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Anyone recognize this scooter model?

18. July 2006

IMG_5348.JPG Originally uploaded by annniemal. annniemal posted some photos of her friend on this little Italian styled metal body. If you look at the collection of photos you’ll see that the passenger seat says “Honda” on the back. A conversation with the photographer led me to conclude this with either a Honda or SYM Dakota […]

Mod American frontiersman?

18. July 2006

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IMG_9499 Originally uploaded by whipartist. whipartist, who shot this photo, says: “As I was driving back to the office, I passed this guy on a scooter and got his permission to take a picture.” Quite a character, eh? With the tasseled pants and assorted animal trappings he sorta made me think of what would happen […]

Your Very Own Personal Tank – Popular Science

17. July 2006

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You may remember this 1-track oddity from a previous post. I didn’t know they were pitching this as a snowmobile replacement… Anyway, take a gander of the popular science piece: Your Very Own Personal Tank – Popular Science: “You may not have room in your garage (or budget) for a dirt bike and a snowmobile […]

Japanese waste no time in pimping new VOX

17. July 2006

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Of course it was only a matter of time before the Vox (or as it will be called here the “C Cubed”), got a visit from Japan’s pimp-fairy. We found a shop that will sell you the parts to make your C^3 look less like a Harley Topper and more like a head-scratching eyesore. I […]

Chinese scooters not getting the cold shoulder on custom parts

16. July 2006

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(Velocity 150 seen here with its slow OEM pipe) Like ‘em or not, the Chinese clone scooters are big sellers. I’m sure you recognize the one above. Well, if you made custom performance parts you would be dumb to over look this fact. So MPR, Martin Performance Racing, has developed the “MRP Turbo Kit Dual […]

New jet helmet from Torx "Morris"

14. July 2006

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While snoopin’ around Scooter-Infos.com, I ran into this news. French helmet maker Torx is introducing a super-fine jet helmet called “Morris”. Here’s the translated specs: – Cap polycarbonate- Approximately 1500 gr.-3 possible configurations: écran/visière or screen or visor- Delivered with 2 mask pivots- ScotchGuard Interior analleric- Entirely dismountable and washable- fast Loop- adjustable Screen by […]