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Honda Oddities – In 2003 Honda introduces Solo

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Almost more motorcycle than we’d allow here at the scoop, but also very similar to the Sachs MadAss. When this baby hit my eye, I fell in love. Isn’t she charming? The image I found HERE and the whole background can be found at the Honda site HERE. I present to you just a snippet […]

Honda Oddities – Cubra AKA "Little Cub"

Saturday, September 1, 2007

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While flipping through the Tokyo Scooter Stuff flickr stream I saw THIS oddity. It’s a Honda Cubra with a bagger kit. The Cubra is Honda’s “little cub” that normally looks like this:Very nice lines if I say so myself. Very sporty looking little 49cc air cooled ride that got run over by a think tank […]

The most micro of micro cars gets a patent

Monday, August 6, 2007

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Dudel comes with another fresh scoop (no… not the clumping cat litter) from the US Patent Office. This one from a Taiwanese company. One thing to remember, as is the case with everything from the patent office, is that this little oddity may not ever see the light of day. They are essentially just calling […]

Worlds fastest Vespa

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

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This is what you get when you cram a blown, big block 540 Chevy, TH-400 Auto Tranny, Chrome 4 Link 9″ Rear with a 390 Posi on a tube chassis INTO a Vespa 400 body. If you like to go a little bit fast and have $79,000 (OBO) to spare, you can buy it from […]

If Prince only knew

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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Rockers & Rebels Cruise & Meet Originally uploaded by nico_chelseagrl You knew that The Purple One was a scooterist, right? Well, I’ve seen him on one. Anyway… if he knew a Purple Velvet Vespa PX existed he’s probably snap his fingers and have his legion of sex kittens build one for him. Thanks for sharing […]

Video: T-Rex travels at ass-blistering speeds on Fifth Gear

Thursday, July 5, 2007

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Ok. Follow the car-cycle formula found in the Carver One and remove the “enclosed” part so that it’s just “covered”. Reverse the wheel configuration so that you have two in the front and one in the back. Bump the top speed up nearly 50MPH, to 157MPH “if you’ve got the nerve” and throw that tilting […]