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Motorcycles, scooters big polluters
Andrew Meeson
Aug 29, 2008
Despite their reputation as being more earth-friendly than other motorized forms of transport, motorcycles and scooters are actually some of the biggest polluters on the road.
When good scooters go mad
Andrew Meeson
Jun 20, 2009
Two guys riding scooters with their underpants on the outside of their jeans isn't something you see everyday.
Life on a 49 cc scooter
Andrew Meeson
Jun 07, 2008
Ride along Bayview Ave. south of Bloor St. and you'll come across words guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of anyone riding a Yamaha BWS 50: "Maximum 70 km/h."
Scooters look for help from stimulus
Daisy Nguyen
May 11, 2009
Sales of motorcycles and scooters shifted into high gear last year when gas prices soared. Then recession-wary consumers hit the brakes.
Toronto scooter clubs on a roll
Andrew Meeson
Sep 19, 2008
From the fattest, chrome-laden cruiser to the sleekest sportbike and rarest vintage café racer, the parking lot behind the Tim Hortons on a recent Thursday night bustled with activity and sound.
Scooters don't get due
Steve Bond
Apr 21, 2007
Significant fuel could be saved if only a small percentage would park their four-wheelers and hop on a scooter.
The prose and icons of scooters
Andrew Meeson
May 10, 2008
At first glance, the Vespa S and Kymco People S 125 seem ideal scooters for a side-by-side comparison.
Before you can be scooter cool, be scooter savvy
Nika Rolczewski
Aug 04, 2007
It is just before noon and I am still half asleep from the jet lag. On the couch in a friend's Rome apartment, sleep is hard to come by – the noise of Italian daily life is deafening.
Honda sculpts solid if pricey scooter
Andrew Meeson
Jun 12, 2009
When the price of gas hit $1.20 a litre last year and scooter sales took off, Honda had only a couple of anemic 49 cc limited speed bikes and the $10,000 Silver Wing on offer.
A windy intro to 2008 Honda Silver Wing scooter
Andrew Meeson
Aug 07, 2008
It was a big gust in this little town outside Detroit that almost brought my scooter to a crashing halt.
Motorbike and scooter enthusiast Christopher Ande
Andrew Meeson
Jul 25, 2009
There will be a memorial today for Christopher Paul Anderson, a well-known member of the region's motorcycle and scooter scene, who was killed last week while riding near Port Perry.
Gas prices fuel U.S scooter sales
JOE KAFKA
May 14, 2008
With the average price of gas closing in on $4 (U.S.) a gallon, many cash-strapped motorists are turning to fuel-stingy motor scooters and smaller motorcycles.
Soaring gas prices drive U.S. scooter sales
Jul 22, 2008
Record gasoline prices are fueling a boom in sales of fuel-efficient scooters across the United States, as commuters ditch their gas-guzzlers and don helmets and goggles to beat high prices at the pump.
A scooter commuter hits the road
Andrew Meeson
May 02, 2008
At the gas station, the guy filling up his Dodge pickup truck and lawn mower eyed the fire-engine red Vespa I was pumping gas into, squinted and asked, "How much does it cost to insure that thing?"
India's scooter a victim of affluence
Amrit Dhillon
Jan 30, 2010
New Delhi– Math tutor Anu Tiwari still remembers the dowry she took to her husband's home 12 years ago: saris, gold jewellery, kitchenware, a bed and a fridge.
Can scooters park on the sidewalk?
Andrew Meeson
Aug 22, 2008
Look around downtown Toronto and you're likely to see everything from the littlest moped to the biggest motorcycle cruiser taking up space on the sidewalk, either near a bike rack or on the boulevard right by the curb.
Ridin' the scooter sensation
Jerry Langton
May 05, 2008
Maury Chaplick plucked bikes from farmers' fields in Italy to launch the motorcycle business Motoretta
India's scooter era victim of affluence
Amrit Dhillon
Jan 26, 2010
Buying their first Bajaj became a rite of passage and reason for celebration among families.
New bikes at Toronto motorcycle show
Steve Bond
Dec 05, 2008
Where can you find an electric-powered scooter, an $80,000 motorcycle and two guys riding around inside a steel ball?
800 km on 49 cc -- are you mad?
Mark Richardson
Jul 14, 2007
It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Take a small, 49 cc scooter – near-perfect motorized urban transport – and ride it around the countryside.
2009 Yamaha T-Max
Steve Bond
Jul 12, 2008
With the skyrocketing price of fuel, many commuters have turned to scooters for strictly economic and practical reasons, but why does it have to stop there?
SYM Citycom 300i compared with Hyosung MS3 250
Andrew Meeson
Aug 22, 2009
Is the better fit and finish of the SYM over the Hyosung really worth a lifetime's supply of fuel?
Scooting Large
Dec 01, 2006
The article on Scooters was interesting, but didn't go far enough. Forty-nine cc scooters are not all that's out there. Scooters currently range up to 650 cc (my own beloved 2004 Suzuki Burgman 650 is currently the world's largest scooter).
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