Tag Archive | "Honda"

Friday Moment of Zen

Friday, June 26, 2009

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Believe it or not, this is a mid-80s Honda Aero 50 scooter: It started out looking something like this:

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Speaking of "Posties"…

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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(Oh!  You ride a Postie?  I’ve got a special delivery for you my dear.) I like work-themed bikes.  I’ve always said if I got my hands on a Big Ruckus, I’d turn it into a military messenger bike.  Well, if I got my hands on a cub, I would undoubedly spend untold hours and dollars […]

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The Moonbeam

Monday, June 22, 2009

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The Scooter Scoop is about “Scooter and Microcar News, Reviews, Commentary and the Celebration of Wheeled Oddities.” Then truly I have found the Scooter Scoop Holy Grail™ – The Moonbeam: The Moonbeam is a microcar made from two scooters and certainly a wheeled oddity. The Moonbeam was created by Jory Squibb for a measly $2500 […]

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Top Gear – The Vietnam Special

Sunday, June 21, 2009

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On December 28, 2008 BBC 2 broadcast a special edition of the award winning show Top Gear in which the hosts were challenged to travel approximately 800 miles from Saigon to Halong Bay in the span of 8 days. Traditionally the hosts equip themselves with cars using money supplied by the program, but this time […]

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Australian Postie Bike Challenge

Friday, June 19, 2009

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If you are anything like me, you saw Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boreman in Long Way Round and thought to yourself “Self, you need to go on an epic, continent-spanning adventure on a bike!” It’s at that point your brain kicks in and you imagine dying in the desert from exposure and snake bites. Well […]

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Hollywood Holt gets flattery from a scooter crew

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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You remember “Throw a kit“, right?  How could you NOT?  Well TheBuhayProject has put together a version they describe like this: A parody of Throw a kit by Hollywood holt but instead of mopeds, this one’s for the scooters.  It’s about Honda Sprees and when it comes to fixing them, just clean the carb… and RIDE […]

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