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2023 Vespa GTS SuperSport 300 HPE Review | Scooter Test

Motorcycle News — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:31:23 +0000

2023 Vespa GTS SuperSport 300 HPE Review Bike Review by David Oldland I rode my first Vespa in 1964 and competed in scooter rallies across the length and breadth of the UK in the ’60s and ’70s, including eight Isle of Man scooter weeks and winning four British Scooter Grass Track Championships along the way. […]

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2022 Aprilia SR GT 125 Test | Scooter Review

Wayne Vicko — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:46:30 +0000

2022 Aprilia SR GT 125 Tested Scooter review by Wayne Vickers Aprilia are once again back in the scooter game after a number of years without representation here down under. These new scoots add to what is a pretty handy overall product offering. That now includes the lust-worthy RSV and Tuono V4s at the top […]

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Kymco DT X360 Review | An adventurous scooter….

Wayne Vicko — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 01:00:45 +0000

Kymco DT X360 Review Scooter Test by Vicko – Images Alex Jovanovic So just how much fun can you have on a scooter – off-road? That was the question in my mind at the start of the day on the DT X360 media launch. I mean the reality is that most buyers won’t be going […]

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2020 Honda ADV150 Review

Wayne Vicko — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:25:01 +0000

2020 Honda ADV150 Review Motorcycle Test by Vicko – Images Rob Mott I had another scooter in the shed recently. Totally different proposition to the big Tmax I had a couple of months back which you can read more about here. This time around it was Honda’s ADV150. They dub it an ‘adventure scooter’ which […]

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Yamaha TMAX 560 Review

Wayne Vicko — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:45:06 +0000

Yamaha TMAX 560 Test Motorcycle Test by Vicko – Images RbMotoLens Scooters. They’ve not quite established themselves in Australia as well as they have in Europe. Admittedly the boom in home delivery services has given them a proper sales nudge and I reckon the tide is turning. It’s easy to see why. They’re light, convenient, […]

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Yamaha TMAX 560 Review

Adam Child — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:32:35 +0000

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Vespa Primavera Review

Trev — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:09:45 +0000

Vespa Primavera Review – By Trevor Hedge Vespa was cool before hipster was cool, and remains cool now that hipster is so not cool; the same way as Vespa has seen other trends come and go it has remained current by staying fundamentally true to the roots it established in 1946. Since that first 98cc […]

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A different way to scoot

Trev — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 06:58:24 +0000

First things first… You have no doubt noticed by now the differences between Piaggio’s ground breaking MP3 model and conventional scooters. That’s right; an extra wheel positioned at the front of the machine. Your next questions would be does the machine lean like a conventional scooter? And does it steer as well as a conventional […]

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Piaggio MP3 300 Review

Trev — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:21:10 +0000

Riding the Piaggio MP3 300 By Trevor Hedge There have been numerous attempts at reinventing the wheel in regards to developments in motorcycle chassis design. Most have ended up as nothing more than engineering oddities quickly discarded by the mainstream. Bucking the established trend has rarely borne fruit but in scooters a new way forward […]

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BMW C600 Sport and C650GT Review

Trev — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 06:42:54 +0000

BMW C600 Sport and C650GT Road Test – By Mark Hinchliffe The Germans are about to change your mind about scooters. BMW has launched its first scooters in the Australian market – or as they like to call them, “urban mobility models”. They also call their SUVs Sports Activity Vehicles or SAVs! BMW just love […]

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Bolwell Gmax 150 Review

Trev — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:14:04 +0000

Australia is currently going scooter crazy and with fuel exceeding $1.50 a litre it is no wonder. I recently spent two weeks with a great little four-stroke scooter, the Bolwell Gmax 150 epitomises what is great about scooting. I covered nearly 200km in a matter of days on the Bolwell and with the needle on […]

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Beta Eikon 50cc scooter

Trev — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:03:00 +0000

Motorcycle City (WA) proprietor Gavin Robinson recently invited me to test their Beta Eikon 50cc scooter and to the surprise of a lot of people I jumped at the chance. Scooters, like anything with two wheels and an engine are great fun. I took the 50cc Eikon for 150 kilometres of commuting around Perth. The […]

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