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Behind the scenes of the NPS600 SuperRuckus

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The most sinister of scooters, the NPS600, was first mentioned on the Scoop back in 2007 with a tiny little video. This Kansas City contraption is the masterpiece of a madman called “PomeRuck” over on the TotalRuckus.com site (see title link). After the video we wanted more. How was it done? What sort of work […]

Friggin’ sweet custom airbrushed helmets

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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(The Spawn lid? NICE! Who’s gonna be the first to get an Ironman helmet?) I just ran into this the other day. Air Asylum Kustom Airbrush Graphics (or A.A.K.A.G.?), where the artist paints helmets, welders masks, bikes, cars, guitars and more. Look around the web and you’ll find other cool examples. If you’re wondering about […]

Scooters featured in Rod & Kulture Magazine

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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(Here’s a scan of just 1 page from the 4 page article. Looks like fun! Except for the whole “makin’ out with the pavement” part.) If you get Traditional Rod & Kulture Illustrated magazine in your neck-of-the-woods, then you’ll probably find lucky issue #13 on your shelfs by now (Spring 2008). Rod & Kulture is […]

WTF?! of the week – The Evil Honda Helix

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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Usually when you think “Honda Scooters” it might conjure up thoughts of cuteness (Metro) or oddness (most everything else)… but when you’ve seen what I’ve seen lurking around craigslist, it might change your mind. Check out THIS Honda Helix of DOOOOM! It was an ’86 like my own Uhura back in the day. I think […]

Super Street (car) Magazine covers the RUCKUS?!

Friday, April 11, 2008

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(I had to rub my eyes in disbelief! Scooters in SUPER STREET MAGAZINE!?) First of all, thanks to my fellow Hooligan, Casey, who brought this to my attention. After a failed attempt to find this magazine (April 2008) in my local book store, I resorted to Google. It didn’t take look before I found it, […]

Renntech Puts the "ART" in SMART

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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(The craftsmen at Renntech have pulled out all the stops in this baby!) LAKE PARK, FL – 01 April, 2008 – RENNTECH 7.22 Takes Smart Performance to New Levels RENNTECH’s 722 tuning package for the Mercedes SLR McLaren supercar has been generating a lot of attention recently, as has RENNTECH’s appointment as the American agent […]