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2-Stroke Turbo Video

12. December 2005

You have prolly seen this video by now, but if not you owe it to yourself to watch a 42HP Vespa in action. HOTNESS! Click the title link to watch. Now if you wanna see the tweaking of a DIFFERENT kinda of scooter, you should check THIS out. You’ll laugh when you see this video.

Austin Mopeds – Grand opening session

11. December 2005

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(Lester & Beamer introduce the world to their swanky styled moped merchandising)-click the title link to see what the press has to say- Just got back from a hip little session in Austin’s downtown east-side where Austin Mopeds was toasting its grand opening. They’ve got a real nice shop and a decent selection of vintage […]

Akira Scooter Mod : Gizmodo

10. December 2005

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I know this has been around since April ’05, but just in case you missed it… check out the Honda Helix / Fusion body kit that let’s you kick-it Akira style. Click here to view some more pix. Akira Scooter Mod : Gizmodo: “Brad Douglas has all the details after the jump. It looks like […]

India Business Standard – Farm tools maker to foray into scooters

9. December 2005

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Companies & Industry: “Barnala-based Standard Combines (P) Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of combines (harvesters), will foray into making scooters and diesel three-wheelers. For this, the company has invested around Rs 20 crore in Baddi. The production of diesel three-wheelers will start in January, and scooter production will start in June. The company has […]

The Derbi Rambla = Competition for the Ruckus?

9. December 2005

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I was camping out at the Italian Scooter site Always Blog and ran into some images from the EICMA in Milan that I hadn’t seen before, like this… The Derbi Rambla. It comes in a 50cc or 125cc 4-stroke and is dressed in yellow or black. Italians describe it as the SUV of scooters and […]

Now accepting nominees for UGLIEST scooter.

8. December 2005

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Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder and lord knows I love me some ugly scooters… but what was the ugliest scooter ever built? By ugly I mean, awkward, unwieldy, goofy, aerodynamicly unstable… A tribute to over engineering. So far I’ve got one nomination. Germany’s Maiko Mobil, seen below with side-car attachment.Can you […]