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Eye candy – Vespa with sidecar

26. May 2006

genevaDSC03835scooter_s Originally uploaded by hyphenone. hyphenone says this of their photo:“on a Geneva sidewalk we find a great example of a vintage Italian Vespa (scooter) parked with side-car!” I concur. What is that 1948? Maybe. Sexy? YES!

Piaggio MP3 raising the bar with 400cc!

26. May 2006

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(Je t’aime Scooter-Infos.com! Thanks for the spy photo of the Gilera version of the MP3) Just found out what could be some GREAT news for those of you eyeballing the Piaggio MP3 (nod to “the buzz“). If you were turned off at the 125cc and 250cc versions out now (but not in America yet), wait […]

How we survived scooting the Bahamas

25. May 2006

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(Milan, Tony, John, Kevin and Me on camera… This is how our trip began) 7 Miles x 21 Miles… Four hours… 120ccs… That’s what it took for us to circle the whole island of New Providence (Nassau Bahamas). You may recognize this as the little island most American land lubbers get dumped on during a […]

Powersports Business – The people want scooters!

24. May 2006

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Got scooped on this via the world famous ScooterBBS. If you haven’t been there, you must bookmark it. A great place for news and opinions right there in the warmth of a flame-war or two. The link points you to a little article from the Powersports Biz trade mag. Like to hear it? Here it […]

Yamaha introduces the ASV-3 airbag concept on the Morphous

24. May 2006

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Detailed text | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. corporation: “‘Yamaha ASV-3′ air bag prototype” I don’t have any video of this in action, but Yahama was showing off their ASV-3 (Advanced Safety Vehicle initiative… you may recall the video) concept at the JSAE show this week. The reason I mention “video of this in action” is […]

We’re back from the Bahamas!

24. May 2006

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(We rode Kayaks, the scooters not the boats, around the entire island and made a stop at the Bacardi factory) I’ve got lots of details and a pretty big write up in store, so tune in to hear about the 4 hour journey around the island full of close calls, stinging rain and near fist-fights… […]