The mystery of the moped-riding dude with no legs

no wings...just legs Originally uploaded by spareorgan Sometime after moving into our neighborhood, I began noticing this guy riding a moped around all day long. He was kind of hard to miss ... . You know how sharks supposedly die if they stop swimming? Well, the moped guy seemed to have a similar [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:55:41

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Renting Bikes, Mopeds, and Scooters in Florence, Italy - Don’t Rent a Car!

Part of planning a trip overseas is figuring our your modes of transportation ahead of time ... clowns to pop out of. These Smart cars (ForTwos) are usually stick shift to boot. Bicycles and mopeds can be rented - from casual observation, I’d guess that Italians on said mopeds don’t typically bother [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 10:04:54

New Study Reports 39% Of Moped Accidents Caused By Intoxicated Drivers [Drunk Driving]

A new study presented to the American College of Surgeons found that 39% of moped drivers sustaining accident injuries had a blood-alcohol level ... or motorcycle drivers. So what's the deal? Mopeds (in this case, we presume they're referring to scooters as well) with engines of 50cc or less displacement can be driven without a driver's license in [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 21:00:00

Two Great Reasons to Get a Moped Gas Scooter

motorcycle Like many of us, I'm big on going places but short on money for a brand new big car and all the gas money to go along with it ... cream color moped. The ocean breeze in my face, my hands wrapped in fine Italian leather gloves ... leather seats, but there are two reasons to get a moped gas scooter that are really beneficial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 03:02:44

If you see a green, red and yellow moped

Let Kickthis know - somebody stole her Rasta moped from Jersey Street in the Fenway last week: She is the ONLY moped of this color scheme around boston, i promise. she has a black square ... moped in the world for me :( <!--break-- [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 20:34:02

MONTA ELLIS' MOPED

First of all, that's a freakin great name for somebody's fantasy basketball team. That is, I guess, for the 100 or so people who play. Secondly, and feel free to correct me here but aren't mopeds for 14 year olds. When I was a kid, the only people I knew who rode mopeds were guys who flunked out of junior high and were using [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 12:49:12

Monta On The Mend

The leagues most notorious moped rider Monta Ellis, is on the mend and will start on court rehab shortly. Monta will also begin his rehab to ride a moped again by training with a Segway. “Injured guard ... .  It’s been two...Monta And Moped’s Don’t Mix Spoiling all my theories on how he injured himself [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:33:30

Should You Buy a Scooter Or Moped

With so many scooters and moped for sale zooming by the streets these days it ’s easy to see how many people are coping with high gas prices ... buying a scooter used to seem like a far-fetched idea, or at least one that was only thought ... they used to be as well and they look more like motorcycles than skateboards on steroids. Whether it ’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 07:43:17

Our Hood: Moped Style

alley.jpg On any afternoon Baby Borat and Solid Svendsen can be seen cruising around the back alleys of Encinitas on their mopeds ... . skid.jpg Both of these gentlemen can attest to the fun and excitement of riding their mopeds [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 07:10:29

Teens Attempt Moped Theft, Discover Owner Is Former Boxer

Early Thursday morning, University of Minnesota 52-year-old custodian Ramon Acevedo had just finished his shift when two teenagers approached him outside Smith Hall. According to Acevedo, the teens asked if the moped parked near by was his, and after replying in the affirmative, one of the teens drew a knife on Acevedo, telling him, “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:49:34

Cargo Hauling Scooters To Offset Gas Prices?

A new scooter concept is designed around the task of hauling cargo in the most direct way possible–it’s a moped with a hole in it. It’s been known since the device came into being that mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles are far ... shipping giant. Will it come to fruition? We don’t know, but consider the EcoTech Daily fingers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 19:52:13

The Million Dollar Moped: Chicara Nagata's Fuel Sipping Sculpture

Cars and Transportation, Fashion Custom motorcycle builder (and I’ll go ahead and shout him a sculptor) ... resembles any other moped I’ve seen. Defying the usual logic of a scooter purchase — they’re cheap, great on gas, reduce your carbon footprint as they save you cash on insurance, the whole shebang — Nagata’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 09:54:43

Fook Me . . .

it's cold outside! Just been bombing the hills of Hampsted with numb toes, and fingers almost frozen to the bone, ... minutes from home, I'm burning my last bit of energy off by racing some Pizza delivery guy on a moped ... for her front bumper, moped guy is trying to overtake me on the outside and the gap between Merc [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 16:26:48

Amsterdam Through Strangers’ Eyes, Part 4

Glenn Billingham, a UK expatriate living in Amsterdam, eloquently and entertainingly writes: ... an impressive number. Several bikes, a couple of mopeds, a woman with a strange bike/SUV combo ... woman takes a surprising lead only to be overtaken by the mopeds. He goes left, she goes right [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 01:45:14

I Went To Portland Oregon!

Here are a few things I learned in Portland… 1. More people have tattoos than don’t. 2. NYC has destroyed all its cool/ seedy/ grimy history. 3 ... to drive in. Its probably why most people ride bikes or mopeds (yea mopeds!). 6. There’s a million [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 20:12:51

What happens when a mob of corking bicyclists runs into a mob of corking mopedists?

