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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...]

S&S and Harley Davidson Reach Agreement

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It's always been a puzzle how S&S and Harley Davidson got along since there seems to be a lot of potential for complaints of trademark or patent violations, at least it seems that way to the outside observer. Well, it looks like there has been a bit of legal wrangling going on in the background, and the announcement today says the two parties have agreed to get … [Read more...]

Irving Vincent Motorcycles

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Oy! Absolutely stunning! A comment the other day on our Norton Motorcycles writeup mentioned the Irving Vincent, which, as it turns out, is quite a project. The Irving Vincent is being built in Australia by Ken Horner. Ken, who has his own industrial equipment company, thought he might like a Vincent for his own personal use but he wanted to combine current technology with … [Read more...]

Panda Monster

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It looks like Fiat and Ducati are getting cozy. Fiat has introduced the Panda Monster, a special edition Panda available only through online reservations beginning today. It's inspired by the Ducati Monster 695 and will be limited to 695 units. Ducati Press Release: An exclusive product “Made in Italy” Fiat celebrates the Ducati Monster 695 with a new exclusive … [Read more...]

Pacific Cycle Sued Over Schwinn Scooters

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   A couple of months ago, we mentioned the new Schwinn Scooters just introduced. As a reader pointed out, the Schwinn name is owned by Pacific Cycle which put the Schwinn name on several Chinese scooters. Pacific Cycle is now being sued by CMSI of Seattle for some "interesting" business practices. 2StrokeBuzz has the story: CMSI alleges that Pacific Cycle … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Design – Accessible High Performance

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Accessible high performance is a simple idea: design a motorcycle so the average experienced rider is able to access much of its performance capabilities daily and without a race track. Another way to say this is just "having fun." Accessible performance could make for a fast track bike, too, the average rider may actually be able to ride quicker laps than with a full on race … [Read more...]