Category: 2sb News

You know what’s scary? Summer’s almost over and Slaughterhouse 9 is just a few weeks away! Come early, because 2strokeBuzz is hosting the kickoff party on Thursday, August 28 at Hogs and Honeys, with $1 beers and FREE rides on the mechanical bull, followed by Planet Earth, the weekly new wave nite at Neo, Chicago’s oldest nightclub. We’ll have 2sb stuff to give away in a free raffle! Don’t be fooled by other clubs claiming to sponsor this event! I planned it all by myself! Heh heh. So dress up in your finest, um, new wave cowboy gear, and join us! Here’s the flyer that I made by myself: front | back

The Regulars have once again outdone themselves with the H,sker D, parodies. It’s just gonna get harder, I see cake decorating and dayglo spraypaint in their future. Sko^ter D, 4 is this weekend, August 8-10, in the Twin Cities.

The WLUW Record Fair is on Saturday. It is almost guaranteed to be awesome. The Moped Army BBQ is also Saturday, and it also looking like a lot of fun. Do both. Then on Sunday, go to the Galewood Ladies’ BBQ.

The Shifties’ Chic-A-Go-Go appearance will premiere on Chicago public access (Channel 19) on Tuesday, August 5 at 8:30pm, and re-run on Wednesday, August 6 at 3:30pm. Also appearing is Janet Bean of Freakwater. If you’ve never watched Chic-A-Go-Go, check it out, it’s one of Chicago’s hidden treasures.

Lu$ sent us this story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. So now there’s another bunch of scooters in St. Louis that can go faster than Joe Kokesh. Oh, Slam!

Ryan found a Vino game from 21Yamaha.com: “Play Go! Go! Vino and pretend you’re Deanna driving to work.” I’m holding out for the “pretend you’re Deanna and you have to sleep in the same bed with Ryan” game.

I get a lot of emails from people looking to buy their first scooter, usually people want to know specific answers to questions, or want to know which scooter they should buy, and I generally find myself telling them other things they hadn’t thought about, and they generally thank me for making them better-informed, rather than running away screaming. So I thought it might be a good idea to compile these thoughts into one post and share them with everyone, because what I say is so important. Ha!
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Chicago Scooterist Abe Villalobos’ band Waxon Seven has just recorded some new material, and it sounds pretty awesome, here’s an exclusive sample: Go Go Girl (mp3). Don’t miss them at Slaughterhouse 9 in Chicago.

Good lord. We missed the nude biker rally in Tennessee.

Almost a year ago, I installed a ScootRS electronic ignition kit on my Vespa 150 (VBB), and promised a review. Well, it was a tightened-down clutch away from being finished for a year, but finally on Friday Mike Durso helped me finish the job and, well, it lives!
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My old friend Kirsten Sorton is moving to NYC next month to go to design grad school at SVA. She’s djing ska with Chuck Wren on Thursday (July 31) at Delilah’s (2771 N. Lincoln). If you know and love Kirsten, stop by and say goodbye and wish her luck.

I’m surprised at the things I find when doing research on the web for work. Here are a few scooter-related movies from STUFFONFIRE FILMS. They’re from 2002 and document King’s Classic, Scooter Rage 16, and Run, Vespa! Run! (Las Vegas). Oh, and you’ll need QuickTime to view them.

The Defilers of Antioch, Illinois are having a rally. They announced it only a week ago, the itinerary is vague and riddled with typos, and it starts three days after Slaughterhouse. Yet, chances are it will be the best rally ever. Be afraid.

Skokie-based Electric Vehicle Technologies is introducing the Equinox, “the first all electric, zero-emission DOT compliant motor scooter designed for public roads”. It’s available in 4 colors, and retails for $2799.

los corazones negros (the club formerly known as part of the JKSC) are keeping up their plan to do weekly rides. This weekend is back to the Voodoo King’s weekly vintage hot rod cruise at Woodfire Chicken, then next weekend is the Galewood Ladies BBQ, please RSVP to Deanna or Kristen