will change here in the near future. Indian scooter manufacturer Hero has created a...
The Motofocker Cargo Scooter Concept

Oct 31, 13 • 339 Views • Best of the Web, Customs, Vespa • Nathaniel Salzman • No Comments

I can remember the first time I saw a bakfiets-style cargo bike in the wild. The concept made instant sense, but the form factor was so strange that it couldn’t be ignored. I instantly wondered what it would be like to ride. That curiosity was rekindled...
Paolo Martin’s 1980s Vespa Visions

Jun 15, 13 • 376 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...