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The Smart Cars are here! Tour begins in California

31. May 2007

Warren over at Mototek (Austin) forwarded THIS image from a California hotel room window in Burbank. From what I gather it’s the beginning of the SMART car exposure campaign in the USA. If you live in Burbank, keep an eye out for these guys and say “Hi” to Arch (who shot this photo) if you […]

Scientists discover source of global warming

31. May 2007

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moped donna smoking ped Originally uploaded by joepyrek In a breakthrough discovery today, scientists at the Institute for Stinky Moped Research have simultaneously pinpointed the sole cause of the world’s greenhouse gases, CFCs, Smog, Ozone, lung cancer, cataracts, emphysema, bronchitis, skin cancer, and Capnophobia. Moped Donna’s Garelli. Click on the image and look at the […]

Channel 4 Video – The Indian Job (600 miles in an Autorickshaw)

29. May 2007

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You ever want an Autorickshaw? Maybe not like this modern, minivan looking version (I personally think it’s kinda cool), but how about a Piaggio designed Bajaj? If not, you WILL once you’ve watched this wonderful video from Nick Gibbs called “The Indian Job”. If you’re a REAL thrill seeker, you’ll actually drive one in India. […]

Finally a Hummer with better gas mileage than a scooter!

28. May 2007

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Well, ok… it doesn’t have some of the luxuries of a normal Hummer; things like AC, leather seats, chrome rims, windows, an exhaust system, a fuel system or anything like that. It does have AM/FM CD player and will alllmost hit 15 MPH. You can check the specs here. Build yer own for about $200, […]

I remember when R&D didn’t mean Rip-off & Duplicate

28. May 2007

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Digging through my latest issue of TAG Magazine and I saw this little tidbit. As it says here, “this photo shows an R&D department in Vietnam where they’re putting the finishing touches to a prototype of a new 125cc air-cooled SYM. Tisk-tisk (shakes head). I guess it just doesn’t pay to innovate any more. I […]

Miami Herald – Scooter riders risk necks to save on gas

28. May 2007

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(Rowdy scooterists always to blame… making life tough for poor, defenseless SUV drivers) Here’s a rare story about how economics increases the scooter population. Well, what makes it rare is the tone of the writer. Larry “LL Cruel Jay” Lebowitz, bust out with this (snippet): With gas prices hovering at the previously unthinkable level of […]