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Honda to show off two exciting new developments in Tokyo

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Our good friend Aki Hasegawa in Japan caught this press release on the wind today. In it, Honda was announcing some tasty items to be displayed at the Tokyo Auto Show; both were items we had heard of, like the HFT, a newly developed hydraulic transmission system that looks rather spiffy AND the wicked Honda […]

Slightly off topic: Zeel Bobster for sale

Monday, September 10, 2007

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They may not do scooters, but I’m sure there are some scooterists out there who can appreciate what Zeel Design is doing with motorcycles… especially with THIS oddity, the Zeel Bobster. I mean, if you’re gonna make a tricycle, it might as well look like a damn TRICYCLE! The Kneeslider (title link) made a little […]

I wonder if they jump over scooterists too

Thursday, August 23, 2007

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I hope you have good weather tomorrow ’cause it’s NATIONAL RIDE TO WORK DAY!

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

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That’s right folks! If you’ve been letting the scoot collect dust during the work week, tomorrow’s the day to change that. Motorcycle and scooter riders’ 16th annual commuting day is Wednesday, July 18th. Participation in the yearly demonstration is estimated to triple the number of riders on the road. Motorcycle and scooter groups and organizations […]

The Rockers vs. Sauds rally of 1984

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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Al Khawkhah, Nordjemen 1984 Originally uploaded by jochen.westermann Sure, it was a stretch, but I think it works. Thanks jochen.westermann for the share action!

The Enertia electric motorbike – news from Engadget

Monday, July 9, 2007

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The electric motorbike scene is so in right now, with the fourth that we’ve written about in the last two months being the Brammo Enertia. The Enertia is a plug-in bike that does 0-60 MPH in under 4 seconds and can go for up to 50 miles on one charge. Brammo is an Ashland, Oregon-based […]