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Stellas are on the way!

Friday, November 30, 2007

Just got word from a VERY reliable source that the first few hundred 2008 Stellas are expected in January with more arriving later in spring. How exciting is THAT?! Look for them in these delicious flavors: Tangerine, Red, Black and new for 2008 POWDER BLUE (seen here) and AVOCADO with whitewall tires (to be seen […]

Genuine Buddy gets some major face time on prime time TV

Monday, October 22, 2007

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Somehow my wife got me to watch Desperate Housewives. I don’t know how… wait a minute, I DO remember. She said, “Hey look! There’s a scooter on TV!” I put on hold my nightly pedicure, Cognac and a cigar… no wait, I was folding clothes, and she rewound to the point where I saw a […]

The Genuine Buddy gets a 250 mile test ride.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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(Just checked the tire pressure and I’m ready to roll!) What started out as a promise back in August evolved into something much larger. Back when Alix’s journey was expected to be 9,000 miles ending in Crawford I had posted that I would like to ride up to meet her. Forty six days later I […]

P.E.A.C.E. Scooter Ride is complete! Congratulations to Alix Bryan!

Monday, October 15, 2007

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(The crew from the Urban Moto Shop in central Austin hosts a bang up welcome session for Alix to celebrate her 11,000+ mile journey.) What a wild ride… 200 miles of freeway on a Genuine Buddy, just so I could get a taste of what Alix put up with nearly every day for 3 months. […]

Riding to Crawford, TX tomorrow morning at 9am

Saturday, October 13, 2007

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Tomorrow I’m meeting up with a woman who has completed an AMAZING feat… 11,000 miles across the USA in 3 months on a Genuine Buddy! While I’m there I’ll be covering the event and then escorting Alix Bryan back to Austin where the Urban Moto Shop has a little BBQ & champaign toast planned for […]

Genuine Rattler AKA "Buck Ten" gets reviewed

Sunday, August 26, 2007

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(Think the Rattler was a bit small? Well, Dan’s no small fry and he loves it!) Dan Hoyt as self proclaimed “vehicle geek” from Middleton, CT was the first person to contact us with the scoop on this new gem from the Genuine Scooter Company. He ended up doing more than just taking her for […]