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Gilera Fuoco 500 Rocks! American’s green with envy. Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Isn’t that the way it goes? Gilera, of the Piaggio family, is not available in the USA… which means they must create the best maxi-scooter ever. Motoblog.it has recently touched on a review from Lorenzo Baroni. In the review Lorenzo discovers that you truly cannot fall off of the 500cc monster (as seen in the […]

Vigillante – What I expected the Batscooter to look like

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

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(In black of course, not 80′s hot-pants red) Found this little post while putzing around the Hybrid Car forums. These are limited production kit carsThe kits start at $12,500 Specifications: 0 to 60mph: 3.0 seconds1/4 mile: under 10 secondsat 150+ mphTop Speed: over 200 mphBraking: 1 “g”Cornering: 1 “g”Under 1,500 poundsUp to 700 hp street-legalsmall […]

Largest commercially available Vespa – The Vespacar P2

Friday, June 15, 2007

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While prowling the Lisbon Zoo, our Portuguese corespondent Pedro Pinheiro came face-to-face with THIS spectacle… A Vespacar P2. Pete says it was bigger than an APE, about the size of a compact car. Check out the tight custom lightening bolts!. Here you can see the plush interior. You could eat off the floor! (if you […]

Harley Davidson applies for a patent to be like a scooter

Thursday, June 7, 2007

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(Well then, lookie here. The Piaggio MP3 has a new, burlier cousin.)While checking the pulse over at TheKneeSlider I ran into this image. It seems Motorcycle Daily has dug up a patent application from Harley Davidson for their tilting 3-wheeler. The front end appears much more complex than what I’ve seen in the MP3 and […]

Cree SAM – What you get when you cross a…

Friday, June 1, 2007

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What 2-passenger vehicle releases Zero emissions, goes up to 52MPH, covers 30 to 40 miles per charge and looks like the bastard child in a three-way between a Smart Crosstown, that Vectrix 3-wheeler concept scooter and Darth Guppy? Why, the Cree SAM, that’s what. With it’s award winning aesthetics (that’s what they say), the Swiss […]

Channel 4 Video – The Indian Job (600 miles in an Autorickshaw)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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You ever want an Autorickshaw? Maybe not like this modern, minivan looking version (I personally think it’s kinda cool), but how about a Piaggio designed Bajaj? If not, you WILL once you’ve watched this wonderful video from Nick Gibbs called “The Indian Job”. If you’re a REAL thrill seeker, you’ll actually drive one in India. […]