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Off to the Expo

12. February 2009

Every year in February the power sports dealers of America converge on Indianapolis to see the latest offerings from around the globe. If you wonder where we’ll be for the next 6 days, look no further than the Lucas Oil Stadium or Indiana Convention Center. Our good friend Casey and I will do our best […]

How to make people smile – Customize your helmet

10. February 2009

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Haha! Come on now, you can tell me if you saw this helmet going down the street you wouldn’t crack a smile. This Lego minifig helmet is the work of Sebastian Errazuriz. See title link for the source of this post. I’d still like to see a scooter helmet made to look like the Rocketeer‘s.

WTF of the Week: Smallest roach coach?

9. February 2009

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That’s what I thought when I saw it. This is actually some sort of homebrew taxi that was seen out and about during the Beijing Olympics. I don’t have any other details, but if it were 2am on a Friday night and this thing passed by bellowing bratwurst smoke I’d chase it down. Click the title link […]

Comments temporarily out of order

7. February 2009

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I was in the middle of getting hit by a spambot at 10:40pm and had to shut them down. Only had to delete 7 messages, so we caught it pretty early. We’ll bring them back up shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

OG Cookie Monster rolls a Spree

4. February 2009

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Hrm… Honda Spree + Cookie Monster + Jay Z = some funny $#!+Warning, not recommended for kids under… um, let’s say 12, due to foul language and mild violence. Thanks to VacantManifesto for sharing and Tim for the silliest scoop of the day.:D

Imagine if you will… BMW returning to the scooter market

4. February 2009

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Here’s a very detailed rendering from our old friend Oberdan Bezzi . He’s charmed us before with his dreamy designs, he had recently done work for Massimo Tartarini (Italjet) and now it looks like he’s got his sights set on BMW with what he is calling the SCT800. This “what-if” design uses a twin cylinder, 4 […]