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Honda planning some electric innovations of their own.

31. July 2007

Dudel, or as we know him around these parts “Scoop Doggy Dog”, has a hot scoop for ya like a big ‘ole ball of sticky rice (with a side of Hawaiian macaroni salad and some teriaki chicken… Man, I need to each some lunch and I wish we had a Noho’s here). As I was […]

Worlds fastest Vespa

31. July 2007

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This is what you get when you cram a blown, big block 540 Chevy, TH-400 Auto Tranny, Chrome 4 Link 9″ Rear with a 390 Posi on a tube chassis INTO a Vespa 400 body. If you like to go a little bit fast and have $79,000 (OBO) to spare, you can buy it from […]

Piaggio planning to take electric bikes to the next level with their 2-wheel drive electric moped

30. July 2007

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Just a few days ago Piaggio filed for a US Patent on an ElectriPed and Dudel was there to scoop it up. From what I’ve read it’s the perfect urban green machine! You can select between rear wheel or 2-wheel drive… with both engaged your battery drains a bit quicker BUT you’ll be able to […]

Help a fellow Austin Scooterist. Vote so that Kevin can play Austin City Limits!

30. July 2007

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(How can you NOT vote for a guy named after a great Italian Birra?) Austin’s very own Kevin Peroni, seen below with his lovely wife, has a dream… and that dream is is play the biggest regularly occurring outdoor music event in all of Texas, maybe the WORLD; Austin City Limits (ACL). You can help […]

Another great Stumptown Classic!

30. July 2007

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(Patrick from P-Town Scooters droppin’ knowledge during the Stumptown Classic) This past weekend kicked off Portland’s longstanding mid-summer rally, formerly known as Rally From Hell. Happening primarily in the city of Portland, Oregon (aka: Stumptown), this year’s rally is hosted by seven clubs. This is “how it went down”: Our theme: THREE TIMES THE HARM! […]

Sittin’ on Chrome

30. July 2007

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Chrome Vespa Originally uploaded by tony.wong This photo, what what I suspect, is from the Vespa Shop in Amsterdam. If Queen Amidala rode a scooter, this is what it would look like… A modern Vespa in all its chromie glory. Thanks to Tony.Wong for sharing!