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Honda introduces the Wave110i

25. February 2010

One benefit of having a Honda plant in your own country is that the team there has a REAL understanding of your market; take Thailand for instance. The Honda Thailand factory is producing exactly what the population demands (a large number of big-wheel scooters in the 110 cc-150 cc range). Last week Honda announced that […]

R.I.P. GM Hummer 1992 – 2010

24. February 2010

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(photo source) So, the end has finally come for the old Hummer. Yes, THAT Hummer. WHAT HAPPENED?! Where did it all go wrong?! We used to LOVE the Hummer. HECK! Back in 2002 tax payers and oil exporting countries used to SUBSIDIZE the Hummer through a government issued $100,000 tax credit (later reduced to $25,000), […]

Bicycle crime fighter vs. scooter villians

24. February 2010

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Bicycle crime fighter vs. scooter villians

Bicycleman wins. From what I understand a lady in Wenzhou, China had her purse snatched by a couple of thugs on a scooter, she screams. Just seconds later security cameras catch a bicycling bystander calmly dismounting his bicycle and then forcefully hurling it at the criminals sending them sliding down the pavement. The moral of […]

The Kiss scooter – Is it better than its video?

24. February 2010

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The Kiss scooter – Is it better than its video?

I don’t pretend to know everything about every scooter, so you should forgive me when I say that I’ve never heard of the Crossrunner brand out of Alpharetta, Georgia. I doubt you have either, until NOW that is. I only ask that if you watch this video that you refrain from taking out your aggressions […]

2010 Indy Dealer Expo videos published

19. February 2010

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Alrighty! Casey and Steve have survived the 2010 Indy Dealer Expo relatively unscathed (with the exception of their brutally maimed sleep schedule) and have managed to post a couple of dozen video clips from the show. All of them can be seen HERE> on Youtube. Just in case your not familiar, the Indianapolis Powersports Dealer […]

Only 10 days left in the big Piaggio sale!

18. February 2010

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Only 10 days left in the big Piaggio sale!

I was just poking around the Piaggio site to see what was new and saw an ad for promotion that ends in 10 days. The details go like so: $0 Down/ $0 payments/ 0% Interest Act now to take advantage of $0 down/ $0 payments/ 0% interest on purchases of new and unused 2009 and […]