http://www.MotorScooterGuide.net/index.htmlScooter Scene Newsendandurston@hotmail.comCopyright 2011 DAT Websites2012-02-14T10:22:54-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:13:51 -0700dandurston@hotmail.comHondaYamaha2012-02-14T10:22:54-08:00http://www.MotorScooterGuide.net/files/honda-1985-yamaha-2001-scooter-brochure.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.MotorScooterGuide.net/files/honda-1985-yamaha-2001-scooter-brochure.html#unique-entry-id-16
1985 Honda Aero 80 and Yamaha 2001 Scooter Lineup Scans
Through the 80’s and 90’s, Honda and Yamaha created some really neat literature for their scooter lines. Honda’s quality has waned in recent years (bikes and scooters are now lumped into one), but Yamaha has continued to do a fairly nice job.

The 80’s were the peak of the effort put into this literature and 1985 was Honda USA’s magnum opus - the year they put out an artistic brochure for their entire scooter line, as well as multi-page quality brochures for each of their 7 models. 27 years later these brochure are exceedingly rare, but once in a while one pops up on eBay. About 6 months ago I posted a scan of the 1985 brochure on Honda’s complete scooter line, and now I’ve been able to acquire the 1985 brochure on the Aero 80. Here is the 1985 Honda Aero 80 brochure.

In addition, I scooped up Yamaha USA’s 2001 scooter lineup brochure and scanned that in as well. It’s also a neat brochure. 2001 may sound pretty recent, but having a look at scooters like the Razz and original Zuma will make it feel older than that.

Browse over to the full Downloads page to have a look at the growing collection of scooter literature.

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Piaggio replacing the MP3 250, 400 and 500 with new MP3 City 300
Rumour has it that Piaggio (USA & Canada) is scaling back their MP3 line from three models to one for 2013. Starting second quarter 2012, Piaggio is no longer accepting dealer orders for the soft styled MP3 250 and 400, as well as the bold MP3 500.

This move has speculation spiking amongst fans and dealers about the future of the MP3 line. While popular in many markets, the MP3 has received only a luke warm response in North America.

There has been some speculation Piaggio is axing their 3 wheeled line entirely, but most sources believe [see comments] they are scaling back to one model….the new MP3 City 300.

The City 300 was unveiled in late 2010 overseas under the awkward name ‘MP3 Yourban’ which Piaggio has wisely abandoned for America. One Piaggio dealer claims that Piaggio USA is training mechanics on the newest MP3 now, in preparation for a late summer launch.

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Vespa Wooing Indian Customers with Pink LX125’s
Not to be outdone by Yamaha’s announcement last week, Vespa has ended their 13 year absence and announced their re-entry into the Indian scooter market with a pink scooter.

Piaggio / Vespa made the announcement January 6th at the Auto Expo in Delhi, India. The Piaggio group has been selling three wheelers and commercial engines in India for some time, but now they are really getting serious with a new factory in India that opens in March and will have the capacity to churn out 300,000 shiny scooters annually.

With over 2.5 million scooters sold in India in 2011 (out of 13 million total vehicles), scooters represent a huge portion of the vehicle market. Vespa is going after this segment with just one model - an updated LX 125.

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Yamaha India Tries the Hot Pink Strategy
Yamaha is finally entering the scooter market in India for 2012 with a few popular models and one all new scooter. Despite selling lots of scooters in near by countries like Thailand, Indonesia and Veitnam, Yamaha has amazingly

neglected one of the globes largest scooter markets until now.

Yamaha has been expanding their motorcycle presence in India over the past few years and finally at the recent India Auto Expo they announced a line of scooters. Yamaha is expecting 30% of their Indian sales

to be scooters by 2014.

The biggest news for the Indian market is the new Ray scooter, which is aimed at women with its hot pink paint job. Specs aren’t out yet, but it’s widely assumed this scooter will be 125cc, which is the most popular size in India.

Buyers looking for something a bit more masculine can take a look at the sporty 125cc Xeon scooters, which has been popular in other parts of Asia in recent years.
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