A limited edition Fred Perry Vespa LX due in August, only 100 to be produced, with some (i.e. “2”) allegedly coming to the U.S. The bikes celebrate the tennis legend’s clothing brand’s hundredth anniversary. (Thanks, Dawson.)
Category: Oddities/Customs
Tom Finney signs Tom Finney scooter
A heartwarming story for all you Preston North End fans out there.
Tuk Tuk USA lineup features… Ape Calessino?
Jeremy Korzeniewski of Autoblog reported today that Tuk Tuk USA has “officially been granted both DOT and EPA approval for its line of Mitsubishi-powered three-wheelers.” Jeremy’s clearly a big tuk-tuk fan, he’s been following Tuk Tuk USA for about year, and he also posted an elegy for BajajUSA’s three-wheeer.
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25-foot Honda
British nuts build a 25-foot-long Honda Sky 50. Pretty funny, but still not as awesome as El Coucho. (Thanks, Scalpel from Modern Buddy.)
Yamaha Tri-Max 400
Do they have April Fools’ Day in France?
Half-price Scooters and Microcars
Veloce’s A-Z of Popular Scooters and Microcars is on sale for half-price. It’s pretty expensive regularly, but at that price, it’s a must-have, especially if you’re getting excited about Tatas and Smarts lately. 2sb reviewed it here.
117mph Lambretta up for auction
Stuart Owen is putting his famous record-setting 117mph 1970 250cc Lambretta up for auction. Reserve is £7,500. More info at 100mph Lambretta Club.
Blur Burnout
Alas, no there were no jaw-dropping surprises at Indianapolis, and I’m sure I’m the only person who even asked Dean about the Blur at the Genuine booth, but just for old times’ sake, here’s a video of our beloved ’06 Blur 150, hopped up and Nicky Hayden’ed, in burnout action, courtesy of Mike at ScootOver in Tuscon. He sent it, what, two months ago, and I just re-found it, hopefully our Indy coverage will come together faster than that.
Lambretta Maxi-Scooter: The L-Ong 150
The New Cafe Racer Society brings us another gem from the past. The re-revelation is this long and low, two-seat, feet-forward steed that looks far ahead of it’s time. The “Centauro” is stated to be Spanish built and appears to be a nice cruising machine with handlebars not unlike a Lambretta Vega. For me, finding evidence of a proto-maxi-scooter dating back so far is like the first time I realized poor, misguided Apple Computer enthusiasts don’t have any ground on which to stand to shout “first!” after I learned about Xerox PARC inventing the GUI as we know it. Take that Lambrettista! Your brethren invented the Helix
Japanese custom twist-n-gos
We linked these before, but what the hell, right? Japanese custom scooters.
“Daniela” Wooden Vespa
Clearly, 2sb has jumped the shark when Boing Boing and Jalopnik beat us to a scooter story. For the three of you that haven’t seen it, check out the Wooden “Daniela” Vespa. The body was hand-made by Portuguese craftsman Carlos Alberto, and it features a real engine and lights. One photos shows Alberto in motion on the scooter, so it apparently runs! Whether it’s rideable or not, it’s absolutely inspirational and beautiful.
Blackjack and Eco: more info
An update to the rumors we posted last week: Genuine has photos of the new Buddy Blackjack 150 and Eco 125 on their site. And we have a little more information to talk about.
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Zafferano
Looks like England gets their fair share of oddball Vespas, too. The orange Vespa S is a totally droolworthy scooter, by the way, even without a goofy name.
Sublimated powder coating
Alright, who’s going to be the first to try this on a scooter? Neato.
El Coucho, el video!
With PVSC’s “Band Camp” rally days away, it’s the perfect time to share this must-see time-lapse video of Alex Tasi constructing the famous “El Coucho” scooter:
(Thanks for the link, Mike Maddox!)