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The Honda CG150 Titan Mix

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Earlier this year Honda released a new motorcycle in to the Brazilian market – The CG150 Titan Mix, a motorcycle designed to run on ethanol, gasoline or a mixture of the two. The bike is being sold exclusively in the Brazilian market because of the huge market there (almost 2 million bikes sold in 2008 […]

Vectrix expands its line-up with 2 new scooters!

Monday, January 19, 2009

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(The flagship VX-1, introduced in 2007 get’s some new graphics) (The VX-1E is the economy version of the VX-1 at $8,495) (The VX-2 is expected in June with an MSRP of $5,195)Images courtesy of our friends at Ripley Radio. Thanks a bunch! Vectrix has come out the gate at today’s NY Motorcycle Show with a […]

Scooters make the top 10 vehicles for the "Financiapocalypse"

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Beating out the Bicycle and Mini-Winnebago as best ride for the post $700 BILLION dollar bail-out is a long time favorite of ours, the lowly Scooter. Scooters don’t normally conjure up visions of Mad Max, but it could (ask the HiTechRedneck). To read the rest of this top 10 on jalopnik.com, click on the title […]

Rise of the Roboscooters

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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(Photo source: ScooterInsight.it) Here’s a news piece from an up-and-coming blog on Electric Vehicles called EVpulse.com. Yes, she’s related. Now on to more great news from SYM! The foldaway electric Roboscooter, joint designed with MIT Media Lab and NEXT Consortium, is about to become more than a prototype. Check out this bit of background from […]

New HAY powered car! Exhaust is still a problem

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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Now if there were some way to get more than 1 horse power out of her. Anyone have some tuning ideas for this baby? Would you believe it’s from Dubai? Click on the title link to see MUCH more of this contraption.

UK Police already watching you, can now sneak up on your arse.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

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(The Vectrix has a whole new career and uniform to match)David D. sent over this scoop from London Bikers (title link). Looks like the Hampshire police force has put a couple of these babies on the road for a 6 month test run. Their goal? Reduce carbon emissions, save money, sneak up on your arse […]