moped Articles
Custom: Super Motor Company Salt Shaker
Sometimes you start on a bike that along the way gets bigger and bigger ending up as a totally overambitious project. We did start such a project over a year ago, a small capacity racing bike, that we just could not finish due to lack of funds. Carbon fibre this, Chromoly that, 3000 euro here, 2000 euro there, we wanted the lot. Stoner once said to Rossi: “Your ambition outweighs your talent...
Mopeds tackle the alps
Every September for the last three years, hundreds of mopeds have gathered in Switzerland to tackle the mountain passes there. This year's Red Bull Alpenbrevet saw 770 entrants compete in the rally. brightcove.createExperiences(); The 82-mile route includes three 7,000-foot passes. A huge challenge for vintage machines powered by a hybrid of human and two-stroke power. ...
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Flock Yeah 3: Cheeseburgers in Paradise
Fancy a spot of moped mayhem this weekend? The Latebirds are bringing their annual rally to Los Angeles in a three day orgy of pre-mix, pedals and inappropriate-for-August flannel. Events kick off tomorrow with a ride around LA and drinks/pizza at our favorite dive bar/pizza joint, Tony's and Pizzanista, but things reach a climax on Saturday with a ride through Malibu and a warehouse party in Echo...
Janus Halcyon: a 1920s style 50cc two-stroke
The first product of a new bike manufacturer from Indiana, this Janus Halcyon was designed to look like a record-breaker from the 1920s or 30s, but powered by a 50cc two-stroke, is light and legally accessible to first time riders. In his own words, the bike’s creator, Richard Worsham, tells us all about it: “Janus Motorcycles is an American manufacturer of hand-made, small-displacement bik...
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Thunderdrome brings racing back to Detroit
Everyone’s favorite scooter/moped/pit bike/mini moto/bicycle race is returning to Detroit’s re-discovered Dorais Velodrome with two dates this year. Thunderdrome will race on 30 June and 15 September, 2012. Make sure you visit the Thunderdrome site for full details, there’s changes to the registration process and homologation rules this year which mean you have to sign up ahead of time. You ...
Custom: Indigan Diablo
Built to showcase a new, American-made moped parts company, the bike you see here is based on an old Bultaco 125 frame. It’s quite possibly the hottest moped we’ve ever seen. “Indigan is a return to manufacturing in the USA,” explains our old buddy Dan Kastner, who’s involved with the project. “Fun parts made that fit.” ...
Thunderdrome at the Gilmore Car Museum's vintage motorcycle show
The Thunderdrome took the show on the road for the first time, in what was also the first race ever held on the Gilmore's Car Museum's track. Usually used for parade laps by only the finest show cars, this weekend it was host to something much more exciting. The bikes racing included scooters, pit bikes and mopeds. Some of the mopeds managed to stay running long enough to finish, too! There was al...
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