Critical Mass bicyclists like to block, or "cork," intersections so all the participants can get through, traffic signals be damned. Chan reports on a similar moped ride yesterday: ... about 30 of us on mopeds swarming through the streets of Boston...blocking intersections, blowing through red lights and pedestrian filled [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 00:56:37

Maybe it’s bad artwork that is the reason as to why South Carolina football players can’t drive mopeds

That picture is bullshit. Nobody wears Russell anymore.... I think this one is titled Straight For the Jugular! Death to the Old’ Ball (sac) Coach! ... have trouble doing the simplest of things like riding mopeds. Well apparently there’s been yet another [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 02:28:24

Mopeds Are Stupid?

Any moped heads out there want to defend your lifestyle? Link. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)BART BonerNumbers 6:24-26 - The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face t…Mars Phoenix Returns to Ashes Assault Ship Sets Sail, Packed with Doctors Explore posts in the same categories: [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 06:27:51

Sunday Morning 3: The Solex

So there were these two guys walking towards me, one on a moped, the other dressed very formally and they'd been talking quite intensely ... ...And that's interesting because...?Because a Solex is to mopeds what a Vespa is to scooters. Iconic.Who knew? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 23:30:00

Do you know what bludgeons are?

If anything captures the sheer daft joy of juvenile music making, then this home movie of Johnny Moped performing in their back garden in 1974 is it- (actually not necessary to have the sound on) Johnny Moped live in the Back Garden 1974 I particularly love [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 08:31:36

Scooter Mopeds

A scooter moped is somewhat similar to a motorcycle because it has only two wheels and offers the same type of seating arrangement ... of the motorcycle. Another difference is that scooters have panels that cover the mechanical side of things while [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:52:27

Can we afford it?

I love that segment of the Suze Orman show. I was watching it last night and it was fantastic ... for! Third, Andrew was interested in a 1979 Puch Moped for $350.  He $1k/month takehoje, $275/month Rent, $800 Savings, $1100 Retirement.  He is only 18 years old.  He wants to buy the Moped so he can save [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 13:00:40

Moped riders adjust to helmet rule

Moped riders adjust to helmet rule August 20, 2008 By Tonia Moxley The Roanoke (Va.) ... Spencer, who broke his leg in a motorcycle wreck last year. Gauging by the damage to his full-face ... . The Christian Science Monitor recently reported Motorcycle Industry Council statistics showing a 500 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 21:23:15

Alfaz del Pi Accident

A teenager died in an moped accident in Alfaz del Pi last week and there have been a great many theories about how the fatality could have occured ... , after she fell off her moped . Initially it was thought that she hit her head on the kerb [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 20:54:37

Used Mopeds For Cheap Money

Today with the cost of gasoline skyrocketing finding used mopeds for cheap money is appealing to everyone ... size that is 50cc or greater it is technically considered a motorcycle and you will have to consider [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 15:00:00

Bank robbers threaten staff and customers with a knife but escape on a moped with just 160€ in La Cuesta

National Police are investigating a bank robbery which occurred last Friday morning in which two youths made off with just 160€ after assaulting ... with their haul on a moped. Police say that this sort of incident has mutiplied considerably recently [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:37:21

Chicara Moped Racer

Chicara This motorcycular work of art started life as a frumpy little 1966 Honda moped. The 1.5 HP motor and transmission did, anyway. Everything else came from the chrome-obsessed imagination [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:11:47

Mopeds in Beijing

Spacing correspondent Megan Hall has just returned from Beijing ... in the bike lanes down major streets. Last week, I read that there are more than 70,000 mopeds [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 06:23:17

R.I.P. - MC Breed

I can’t really say much in requiem for MC Breed. Other than he is the portal for my exploration into Dayton Street Funk ™ and the guy I was listening to when I was trying to work-out and fix my yellow Batavus moped simultaneously, resulting in near death (carbon monoxide inhalation) next to the lizard from Florida in the garage on Walnut. That’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 22:01:23

Right-of-way, etc.

Yesterday’s post from Suzanne about a cyclist hit by Muni at Townsend and Fourth got me thinking of a post I did a few years ago about the hierarchy of urban mobility. That was then. But I’d only make a few modifications today. In simplified form: 1) pedestrians 2) cyclists 3) mopeds and scooters 4) motorcyclists 5) public transit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:10:14

Is It A Moped Or A Motorcycle?

The gas crunch has a lot of people turning to mopeds, scooters and other small motor driven cycles which get up to 90-miles per gallon. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 18:48:05

Rapper Hollywood Holt Talks Mixtapes, Mopeds and Other MCs

SAN FRANCISCO -- The young MC is checking his mike. Throwing out verses as his DJ spills beats into a fairly empty club still getting set up for the night’s gig. “Who here is staying for the show?” he asks a few assorted hipsters and bartenders as his hype man, who it’s worth nothing is named Wish List a.k.a [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 00:01:30

Millionaire Killed in Moped Crash

A death in Kaimuki is getting national attention. Turns out the victim of an early morning moped crash is a millionaire with an amazing life story. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 22:42:23

Tricycle ... Rocky Horror Show...Mopeds Recycled

This tricycle is made from old Moped parts. It was so intriguing and given where it is parked makes it even more interesting. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 21:11:00

When it’s time to stop humming . . .

