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Quadro 4D – Could a 4 wheeled scooter make it?

6. October 2010

(The 2011 Quadro 4D Scooter- Could having 4 wheels be its downfall?) What is there NOT to like about the radical 2012 Quadro 4D concept? Yes, it’ll be heavier than your standard 2 wheeled maxiscoot and more expensive to replace tires, but watch the video and look at the stability that four wheels offers the […]

Holiday Season Suggestion – Get a book!

5. October 2010

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We’re going to do a little product plugging for the next couple of months. We’re looking for things that are outstanding or unusual in the scooter world that would make great gift for the Holiday Season (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Ramadan, Winter Solstice, Saint Lucia Day, Festivus… did I miss any?). For the […]

Italjet giving it “that old college try”

28. September 2010

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I assume everyone here knows who Italjet is? Used to make a bunch of sweet, small displacement motorcycles, dirt bikes, terrible ATVs and some legendary scooters (Example one, two, three). Well, one of their most famous scooters was the Italjet Velocifero (seen here:) The cute, though slightly odd, little retro two-stroke 49cc scooter (5 HP) […]

Suzuki says e-Let’s go ELECTRIC!

27. September 2010

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(Suzuki skimpin’ on the image size like they are skimpin’ on the power. SOURCE) There’s not a whole lot of “ground breaking” going on with this two wheeled, electric, granny grocery getter BUT does reinforce the trend towards electric that we are seeing. We’ve got Honda, Yamaha, and a hand full of independents not to […]

Moped Superman does 85 on the freeway

15. September 2010

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EMBED-Crazy 85 MPH Moped Stunt – Watch more free videos You wanna know what 85 miles per hour looks like on a moped? Crazy. But if you don’t believe me, watch the vid!

Gas should be 50 cents a gallon now!

1. September 2010

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Robert Pretcher predicted a deflated oil market back in 2009 which was covered by Business Insider (via Bloomberg). In the story, Pretcher says: Oil should fall to between $4 and $10 a barrel based on a technical analysis called Elliott Wave principle, Prechter said in the Elliott Wave Theorist report last month. The forecast rests […]