Home-brew Schwinn Stingray chopper moped

14. March 2008

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Home-brew Schwinn Stingray chopper moped Originally uploaded by jiminyshiznit Found terrorizing the streets of Portland. This is one wicked ped!Thanks to jiminyshiznit for sharing! Click the image to check out some more closeup shots. I hear “Born to be Wild” in my head every time I look at this thing.

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Do moped riders have to wear protective gear?

14. December 2007

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Thanks to reality-fan who is sharing this photo from his flickr account (title link). Here Sonya Olson makes one ponder… Do mopedists reallly need to wear protective gear? I mean, she can’t be going THAT fast, right? You know… as long as she promises to stay at less than 10 MPH and only ride on […]

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Need help spending $39,000? Buy a 50cc hybrid moped

8. December 2007

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“Far out” cannot sufficiently describe this baby. What we have here is one of five in existence. It’s a Pi X Plug-in Hybrid 500cc 50cc (I don’t know how that extra “0″ got in there) moped. What’s so special about it, is that it was built for and tested for Bonneville speed trials… that and […]

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Wouldn’t this make a cool moped?

16. October 2007

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This was found at engadget: We’ve certainly seen a few unique bicycles in our day, but the Switchbike truly caters to a very unique crowd. This interesting creation, seen at Holland Innovation, looks like your average cruiser at first glance, but by simply leaning back and pulling up the handlebars, this thing becomes downright Chopper-like. […]

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Damn. Someone stole Hollywood "Throw a Kit" Holt’s moped

26. September 2007

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Got this message in my box yesterday and it sucks. Someone stole dude’s moped. I don’t have any photos of it, so all I can do for now is hope they can hunt it down. Good luck Holt!

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This is what Coldplay meant

23. August 2007

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When they said it was all yellow. Interesting coincidence. Very sweet ped.Thanks for sharing “Telstar Logistics”. Can I just call you “Mr. Logistics”? Sounds cooler.

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