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Speaking of unique tires… check out the Benelli 49

15. November 2006

Benelli’s not gonna settle for your standard issue black tire… Nooooo way. The 49 prototype has a set of tires that say BAM! They look like Innovas. It’s a good match here, thumbs up! Thanks to the Always blog for sharing!

Spinners are so 1998… Now you’re ridin’ on glass!

15. November 2006

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Ok… it’s really polycarbonate, but it’s clear as glass. Interesting idea from D’Vinci Forgiato Radurra. One and a half inches of polycarb keep your wheels on the road and the $2000/ea price tag keeps your wallet in your pocket. If they came with transparent TIRES, that would be another story and would fit perfectly on […]

More details on the WORLDS MOST POWERFUL SCOOTER!

15. November 2006

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(Because you never know when you need to go 120 mph) Well we finally get a closer look at the GP 800 and upon closer inspection I find its look only moderately inspiring (IMHO). Here’s a few more details on the GP800 from Inside Bikes News: Piaggio have shown their new 839cc (51.2 cubic inches) […]

A real scooter find… Lambretta excavation

13. November 2006

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scooter_clarkieOriginally uploaded by eam31. Poking around flickr.com and saw the dirtiest Lambretta I’d ever laid eyes on. What was she DOING?! Mud-bogging?! I had to send Ellie a message asking for an explanation and here’s what she said: We were digging out a new bed (gardening), and the spade hit something which turned out to […]

White Continentals?

13. November 2006

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Baronia – Das Jugendrad Originally uploaded by qny. I wonder if they make the all white Continental tires for scooters. Anyone seen ‘em?

The Eicma 2006 announcements begin!

12. November 2006

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(this tiiiiny little photo is a glimpse of something REALLY big! 850cc’s BIG! It’s a Gilera, so I wouldn’t count on it being responsible for breaking the current big bore scooter record in the USA, currently at 650.) So, who’s got a booth at Eicma and what are they showing? Here’s a list (filling in […]