moto memories

Lots of interesting facts in this abbreviated history of motorcycling timeline/chronology. Includes inventions and discoveries over hundreds of years that led up to the manifestation of motorbikes in the late 19th / early 20th centuries.

Other great pages at http://www.motorcyclingmemories.com

...annnd for some history overload, try this: History of Laconia page.

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blown mopeds

Apparently this is like a "thing": supercharging mopeds.

Here is a fine looking specimen in Switzerland with what appears to be a homemade centrifugal blower.

I'm not sure if this is real - a guy doing 90mph on a moped:


and a plehora of images and info: Supercharging small motors at Elsberg Tuning.

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Shanghai Living

Some Canadian dude setting himself up with a ride in Shanghai.

Weird how bicycles and motorcycles share a fenced-off lane on Shanghai roads.

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Handmade Portraits: Liberty Vintage Motorcycles

Handmade Portraits: Liberty Vintage Motorcycles from Etsy on Vimeo.

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not a bike, but the neatest "mini motorhome" ever

a do-everything box that fits most cars. Like a Swiss Army Knife, only better.

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Rideback - chicks on robot bikes

http://www.hulu.com/rideback

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not a bike (but damned sexy)

Peugeot EX1 concept car... like something a less-tough, mildly douchy Batman would drive

at Electrovelocity

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Brammo Empulse... F*ck yeah

Fast... the way bikes are supposed to be.

Let's look at the ad, yes.


Brammo Empulse page

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FONZICHI

Need I reiterate my love for REAL bikes. Riders, not show bikes. FONZICHI is about as real as you get.

Spotted in Carroll Gardens in all it's glory.

I like this bike. Mid-size SOHC fours are cool in any style. This one eats nails for breakfast.

The gods of war are much pleased with Fonzichi.

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Racers, Flip Your Switches

ELECTRIC BIKES !!!!!

RACING !!!!!!


click for video

WHEEEEEEEE !!!!

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Philly trolley - i like trains too.

When the city of Philly was having a hard time financing the building of new cars on it's relaunch of the 15 line ("Girard Avenue trolley"), some genius came up with the idea "Let's just Hot Rod the old ones!"

So they took some shells of old 1940's era PCC trolleys, did some blasting and sanding, cutting and shutting.

Painting, pimping, retro-fitting.

They ended up with the sweetest Public Transpo hack of the last decade: The rebirth of the old school Philly trolley car - complete with modern newfangled air conditioning.



The Broad Street subway and Frankford Ave "El" gets you to Girard Ave on the north side of town.

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