Honda has just released the first details of two new scooter models, the 2013 PCX150 and 2013 Metropolitan. While not completely new, both scoots have significant upgrades, enough so that Big Red is classifying them as new models. As fuel prices continue to rise, there is no better time for Honda to…

…speeds over 25 mph the Metropolitan's soft suspension bottomed out. Dips and sudden asphalt surface changes sometimes upset the city cruiser, but with little more than two inches of travel front and rear you can’t expect the world out of the entry-level scooter. The Metropolitan features a linked braking…

…in August. But at least Honda scooter shoppers will have plenty of choices, with the PCX, in red or white, fitting right in with the Ruckus and Metropolitan, Elite 110 and SH150 . Maybe you can't download apps off the Honda website, but the PCX still nicely rounds out the small end of Big Red's scooter…

…urbanites, a cheap small-displacement scooter makes perfect sense. Still, most scooter-only households are able to do so because they live in metropolitan areas where mass transit acts is a viable supplement - on those rainy days in particular. All this, of course, doesn't take into consideration the…

…. The two scoots shore up the wide displacement gap in Honda's scooter line between the 582cc Silver Wing maxi scooter and the 50cc Ruckus and Metropolitan. The Elite sources the same engine platform as Honda's latest fuel-injected Cub 110, a 108cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke. The lone 50mm-wide cylinder…

…Miami commuter, left unaided, has until 5:35 to receive proper medical treatment before he suffers irreversible cardiac injury and dies. In many metropolitan areas, this man would be in an almost hopeless situation, because it will take at least five minutes for the nearest ambulance to weave its way…

…$10 lifetime senior pass for those age 62 and older, and an $80 annual pass for the general public. Phoenix, Ariz.: Motorcycles in the Phoenix metropolitan area would be exempt from emissions testing requirements under a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency has proposed three…

…restaurant in Davenport, and perhaps in the entire state of Iowa, since 1991. In fact I'd say it stacks up well against any fine restaurant in the metropolitan Chicago area. The owners, Charles and Melissa Moskowitz have been gracious hosts to our band of bikers for the last five years. While Charles is…

…Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced in mid-October in the United Kingdom and greater Europe that London’s Metropolitan (Met) Police - Motorcycle Tasking Team, is testing the Zero DS (Dual Sport) electric motorcycle for urban patrolling purposes. This news reaches…

…renowned football and baseball stadiums. For the first time ever the Monster Energy Supercross checkered flags will drop inside the greater New York Metropolitan area’s MetLife Stadium. In addition, Detroit’s Ford Field will be returning to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule. Tickets for the 2014…