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Video: T-Rex travels at ass-blistering speeds on Fifth Gear

5. July 2007

Ok. Follow the car-cycle formula found in the Carver One and remove the “enclosed” part so that it’s just “covered”. Reverse the wheel configuration so that you have two in the front and one in the back. Bump the top speed up nearly 50MPH, to 157MPH “if you’ve got the nerve” and throw that tilting […]

Video: Carver in action on Top Gear

5. July 2007

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Cleat reminded me the other day of a… um… vehicle called the Carver One. It’s the in the family of car-cycles. You know, enclosed, less than 4 wheels, may or may not tilt, usually hauls no more than 2 people. Since these vehicles are so hard to classify, I like to discuss them here. Even […]

Tiny Post: Pimp My Fusion (Helix)

3. July 2007

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Pimp my bikeOriginally uploaded by dloko As dloko says: These guys had totally pimped out this bike. It’s got two widescreen displays, neon and a very loud soundsystem. Awesome. Nevermind the Saudi Arabian guy on the right, he just jumped in the picture for some reason. Thanks for sharing dloko! (this is off the topic, […]

Return of the Ape Calessino! (don’t get TOO excited)

3. July 2007

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(neither this classically styled Ape nor her accompanying prancing nymph will be available for you to order in the USA. *sniff*) The new, limited edition “Ape Calessino” is currently on tour in Portofino, Forte dei Marmi, Capri, Taormina and Porto Rotondo (which sounds much more romantic than their English translations of Fine Port, Fort of […]

The 500cc Sidecar (more detail)

3. July 2007

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P1000909Originally uploaded by scooter-center.com Here’s some more visual detail on that 500cc Sidecar we had video of last week Looks like it’s a product of Scooter-Center.com Love the flat black… very scary.Click on this link to see more like the crazy front suspension and braking setup.