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Europe welcomes the Honda PS

7. December 2005

Honda has introduced a new 125cc and 150cc Honda PS, or Paneuropean Scooter. Kinda reminds me of a Kymco except it was developed completely in Italy. Look for it this spring! In Italy. I don’t have many more details at this time. Oh… but here’s something you CAN get in the USA… A clever little […]

WTF?! Scooter of the week – The Piaggio Prototype

7. December 2005

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Remember what I said about scooters having 2 wheels… Ignore that ’cause here comes the CRAZIEST thing I’ve ever seen come from Piaggio. It’s like they got some Japanese engineers in there or something. It is brilliant though… Increased stability from the parallel tilting front wheels. The test pilots say it’s “Extraordinary!” and from what […]

The Kneeslider – Michelin Airless motorcycle tires

7. December 2005

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Think of the safety implications of this thing. I think tires are a motorcycle’s weakest link. You only have 2 of them… and if one goes, you could literally be in a “world of hurt”, unlike a car. When a car loses a tire, you still got 3 more. The Kneeslider > Michelin Airless motorcycle […]

Peterborough Today: RUDE RIDERS – Bods and rockers in race-y calendar

6. December 2005

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Latest Local News… – Peterborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More: “‘It’s something that, as far as we know, has never been done by a scooter club before and it was for charity, so we all agreed it was a good idea.’ As well as getting naked behind the cameras, the guys […]

commercialappeal.com – Scooting around the law is bad marketing

6. December 2005

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It’s starting to look like plastic scoot riders in the south are all drunks. I’d be curious to look at the percentage of scooter owners with DUI’s in the southern states. commercialappeal.com – Memphis, TN: Columnists: “From a marketing perspective, it’s a pretty clever approach. Ron Katz of Memphis Scooters is targeting a niche audience: […]

MTV.com – Movies – News – Rewind: Hogwarts Doesn’t Have Anything On These Hog Flicks

6. December 2005

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MTV’s top 10 Motorcycle Movies includes Quadrophenia as number 7. MTV.com – Movies – News – Rewind: Hogwarts Doesn’t Have Anything On These Hog Flicks: “7. ‘Quadrophenia’ (1979)Hard-core bikers will scoff at the inclusion of this mod opus, as the motorized vehicles herein are technically Vespa Scooters, not motorcycles – but we thought we’d mix […]