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Rally Announcement – Austin Texas – Go To Hell ]|[

29. October 2009

We’re just 8 days away from the “Go to Hell 3″ rally here in Austin, TX. The event is organized by the oldest surviving scooter club in Austin, Piston Broke. So, if you’ve got a bike with a manual transmission bring it on down! Click on the title link for more info. If you want […]

Is this how the speeder bike started out?

12. October 2009

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Minuses: Uncomfortable, no storage space, poor fuel efficiency for a scooter, burns through rear tires.Pluses: Would stand a good chance of smokin’ a Porsche 911 Turbo in a drag race. MCN, mostly known for Motorcycle News, couldn’t help themselves when they heard about this scooter of eeeeviiil. The 2Evil is a custom tweaked dragster that […]

The coolest way to keep your pants up

7. October 2009

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As long as we’re on the subject of tires, 1MinD1 has a selection of reuse belts made from an assortment of bicycle tires. You may disagree, but I think they are way chic! 1MinD1 also makes necklaces and earrings out of tires and inner tubes. If it looks like something you’d like go check out […]

White tires?

7. October 2009

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I have been daydreaming about customizing a “ghost” scooter… white EVERYthing that can possibly be white. I realize there are some things that can’t be white, but I could powder coat the engine… maybe the pipe. Here’s my problem, I can’t find all white tires. I’m looking for some 16″s. The Innova / Desser distributor […]

The BMW C1 is back… TO THE FUTURE!

7. October 2009

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We’ve been getting LOTS of excited emails on this HOT scoop from green.AutoBlog’s Jeremy Korzeniewski. He’s got a full line of pretty images and some details on the possible return of the BMW C1 in the form of the C1-E concept. My first response is “PLEASE be more than just a concept!” followed shortly by […]

Vote for Whiskey!

6. October 2009

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Scooter vixen and girlfriend of Casey, Emily Strange, comes to you as Princess Leia comes to Obi Wan… except, I guess, in this case I play the role of R2D2. I present you with this plea: Hello scooter friends! Ms. Whiskey is in a contest to be the National Spokesdog for The Dog Whisperer. If […]