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Cap10k Noisemaker Ride 2008

31. March 2008

(Disregarding the traffic laws never felt so GOOD! Oops! I may have spoken too soon.) Another great year for Austin’s own Capitol 10k Run. For the Austin scooterists it started out at around 6:30am. Riding into town with all the new construction, the smell of pine and gypsum was lingering in the humid air. We […]

Yamaha Taiwan confuses and bewilders with new Vino

31. March 2008

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It starts off innocent enough with the stamp “Chihuahua THE DOG, Kids Artist Collection.”This is a Yamaha of Taiwan Vino that has gotten its styling cues from a tiny Mexican dog. We don’t have them here in the US, but in Taiwan they think this things are cute. I thought so too until I read […]

This poor Velo

29. March 2008

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IMG_4722 Originally uploaded by Ville.fi Oh my! This poor little Velocifero must have taken a wrong turn down an Italian back ally. It looks shocked and desperate. “Save me PLEEEASE! I need your help!” Thanks to Ville.fi for the share!

Because, Mods vs. Rockers is so "yesterday"

28. March 2008

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(It’s so true and sad that it makes me wanna cry.) Today the class wars continue just south of the border in the “Emos vs. Rockabillies” war. Casey sent me this link and I thought it was from The Onion at first, but this stuff is REALLY going on. Click on the title link to […]

Off Topic – Easily the most profound video I’ve seen in years

27. March 2008

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John Watson shares media links with me every once in a while. Most links are quick, little bits of interest. They pop up, I go “hrm…” or “haha!” or “I need to share this with the readers!”. Well THIS definitely falls into the last category. I don’t know why this video had such a huge […]

Ralph Wild wants to see you on a wild new Vespa S

27. March 2008

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If you’re the kind of guy/gal who likes smells, and WHO ISN’T!? You might wanna point your nose in Ralph Lauren’s direction because he’s giving away a Hawt new Vespa S (in Red). I was going to keep this to myself to increase my chances of scoring the big prize… but I couldn’t do that […]