Latest Scooter News, Reviews and Road Tests | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/scooters-motorcycle-news/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:18:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png Latest Scooter News, Reviews and Road Tests | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/scooters-motorcycle-news/ 32 32 Lambretta’s X300 arrives in Australia this March https://www.mcnews.com.au/lambrettas-x300-arrives-in-australia-this-march/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/lambrettas-x300-arrives-in-australia-this-march/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:18:56 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=466513 Lambretta X300 Lambretta Australia has announce the imminent arrival of their latest innovation, the X300 – an all-new model they tell us fuses classic heritage and contemporary design. Crafted under the leadership of Lambretta’s Chief Executive Officer, Walter Scheffrahn, the X300 features a sleek and distinctive design, setting it apart from its predecessors. At the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/lambrettas-x300-arrives-in-australia-this-march/feed/ 1 Honda NAVi – New ultra accessible scoot from $2349 +ORC https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-navi-new-ultra-accessible-scoot-from-2349-orc/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-navi-new-ultra-accessible-scoot-from-2349-orc/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 03:23:11 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=464606 Honda NAVi scooter Honda Motorcycles Australia have announce the arrival of the Honda NAVi scooter in Australia for an incredible $2,349 + ORC price, offering a new level of accessibility to get into riding, ideal for urban mobility and offering a quirky, stylish and versatile option. Tony Hinton – GM Powersports and Products at Honda […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-navi-new-ultra-accessible-scoot-from-2349-orc/feed/ 3 $22K Vespa 946 Dragon Limited Edition breaks cover https://www.mcnews.com.au/22k-vespa-946-dragon-limited-edition-breaks-cover/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/22k-vespa-946-dragon-limited-edition-breaks-cover/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:30:27 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=462264 Vespa 946 Dragon Limited Edition Vespa have introduced the new limited edition 946 Dragon, which will retail from $22,680 ride-away and arrive in February, with an exclusive Varsity Jacket also included. The limited-edition Vespa 946 Dragon honours the Year of the Dragon, with a dedicated Lunar New Year celebration event in Hong Kong on January […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/22k-vespa-946-dragon-limited-edition-breaks-cover/feed/ 1 Disney Mickey Mouse Edition by Vespa now available https://www.mcnews.com.au/disney-mickey-mouse-edition-by-vespa-now-available/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/disney-mickey-mouse-edition-by-vespa-now-available/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:50:16 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=446616 Disney Mickey Mouse Edition by Vespa Celebrating a very special anniversary, Vespa presents Disney Mickey Mouse Edition by Vespa, which will be available for $7590 ride-away in strictly limited numbers. The two brands have always been in the zeitgeist thanks to an iconography of unmistakable shapes and colours, making for the perfect collaboration. The iconic […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/disney-mickey-mouse-edition-by-vespa-now-available/feed/ 0 Italjet Dragster 200 ‘Malossi’ now available in Australia https://www.mcnews.com.au/italjet-dragster-200-malossi-now-available-in-australia/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/italjet-dragster-200-malossi-now-available-in-australia/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:09:37 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=440852 Italjet Dragster 200 Malossi Edition Italjet unveiled the new Dragster 200 ‘Malossi Edition’ last year at EICMA, a limited-edition variant paying homage to the partnership between Italjet and renowned performance parts specialist Malossi. Now available from Australian dealerships, the limited Malossi Edition is finished in striking co-branded livery, making it one of the most visually […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/italjet-dragster-200-malossi-now-available-in-australia/feed/ 4 2023 Lambretta V-Special 200 arrives https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-lambretta-v-special-200-arrives/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-lambretta-v-special-200-arrives/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:05:58 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=439222 2023 Lambretta V-Special 200 The 2023 Lambretta’s V-Special 200 has landed in Australia offering an exciting Italian design in four new colour schemes – Gloss Yellow, Matte Green, Gloss White, and Matte Black for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $5,790, plus on-road costs. With strong classic design, metal body, and urban convenience, Lambretta’s design […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-lambretta-v-special-200-arrives/feed/ 1 BMW expand EV urban mobility options with new CE 02 https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-02-ev/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-02-ev/#respond Sat, 08 Jul 2023 03:52:16 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=435929 BMW CE 02 BMW are expanding their urban mobility options with another battery powered scooter style vehicle dubbed the BMW CE 02. The CE 02 will join the now well established CE04, which hit the market two years ago, in the line-up. BMW are also using the designation ‘eParkourer’ for the new bike which presumably […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-02-ev/feed/ 0 Updated Vespa GTV ramps up the inclusions and performance https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-australia-price-arrival/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-australia-price-arrival/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:26:03 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=434800 2023 Vespa GTV Vespa have released more details on the latest iteration of their GTV scooter, which now rocks the 300 HPE (High Performance Engine) foru-valve single. Liquid cooled and fuel injected the GTV