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Two wheeled tractor? The EcoRider

23. August 2010

I don’t believe these are in production any more, but back in 2006 you could still buy them. Scootish Scottish motorcycle manufacturer, EcoRider, produced their version of the Rokon called the Hippo, but instead of two wheel drive this bike had a diesel engine. The 230cc diesel bike would cost you about $4000 if it […]

State of the Scooter Union – The Great Depressurization

21. August 2010

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(I just got out of Dr. Buzz’s lecture on the scooter business and it was harsh.) During my dreadful pondering and languid contemplation of exactly how to address the current state of the scooter industry; longtime scooter industry guru, father and creative-type who would likely drink free at Comic-Com for being confused with a famous […]

DWI Cop kills motorcyclist and has charges dropped

21. August 2010

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DWI Cop kills motorcyclist and has charges dropped

Above The Law was bad when it was a cheesy Seagal movie from the late 80′s… It’s even worse when it’s real life. An Indiana police officer, David Bisard, crashed his cruiser into two stopped motorcycles on Aug. 6, killing 30 year old Eric Wells and injuring two other people. But, that’s not all… he […]

World’s smallest car back in production?

20. August 2010

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World’s smallest car back in production?

Can you believe it? Dragon’s Den Investment is actually thinking about resurrecting the Peel! In case you forgot or never watched one of the most entertaining episodes of Top Gear, the Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar manufactured in 1962 and 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. Brand new it […]

Icon turns down the ‘agro’, boosts the safety

16. August 2010

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Historically, Icon Motorsports has been a rider gear company that’s been everything to everyone. It didn’t matter if you liked the mechanic look, the “pants optional” Power Ranger look, the Ghost Rider look, the ninja look, the zombie look, the vintage racing look, the medieval knight, the Dragon, the Dragon, the Monster, the Rocketeer, the Pop […]

Salt’s Liev Schreiber talks about his Vespa on The Daily Show

1. August 2010

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Watch, at 4min 33sec (drag the bar to here ^ because I couldn’t get the SeekTo function to work), to see a straight faced Liev Schreiber talk about his transition from motorcycle to Vespa while the well trained audience chuckles in anticipation of a Stewart Joke like so many Pavlov’s dogs. Watch as Liev schools […]