Tougher ‘n Jeeper A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS                                                                      Okay, ... automotively speaking– from his secondhand MoPed to a chauffered stretch limo with a built-in bar and wide [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 02:10:52

Bike Specs

In reply to Bud and Dick: 1915: It appears to be 1913 or earlier since it does not have a headlight. Those were introduced in 1914. I've been Googling around trying to find the engine size/horsepower. Anyone know? I can't imagine it has more than 10-15hp. It looks like an oversized moped. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 06:15:03

PM Roundup: That’s A Lot Of Preview

Anybody else catch Sports Soup last night? It was basically, a video blog that still used bad Photoshop. They didn’t even skirt the fact that it’s a rip off of The Soup. Still though… Not a complete train wreck moped accident. Of course, I might have be biased because I am such a big Clean House fan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 19:40:37

Finally, a Russian girl between my legs.

Let me introduce you to Sasha (the name of JD’s scooter on Scrubs and Russian for Schwinn III) ... is that Vietnam does not allow any motorcycles larger than 125cc to enter. This generally means a smaller moped ... are not allowed to purchase and register motorcycles. Since you can’t register them into your own name [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 14:08:24

New Zero-Emissions Commuter Bike: The A2B

A company called Ultra Motor has released a new electric bike called the A2B. This bike looks great - I like the functional, minimalist style ... categorized as a bicycle as opposed to a scooter, moped or motorcycle. No special license is required ... for MetaEfficient Reviews, 2008. | Permalink | 9 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 00:25:11

G-Oil: Bio-Oil Passes API Tests, Soon to be in Retail Stores

Photo by Mad Paul If you haven't heard about the innovative idea of G-oil, developed by Green Earth Technologies (GET), it is basically a non-petroleum based motor oil, that uses, well, no petroleum. It is actually derived from animal fats which are processed into an effective oil for lawn mowers, scooters, mopeds [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 21:00:09

The Moped Fallout

The Moped Fallout Warriors owner Chris Cohan risks either alienating Monte Elllis or losing face. Ray Ratto. Comment Photos Photos 49ers 'O' and 'D' symbiosis | Raiders' RBs hobbled [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 13:34:42

IOL Technology - Sanyo to launch new electric hybrid bicycle

Posted by rupert on 1 December 2008 Japan’s Sanyo on Monday unveiled a new electric hybrid bicycle that can triple the user’s pedal power to make it easier to climb hills. Equipped with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the “eneloop bike” takes the crossover between a normal bicycle and a moped one step further, aiming to tap growing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:43:10

Sanyo to launch new electric hybrid bicycle

From AFP: Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric hybrid bicycle that can triple the user’s pedal power to make it easier to climb hills. Equipped with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the “eneloop bike” takes the crossover between a normal bicycle and a moped one step further, aiming to tap growing interest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:38:03

Imphal blast kills 15 (Third Lead)

Imphal, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured in a massive bomb explosion in this Manipur capital Tuesday evening, ... two days after a blast near the chief minister’s official residence here, police said.”A bomb kept on a moped went off around 8 p.m.,” Imphal Superintendent of Police Radheshyam told IANS. While ... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:14:50

Why face probs with parking? USe scooters or moped or mobikes

Vehicles are no longer considered a luxury, especially in developed and developing economies ... the vehicle does not require too much effort. For individuals who want to learn how to drive a motorcycle ... like the motorcycle, except that they are not as complicated. They are great for students and old [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 10:33:23

Motorcycle Gang

You may see a lot of mopeds in the photo, but everyone in Munich knows that Munich on two wheels equals BMW bikes. Like the cars, BMW provides a full line of motorcycles, which they argue are the best ... ) out and about around town. The bikes are made by BMW motorad, which at one time was a airplane engine [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 23:49:00

Motorbikes in the Fés Medina - readers respond.

Our recent story on bikes in the Medina brought a flood of emails and although we haven't the space to publish them all, ... from the mistakes in Marrakech. Here the noise, pollution and danger of mopeds and bikes is a very ... , the médina in parts is crawling with motorbikes/mopeds. It appears that those involved in tourism [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 08:30:00

monday and foggy…

… outside this morning. In fact, here is a screen capture of a freeway from the TV machine from one of the local AM shows ... when we were socked in for about 3 months. That was no fun. Having only a moped for transportation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:50:51

14 killed in Imphal blast (Second Lead)

Imphal, Oct 21 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 16 injured in a massive bomb explosion in this Manipur capital Tuesday evening, ... two days after a blast near the chief minister’s official residence here, the police said.”A bomb kept on a moped went off around 8 p.m.,” Imphal superintendent of Police Radheshyam told ... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 15:41:26

Relaxing in Rarotonga: Isolated Island Paradise

Republishing in full not allowed without permission.. Source: roadlesstravelled.com.au GUEST ARTICLE: It was quite strange to land on Rarotonga ( ... on our first little adventure around the island. raratonga beach We rented a moped and were soon scoping [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 22:22:44

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