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Teaser shot – The 2009 SYMBA

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Lookie here y’all! Fresh off the boat, it’s the 2009 SYMBA from who else but SYM. I’ve had a chance to give her a physical and even a test ride. Here’s my first impressions: - She’s slim… VERY slim. The widest part of the Symbais about as wide as my shoulders. - She’s a four […]

News Flash! The SYM version of the Cub is OFFICIALLY headed our way!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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(It’s coming in Monza RED? Just like the good ol’ days!) Ladies and gents, hang on to yer hats. A very reliable source tells us that the SYM’s Wowow is officially coming to the USA and they’ve provided us images of the forthcoming colors as well as the official name, SYMBA! Get it? SYMba? Tiger […]

Cannonball is ON!

Monday, September 15, 2008

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(I’m not certain if any of the competitors grew the obligatory facial hair before the run) Whew! This is exciting! This year’s 3000+ mile Cannonball Run is close race right now with Patrick Owens of Team First Kick (the 2006 Manual Kitted class champion) just minutes behind Jess of Team Bastard. Right now they just […]

VesBot! Transform!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Doooooood! Check out this supa-fly piece from Jeremy Slagle! A Vespa-like scooterbot that he did in Adobe Illustrator. LOVE the detail! Helmet in the right hand. Shoulder bag with 85 mpg patch. Seat like an arm shield. I’m afriad to say that I’m actually geeky enough to wear this shirt… should it ever show up […]

Kuroneko gets his hands on a Suzuki Gemma!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Here’s a write up from our friend Kuroneko in Japan. He gives it a good comparison to the Yamaha Morphous (Maxam) and the Honda Helix (Fusion). Take it away Neko! The Gemma is 100mm shorter than my Maxam, so it feels considerably more nimble on the road. Corners and lane changes are a lot less […]

And they join together to form a ROBOT!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Ok, just joking about the “robot” part. I just wanted to show you that the Japanese weren’t alone with their love of sweeet scooter customs. Furange of Korea does a nice job of creating some eye-popping customs (as seen here). If you’d like to see more of their pimpmanship, click on the title link. They’ve […]