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LA ScooterGirls GoGo Gear On Sale At Ace Motorcycle and Scooter

Starting at 10am this Saturday March 13th Ace will be running specials on their first shipments of the wildly tweeted and popular LA Scootergirls GoGo gear. (not to mention fashion show winning)
The styles of jackets are the armored trench and military, and both will go quick so get there on time.
Ace Motorcycle and Scooter is [...]


Reminder: LA ScooterGirls At Ace Tonight!

According to ScooterGirls founder/CEO Arlene Battishill, “One of the main reasons women do not wear protective clothing when riding is they don’t like the way traditional gear looks or fits.” GoGo Gear addresses these issues by providing gear that looks and fits like fashionable overcoats of the type that can be worn for business, social [...]


Armadillo Scooter Stunt Ad coming this fall

The story
“A mysterious scooter rider travels through the streets of a metropolis, in a slightly surreal landscape. Suddenly – and out of the blue – our hero finds himself involved in a series of bizarre accidents that will severely test his and his Armadillo jacket’s resistance, as he’s caught in a world made of explosions, [...]


Is this the Steve Bartman Of the Scooter World?

This was shared with us via Twitter by @scooterism
Although this rider did get way too aggressive on the jump while running the Gymkana at Amerivespa, we can’t say he’s 100% at fault.
Not that those he hit are to blame, but the fact that the Gymkana course was setup with spectating all around it. (Gymkhana [...]


Double Helmet FAIL

If you’re this dumb, what’s there to protect?
And No, it’s not better than nothing.
[Failblog.org]


Review; Corazzo Carbone Gloves

CSC member Dave learned the hard way a few weeks ago when he took a spill on his Vespa how important gloves are.  Had he had them his accident would have been a different story, instead he spent days digging asphalt out of his palms.
In the colder months everyone wears gloves, but as the spring [...]


Helmet Law in the Illinois State Senate

I bet she gives great helmet

I bet she gives great helmet.
For now, Illinois is 1 of only 3 states without helmet laws for riders, but that could be changing very soon. Senator Donne E. Trotter [...]


Daley Breaks Down the 1 Billion in Fed Stimulus $86 million to fix arterial streets

Springtime in Chicago, originally uploaded by Ansgar Graw.
From ABC 7 Charles Thomas
“According to City of Chicago bean counters, the city will get a little over $1 billion from the federal stimulus plan, which is aimed to jump start the economy. According to Mayor Daley, it can only be used for certain projects. Some aldermen disagree.
Daley [...]


Okie Riders could soon be rolling red lights legally

Ever been stuck at a red light cause you just don’t have what it takes to trip the sensors, ever thought to yourself, “What the hell am I waiting for”?
Like South Carolina, which already allows riders to “safely” run red lights, Oklahoma now has a House Bill proposing just that.
“Representative Chuck Hoskins has authored House [...]


Hey Bata; The DOT Flip Flop is a joke!

Over at 2strokebuzz.com they have a great T-shirt; The DOT Flip Flops. Created as a joke, you know, what not to wear while riding a scooter or motorcycle.
Apparently, the folks over at Bata don’t see it that way, cause they are 100% serious with this disastrous footwear.
“The most important features of the MotorSandal are – Fiberglass reinforced [...]