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Vespa Still Sexy at Sixty

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Ah, those Italians! Piaggio, parent company of Vespa, are promoting the idea that Vespa scooters have always been a very sexy mode of transportation. We previously noted their rather interesting Vespa LX magazine ads showing a female gymnast balancing herself atop a scooter in a somewhat unconventional pose. With their current Vespa "Still Sexy at Sixty" campaign, Piaggio has … [Read more...]

SketchUp – Free 3D modeling software

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Some of you who were interested in the idea of a motorcycle design contest, here at The Kneeslider, mentioned you didn't have any 3D software, after all, that stuff's expensive. OK, I think most of us can afford free. That's right, ... FREE! SketchUp became a part of Google about a month ago. They have a version of their software, SketchUp Pro, that goes for $495, all of … [Read more...]

CNG/LPG Motorcycles From Bajaj Auto

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Bajaj Auto, the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in India is planning to produce a line of CNG/LPG powered motorcycles beginning this year. The motorcycles will actually be dual fuel capable and besides running on either CNG or LPG, they will also run on regular gasoline. Like the CLEVER concept we wrote about yesterday designed with a compressed natural gas … [Read more...]

Carver and CLEVER Tilting 3 Wheelers

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Trikes with a difference, might be one way to describe these tilting three wheelers and they both deserve our serious attention. The BMW CLEVER (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport) concept vehicle and the Carver, produced by Carver Europe in the Netherlands, are two very similar vehicles built to answer essentially the same question, how best to address the issues … [Read more...]

High Gas Prices – No Big Deal

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News flash: The world will not end because of rising gas prices. Contrary to the beliefs of those who focus on impending doom and politicians who love this sort of thing to score a few points with the voters, gas prices, adjusted for inflation, are about where they have been for a long time. The price of everything has steadily gone up over time and when prices stay the same … [Read more...]