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The Statesman – Women Rally against Violence

29. November 2005

Statesman News ServiceBHUBANESWAR, Nov. 25. – To protest in a novel way against violence towards the fair sex, “We Can, Orissa”, a women’s organisation, today organised a scooter rally from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar.The scooter rally, flagged off from the Chandi temple in Cuttack city and terminated near the Assembly here. The House is currently in […]

Importing Helmets… Opinions? Ideas?

28. November 2005

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I’ve currently got an Icon full face helmet. I like it a lot, but that doesn’t stop me from yearning for that which I cannot have. A Momo… Italian helmet design at its funkiest (as seen here). Now, I’m not worried about safety or law breaking or anything like that because FIRST of all, wouldn’t […]

Chances for MadAss? Slim to none.

28. November 2005

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Spoke with Dan from 1977Mopeds.com and he said: “I have given up hope on the MadAss. My distributor keeps promising them, but they I never see them.” If anyone could get a MadAss into the USA legally, it would prolly be Dan. I suppose if you knew someone in Europe, you could have them take […]

Orbital Signs New Contracts for DI-4 Stroke and 2-Stroke Engines: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance

27. November 2005

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Orbital Signs New Contracts for DI-4 Stroke and 2-Stroke Engines: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance: ” In the first development, Orbital Corporation has finalised a contract for the development of the first production application of its spark ignited heavy fuel technology for a 4-stroke engine. This contract is with a major North American original equipment […]

2-Stroke Ban AKA The Clean Air Act

27. November 2005

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I’m not one to fight a good clean-air act, but I will agree that it sucks for the Scooter tweaking crew. Nothing tweaks like a good carb fed 2-stroke. I just started doing a little research to see how this Clean Air compliance is gonna work for 2006. Of course you won’t be buying a […]

Attack of the Cloned MadAsses

26. November 2005

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Bryce prolly coulda helped us out here with the info on the MadAss Clone. 75cc’s for the low low price of $489 + $150S&H. For some reason, that doesn’t sound too bad. It comes in Silver and can go up to 70 Km/Hr. They can be purchased here. I’d like to get my hands on […]