Installing the Symba "Long" Seat...

Have you purchased the long (bench) seat for your Symba, only to find that it comes without installation instructions?  Not to worry! A member of the Symba Forum has generously posted photos of the installation.  Have a look, here.

How to Start Your Symba After the Long Winter...

If the cold and snow has forced you to leave your Symba in the garage for months, and now you find it difficult to start, there's some excellent, first-hand advice on how to get her started and running well again - here.

Symba Commercial !!!

Canadians Finally Get the Symba!

According to the Scooter Underground, Canadian scooteristas (or "CubCanucks"?) will soon be able to unload their hoarded loonies on the Symba of their choice at their nearest SYM dealership.  Apparently (but not surprisingly), the Symba is widely regarded as "Dekey" and has been anxiously anticipated since its introduction in the States.  Oh, and here's a link to SYM Canada.

It's ironic that the most thorough review of the Symba done so far is in a city newspaper rather than a motorcycle or scooter magazine (or website)! The LA Times put together an intelligent and rider-oriented piece that really does the Symba justice as a non-Vespa, but still very classic, choice for urban scooterists. Great video, too! Click on the LA Times masthead above to to to the review. The video is posted below.

The Symba Generation is Born!

This is the first Symba ad I've seen in the mainstream press. It appeared alongside a very positive review of the Symba in the October '09 issue of Scoot Magazine. I picked up my copy at Border's Books just the other day. It's a good ad, although a bit slogan-heavy with three different versions, as if the designers of the ad liked them all and couldn't make up their minds which to go with. My choice would be, "The Symba Generation is Born!", because it's forward-looking. However, the large photo of the Symba parked next to a vintage Super Cub really works with, "Make new friends and keep the old" in a very special way. The third one is, "The Wow is Now!", which only really means anything to those of us who knew the bike back when it was only available in Taiwan as the "WoWOW" and for years pestered/cajoled/begged Carter Brothers to bring it to America.

Symba Owner's Manual - Available Online Now...

It's always good to have a digital copy of important documents, and every Symba owner should have the Symba Owner's Manual on their PC or Mac. I've posted it here. Download it to your Symba folder for safe keeping.