produces 17.5 kW (23.8 HP) – the highest performance engine ever mounted in a Vespa. There’s a range of stylistic improvements, […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-australia-price-arrival/feed/ 4 2023 Vespa GTS SuperSport 300 HPE Review | Scooter Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gts-supersport-300-hpe-review-scooter-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gts-supersport-300-hpe-review-scooter-test/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:31:23 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=430704 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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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gts-supersport-300-hpe-review-scooter-test/feed/ 0 Kymco AK 550 Premium arrives in Australia for $14,490 +ORC https://www.mcnews.com.au/kymco-ak-550-premium-arrives-in-australia-for-14490-orc/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/kymco-ak-550-premium-arrives-in-australia-for-14490-orc/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 21:05:54 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=427689 2023 Kymco AK 550 Premium The KYMCO AK 550 Premium scooter has arrived in Australia offering a host of technical updates and refinements, with the brand promising a safer, smoother, and more comfortable ride than ever before, with pricing landing at $14,490 + ORC From the streamlined styling design, full LED lighting to the multi-textured […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/kymco-ak-550-premium-arrives-in-australia-for-14490-orc/feed/ 0 BMW CE 04 custom e-scooter from Vagabund https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/#respond Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:33:24 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=418712 BMW CE 04 Custom “Everyone defines the mobility of the future in their own individual way. With the BMW CE 04 Vagabund Moto Concept, we now present our own idea of a stylish and multifunctional urban e-scooter that shows just how mobility needs are as individual as each personality. We haven’t reinvented the wheel, but […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/feed/ 0 Save $1100 on MY22 Aprilia SR GT Scooters https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-1100-on-my22-aprilia-sr-gt-scooters/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-1100-on-my22-aprilia-sr-gt-scooters/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:37:16 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=417397 MY22 Aprilia SR GT Scooter Sale Aprilia SR GT now $6940 R/A Aprilia SR GT Sport now $7040 R/A Aprilia’s SR GT is an unmistakeable urban adventure scooter, designed to inject fun into everyday riding in the city and paths less travelled, thanks to equipment and styling cues inspired by the ADV moto world. While […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-1100-on-my22-aprilia-sr-gt-scooters/feed/ 0 DKW 75 cc two-stroke Hobby scooter https://www.mcnews.com.au/dkw-75-cc-two-stroke-hobby-scooter/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/dkw-75-cc-two-stroke-hobby-scooter/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2023 01:53:08 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=405614 DKW 75 cc Hobby scooter With Phil Aynsley In the 1930s DKW was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, with over 20,000 employees. It had been a fast rise since its founding in Zschopau, Germany in 1916 by Danish engineer Jørgen Rasmussen. Rasmussen originally produced steam fittings before turning his hand to a steam […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuki-avenis-125-review-specifications/feed/ 3 My early life on Scooters, from Bristol to racing on the Isle of Man https://www.mcnews.com.au/my-early-life-on-scooters-from-bristol-to-racing-on-the-isle-of-man/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/my-early-life-on-scooters-from-bristol-to-racing-on-the-isle-of-man/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:32:09 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=369766 Early Days of Scooters from Bristol to the IoM TT By David Oldland Growing up in Bristol I was probably like most other kids, three newspaper rounds (weekdays pm, and weekends) with huge Sunday papers, and it was a great way to keep fit – thinking back. Add a Saturday morning milk round, walking with […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/my-early-life-on-scooters-from-bristol-to-racing-on-the-isle-of-man/feed/ 0 Retrospective – Moto Guzzi’s first scooter, the Galletto (Cockerel) https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-150-cc-galletto-scooter-cockerel/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-150-cc-galletto-scooter-cockerel/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2022 21:07:35 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=404807 Moto Guzzi 150 cc Galletto scooter Guzzi’s first “scooter” was the 150 cc Galletto (Cockerel) which appeared to much acclaim at the Geneva Motor Show in 1950. Designed by Carlo Guzzi himself the bike was the company’s response the runaway success of the Vespa & Lambretta scooters. The most obvious feature of the design was […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-150-cc-galletto-scooter-cockerel/feed/ 0 Save up to $1050 on MY21-22 Piaggio Beverly 400 S https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-up-to-1050-on-my21-22-piaggio-beverly-400-s/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-up-to-1050-on-my21-22-piaggio-beverly-400-s/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 01:24:00 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410346 Save up to $1050 on MY21-22 Piaggio Beverly 400 S Piaggio introduce the Beverly 400 S as their most refined and contemporary-styled scooter, combining the dynamic features of a large-wheel scooter, with performance, safety, comfort over long distances and ease of handling. With 2022 coming to a close there’s also never been a better time […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/save-up-to-1050-on-my21-22-piaggio-beverly-400-s/feed/ 0 Introducing the new Django 50 https://www.mcnews.com.au/introducing-the-new-django-50/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/introducing-the-new-django-50/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:17:38 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410078 The post Introducing the new Django 50 appeared first on MCNews.

