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Ghost Morph in Tokyo

18. November 2006

Streetbike Tokyo Originally uploaded by jonas_stokke. jonas_stokke shares this photo of a pearl white Yamaha Morphous near Shibuya… parked next to a white cone, right over a white stripe. Kinda surrealistic. Doesn’t the Morph look heart-throbbingly excessive? Makes me hope they actually release the Maxam 3000 (also known as the two-wheeled Cadillac El Camino.) http://wapurl.co.uk/?KCVCUS8

Makes me want a dog

18. November 2006

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Michelle_4238 Originally uploaded by mixelcores. Hi Michelle! Saw this photo with the waaay cool dog in the back and thought “what a great accessory!”. A cool-ass dog that wears green googles?!?! That rocks! Thanks for sharing mixelcores!

More details on getting your head into an Italian helmet

18. November 2006

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(Nice animation and write up on the Momo ‘can’ at webBikeWorld.com, a great resource for helmets) You may recall back in October we mentioned someone on Amazon who was importing crates of Italian helmets (see: sexy hotness) and providing them to us lowly latecomers (see: the Americans). Yes, they are finally available here after HOW […]

Derbi produces mixed emotions with the Boulevard S 125/250

17. November 2006

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Good ‘ole Bryce Ludwig made a discovery on one of Derbi’s offerings (not that we’d ever see it here). Bryce suspects that it’s related to the SportCity from Derbi’s sister company Aprilia. Bryce goes on with: Here is a really interesting new Derbi Boulevard S. I looked at it and the Aprilia SportCity flashed to […]

Piaggio Beverly Cruiser deets

17. November 2006

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(DAMN! Look at the size of that photon generator on that baby! I wonder how many candles she puts out.) Dudel has pointed out this image of the low-key Piaggio Bev Cruiser as it was found on Motorfreaks.nl. I’m still collecting data, so we’ll be short on ‘deets’ (details) till tomorrow morn. Thanks again Dudel! […]

More juicy details on the VESPA LXS 125

17. November 2006

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VESPA S 125 Engine Single-cylinder 4 stroke LEADER, two-way catalytic converter and secondary air system Bore/stroke 57/48.6 mm Displacement 124 cc Max power at crankshaft 7.6 Kw (10.3 hp) at 8,000 rpm Max torque 9.6 Nm at 6,000 rpm Fuel Unleaded Valve train SOHC, two valve Cooling Forced air Starter Electric and kick starter Lubrication […]