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Smart – Dubai edition (I’m kidding)

6. November 2007

Aving.net had posted some images of what appears to be a gold plated SMART car. As a matter of fact, anywhere you see the image you’ll see someone refer to it as the gold plated SMART. Further research shows that they used a SLC (no, not Salt Lake City) “Surface Like Chrome” process. The German […]

Piaggio sales up for 2007

6. November 2007

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The Piaggio Group’s net motorcycle and scooter sales have both increased for the first nine months of its fiscal year in comparison to the same period a year ago. The manufacturer reported a 12.2 percent increase in motorcycle net sales ($337 million) and a 3 percent rise in scooter sales ($1.04 billion) in its third-quarter […]

Hrm… a way to make money with your scooter?

5. November 2007

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IMG_2330.JPG Originally uploaded by GregoryH GregoryH shares this photo of a p-series kiddie ride. This was shot in Barcelona, so I doubt that there’s one in your city. Whoever figures out a way to mount their scooter on one of those motion platforms might have a way to pay for their gas while they are […]

Best sidecar ever?

5. November 2007

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vespa Originally uploaded by brazov1971 Perfect for someone who is torn on getting that classic Vespa or getting the classic car. This pair is about as hip as it gets. You know what would be real cool? If you could walk across the platform and control the steering from the car. Anyway, thanks to brazov1971 […]

Diver driver on a Vespa

5. November 2007

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i polmoni del futuro Originally uploaded by oreundici This photo entitled “i polmoni del futuro”, or “lungs of the future” was shot in Italy. Maybe this is how riders in LA will need to travel if smog levels don’t drop. I don’t know exactly whats going on in this shot, but how often do you […]

Non Petroleum based "Green Motor Oil" = G-Oil

5. November 2007

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(There she is G-Oil! Not to be confused with Olive Oil, who is Popeye’s “goil” as he would say.) Found this over at the Kneeslider (see title link) who caught it on the Popular Mechanics site. Seems a new company, Green Earth Technologies, has come up with a way to render motor oil from beef […]