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Gilera Fuoco 500 to arrive in the USA as the Piaggio MP3 500 (CONFIRMED)

18. September 2007

(woohoo! I can’t wait to do THIS)This could be the biggest news to hit all year… Are you ready? (takes grain of salt) The grapevine known as the ModernVespa Forum (see title link) has word from “Lucky Bastard”, that the attendees of the recent Piaggio dealer meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona were informed that the USA […]

The perfect all-weather commuter?

6. September 2007

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You may remember Pedro from Portugal. He’s healing up nicely at home now after his leg was run over by a big rig. Well, part of the deal with that accident was that he promised his family he’d retire his scooter for good. I respect that decision, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss riding. […]

3-Wheeled microcar vs. the Roller Ninjas

7. August 2007

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WOW! Let’s see… we’ve got a wild city Microcar chase… Um kay, add a generous portion of Japanese Roller Ninjas, uh huh… Cook at 350 until halfbaked. Voila! Se magnifique! I kinda feel like Alienhuman when he said: “Damn… I could swear I just saw a video of Japanese ninjas on rollerskates attacking a three […]

Video: Helix-3, for the person with more ingenuity than cash

5. July 2007

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Topping out at 56MPH comes this baby… The do it yourself tilting 3-wheeler. The mad scientist behind the Helix-3 believes that the 3-wheeler’s time has come. Here’s a quote: …in the last twenty years interest in three-wheelers has been revived. Many individuals and a number of factories such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Piaggio or Van-der-Brink offer […]

Video: T-Rex travels at ass-blistering speeds on Fifth Gear

5. July 2007

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Ok. Follow the car-cycle formula found in the Carver One and remove the “enclosed” part so that it’s just “covered”. Reverse the wheel configuration so that you have two in the front and one in the back. Bump the top speed up nearly 50MPH, to 157MPH “if you’ve got the nerve” and throw that tilting […]