I was thinking to myself while we were grocery shopping that I should buy myself some Peets coffee for my birthday, now that it can be found on the east coast. But then we got to the coffee aisle and this was on sale. Starbucks may call its Italian roast coffee “potent” and “bold,” […]

We stopped and got gas today, and these were the prices shown on the pump. This is ONE reason to buy premium gas for your scooter, right?

Dwayne and I decided to get ourselves snowshoes for Christmas, considering that we had about two feet of snow on the ground and there’s no end in sight.
It probably comes as no surprise that snowshoeing isn’t quite the same as scooting (damn! it requires physical labor!), but I did find that my lined, waterproof motorcycle […]

I purchased a brand new black Honda Elite 80 in 2001. I was commuting about 60 miles per day to and from work, and the miles were racking up on my car. I thought if I had a scooter, I could run my errands around the city and use my car for commuting.
The Elite wasn’t […]

Happy holidays to all girlbike readers! I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted this year, and then some.

Last weekend it was sleeting and windy in my part of the world and I was completely unable to “commune” with my Metropolitan. It wasn’t very memorable except for the fact that it marked the two year anniversary of my ownership. Before December 16, 2005 I was aware of scooters only as transportation for others […]

Red Scooter
painting image used with permission
I found this painting through a Google news alert and just fell in love with it. The artist, Terry Miura, kindly gave me permission to post a copy of his painting Red Scooter here on girlbike (thank you again, Terry). Clicking on the image takes you to Terry’s […]

I first read about Don Dunklee’s solar scooter when it was featured in a story on scifi.com (now dvice.com), and I had to find out more about it. Electric scooters get attention in the industry especially when gas prices start spiking, but other than the $11,000 Vectrix or may-never-see-the-light-of-day prototypes like the Vespa and Honda […]

Those fans of the 2007 Female Mechanics Calendar will be happy to know that the 2008 Female Mechanics Calendar is now available - and I think it’s even better than last year’s.
Photographer and adventure motorcyclist Sarah Lyon again transversed the country looking for women mechanics - those who work on cars, motorcycles, helicopters, buses, trucks, […]

Gloria Estefan and Rachel Ray with the Yum-o! custom Vespa LX now up for auction. Photo used with permission, Piaggio Group Americas.
Piaggio Group Americas recently joined up with Rachael Ray and her organization, Yum-o!, to design a Rachael Ray Yum-o! branded Vespa LX 50 scooter, shown above. In bright orange with the Rachel Ray Yum-o! […]