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Ducati Cruiser – The sweet little scooter that never was

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Wow! Thanks to Dudel in Seattle for filling us in on this little known fact. Ducati had at one time created a SWEEET scooter called the Cruiser. Looks great, burns clean and even pushed along at 12 HP! Imagine what could have been if they went into full production with her. The only improvement I […]

Hip little helmet from Caberg – Downtown S Gipsy

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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Straight from Bergamo Italy comes the Caberg helmet. This outstanding example is from their Jet collection. New for 2007 it’s the Caberg Downtown S Gipsy. We don’t have a lotta details here, but maybe it’s better that we don’t… it would just make you envious that we can’t get ‘em here. I really dig the […]

APE gone Bananas

Monday, January 22, 2007

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Motoblog.it told me about this video titled “Ape Freestyle” and it goes well with the snow drifting video. While it’s kinda fun and cool I can’t help but feel bad for that POOR LITTLE APE!

Cool new enduro jacket makes you look like Blowtorch

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

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While poking around motoblog.it I found an interesting jacket from UFO Plast in Italy. It’s an enduro jacket called the MX-17. VERY visible, as you can see, and sort of reminded me of Blowtorch from the old GI Joe days. Now, I’m not sure if it is armored or not, so it may be a […]

Hey! Don’t forget your safety ge….stun

Thursday, January 11, 2007

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vespachik Originally uploaded by athandidas. You know me… Mr. Safety. But what could you possibly say?! Excuse me miss… would you please put on a helmet, some riding pants with boots, a jacket and some gloves? Nice fenderlight by the way! Thanks athandidas for sharing!

Rumor Mill – Honda may grace US shores with the SH300i!

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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(Take me to your leader! Is the SH300i preparing to invade America?) You may recall me begging back in October… groveling for Honda to bring us the SH300i. Just when I thought all hope was lost on Honda, Susan, a dedicated Helix owner and rabid scooter researcher in New Jersey, found a little tidbit that […]