April 2008

Yamaha CP250 and YP400 Scooter Recall

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/30/2008

in Motorcycle Recalls, Motorcycle Safety

Yamaha has issued a recall for the Yamaha CP250 and YP400 scooters, model years from 2005 through 2007. Read the details below to see if you are affected. Manufacturer: Yamaha Model Year: 2005, 2006, 2007 Models affected: CP250, YP400 NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V180000 Potential Units Affected: 9600 Problem: Yamaha is recalling 9,600 model year 2006-2007 [...]

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Blackjack Zero – Moto Guzzi Powered 3 Wheeler

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/29/2008

in Three Wheel Vehicles

The Blackjack Zero, a reverse trike configuration car, has been around for a while powered by a VW flat four engine. They’ve just come out with a version powered by a Moto Guzzi V-Twin which, to my eye, looks better and fits in the tradition of the old Morgan 3 wheelers. Although they have some [...]

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Chinese motorcycles and the Chinese motorcycle industry are coming along as evidenced by the recent show in Chongqing. Already producing motorcycles by the millions, they are steadily developing products that could have wide appeal in markets outside China . The bike in the photo above, for instance, is a 250cc 4 valve DOHC liquid cooled [...]

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18-year-old Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak, has always done a lot of tinkering, model trains, rockets, that sort of thing, but the Uno, is something else entirely. The Uno, is a parallel wheel, electric motorcycle that operates like a Segway, lean forward to go forward, lean backwards to go in reverse. Ben unveiled his creation [...]

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