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3-Wheeled microcar vs. the Roller Ninjas

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

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

Thursday, July 5, 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

Thursday, July 5, 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 […]

Video: Carver in action on Top Gear

Thursday, July 5, 2007

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Cleat reminded me the other day of a… um… vehicle called the Carver One. It’s the in the family of car-cycles. You know, enclosed, less than 4 wheels, may or may not tilt, usually hauls no more than 2 people. Since these vehicles are so hard to classify, I like to discuss them here. Even […]

Return of the Ape Calessino! (don’t get TOO excited)

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

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(neither this classically styled Ape nor her accompanying prancing nymph will be available for you to order in the USA. *sniff*) The new, limited edition “Ape Calessino” is currently on tour in Portofino, Forte dei Marmi, Capri, Taormina and Porto Rotondo (which sounds much more romantic than their English translations of Fine Port, Fort of […]

Scariest scooter, EVER!

Friday, June 29, 2007

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scooter dragster équipe dragmobUploaded by pulsoreacteur Here’s an, um… slightly upgraded 125cc MBK. It’s not going very fast. Probably gets horrible gas mileage. Can’t be used to sneak up on someone, yet it has the potential to make the craziest scooter tuner’s head spin. WICKED! Click the title link to see the French comments translated.