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I don’t know how Marco, in Southampton, Hampshire, knows more about Chicago-goings-on than I do, but apparently we missed the Chicago Microcar rally a few weeks ago.

From Grace:

Ruckus people are scarier than “regular” scooterists. Maybe as scary as the moped army people. I still want one, and apparently you can put an Elite 150 engine in it.

Battlescooter.com. Bring it on.

Test your riding skill with the Scooter*Ace game at Fingertime.com. Thanks for the Link, Andy!

First and foremost, let’s talk about Slaughterhouse 10. If the lure of the tenth anniversary of the midwest’s greatest, longest-running rally isn’t enough to bring you to town, let me remind you that Chad and I are hosting the Thursday Night pre-party with a free raffle and a performance by Lord Mike’s Dirty Calypsonians. Also, I’ll be DJ-ing forgotten New Wave classics on Friday night at the Hideout. This rally is not to be missed.

Well, we’re back up and running but things are kind of a mess. This is the first post from the new content management system, so we’ll start updating regularly again. I’ve got a huge backlog of good stuff. The problem is, everything older than this post is a mess, with mixed up comments and bad dates and the like. But we’ll fix that bit by bit as we add new stuff. Other improvements coming very soon include an infinitely more useful and up-to-date links page and new 2SB merchandise that will be unveiled at Slaughterhouse.
You can ignore this part, I’m just making sure the “MORE” links work.

ScootRS is now selling 12v electronic ignition kits for VBB/VBC/VLB style Vespas. The kit includes a new flywheel, stator, and fan; a CDI box; coil; voltage regulator; bulbs; wiring; and grommets. Very Exciting.

In the History of Scoot! Quarterly, Casey mentions 2sb as one of her influences in starting the magazine. Flattered, thanks! I just hunted down this letter in the 2sb file cabinet:

I probably never got around to sending them issue 3, but then again, she never gave me a Rage V patch (Surely she meant Rage XI? Rage V was before we were born). Boy, that was a long time ago. I also found a whole bunch of other ancient letters to 2sb from people that are still around, I’ll post more soon.

From BobNotRob: Scuba Doo, an Australian underwater motorcycle. Scary! Bob’s already working on kitting one out.

Just in case you didn’t notice, “batch six” is up. I now realize the batches roughly correspond to months, she’ll be six months old a week from today. I have a schload of photos at work I keep meaning to upload, so batch 6a is coming soon. Milena nicknames now include: Millie, Millicent, Millenia, Laney, Lana, Miss M, The M-Train, Booger, Princess Booger, Boogersnot, Drooley, Poo Machine, Smelly, Goober, Goober Pea, Mama, Cutie-Pie, Chick, and Chicky. She’ll answer to any of those.

If you check Google News regularly for scooter news, you know that hundreds of municpalities around the U.S. are drawing up new laws regarding the plethora of non-DOT/EPA approved miniscooters that are popping up at Pep Boys and flea markets. While sold for use (and arguably only legal to ride) on private property, more and more are appearing on public streets, and since they’re totally unregulated by the DOT and are often ridden by very young children, there’s a clear need for new legislation and/or increased enforcement of existing laws. The Chicago Tribune (thanks for the link, Patrick) reports Cook County is now looking to specifically ban such vehicles on city streets. If the law is passed, anyone riding an illegal miniscooter could be fined between $200 and $1000.

If Galewood had too much bacon and not quite enough drinking for you, ride with the SoloSC this Sunday (6/27). Meet at the Niles Inn (7355 N Harlem, on the corner of Harlem and Jarvis in Niles, IL) at noon, ave a beer or two and then on to the next bar, repeating as necessary.

Alteroller.de has some great photos of some rare scooters, including this fascinating Messerschmidtt Vespa GS display model with a cutaway engine and plexiglas engine cowl.

Artist Shepard Fairey, creator of the “Andre the Giant has a Posse” stickers, has decorated a Vespa being auctioned for the Los Angeles Museum of Art It’s one of the cooler artist-themed scooters I’ve seen (here’s a better photo). Fairey also designed a poster for this year’s Amerivespa, next weekend in Salt Lake City.

Alex Pelzel writes “Since you’re such a fan of the Ruckus, You oughtta get a kick and a half outta this:” Honda’s N Project follows up their Ape, Zoomer, Bite, and Solo with a much bigger scooter, the PS250. A cross between a Play Pocket Zoomer (aka Ruckus, the only N-Project bike to cross the Pacific) and a Yamaha Riva without bodywork, it’s sure to be a hit with both the Japanese and the criminally insane (available in camouflage, the “new red”). You’re right, Al, we love it! LOVE IT! Also out soon for our Japanese friends: the Honda Dio Cesta, which is Italian for “boring 50cc scooter with a big honkin’ basket in front.”