]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/introducing-the-new-django-50/feed/ 0 MV Agusta Ampelio eScooter concept https://www.mcnews.com.au/mv-agusta-ampelio-escooter-concept/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/mv-agusta-ampelio-escooter-concept/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:07:40 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406882 MV Agusta Ampelio eScooter In something a little different out of MV Agusta, they’ve revealed a new direction that expands the brand into urban mobility with an electric scooter, with styling paying homage to the CGT and Ovunque models of the 1950s. Russian designed Maksim Ponomarev created the prototype sketches unofficially, before being tasked with […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/mv-agusta-ampelio-escooter-concept/feed/ 0 Vespa introduce new-look Gtv for 2023 https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-specifications/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:52:20 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406692 2023 Vespa Gtv Vespa have taken the covers off the new Gtv at EICMA, introducing a new look to the ‘faro basso’ scooter with it’s iconic low headlight, minimalist screen and punctuated by eye catching orange details. Packing all the performance and tech riders expect from a Vespa, the Gtv runs the 300 hpe engine […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-vespa-gtv-specifications/feed/ 1 Suzuki’s new Avenis 125 scooter coming to Australia https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzukis-new-avenis-125-scooter-coming-to-australia/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzukis-new-avenis-125-scooter-coming-to-australia/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:07:07 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=407976 2023 Suzuki Avenis 125 scooter The Suzuki scooter range will expand in 2023, with the arrival of the affordable new Avenis 125 scooter in January, with pre-orders already open on the Suzuki Motorcycles Australia website. The sharply styled Avenis 125 will take its place alongside the Address 110 in Suzuki’s urban scooter line-up, powered by […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzukis-new-avenis-125-scooter-coming-to-australia/feed/ 0 Restyle in 2023 for Honda’s popular Forza 350 along with new instrumentation https://www.mcnews.com.au/restyle-in-2023-for-hondas-popular-forza-350-along-with-new-instrumentation/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/restyle-in-2023-for-hondas-popular-forza-350-along-with-new-instrumentation/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:24:19 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406649 2023 Honda Forza 350 Honda’s popular Forza 350 is restyled for 2023 and scores an updated LCD dash. We’ll have to wait a little longer for details on Australian pricing and availability. Forza 350 gets a redesigned front fairing and headlights, a new analogue/LCD dash and Pearl Siena Red and Matt Robust Gray Metallic joining […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/restyle-in-2023-for-hondas-popular-forza-350-along-with-new-instrumentation/feed/ 2 Pista 125C scooter now available for $2990 R/A https://www.mcnews.com.au/pista-125c-scooter-now-available-for-2990-r-a/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/pista-125c-scooter-now-available-for-2990-r-a/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:15:10 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406522 Pista 125C scooter now $2990 Ride-Away Fuel prices are soaring, inflation is inflating and traffic congestion is worsening, so what better way to beat the bowser and the gridlock this summer – without breaking the bank – than with a Pista scooter? Reliable, cheap to run and fun in the sun, the Pista 125 carburetted […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/pista-125c-scooter-now-available-for-2990-r-a/feed/ 0 Vespa 946 10° Anniversario – The world’s most beautiful scooter https://www.mcnews.com.au/vespa-946-10-anniversario/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/vespa-946-10-anniversario/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:19:55 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406457 Vespa 946 10° Anniversario The Vespa 946 is the world’s most beautiful scooter, and they are my words not Vespa’s… The eminently delectable machine comes in a new green flavour for 2023 with the release of the Vespa 946 10° Anniversario. The first 946 released in 2013 is still my favourite. That ‘Riccordo Italiano‘ debut […]

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