Transportation 1984 — the movie. Did you realize those thought police bikes were Vincents? Additional links to the back story on Cafe Racer Soc. http://ottonero.blogspot.com/2009/11/bbiwy.html Another e‑bike. This one with pedals. I“m not sure where this more push-bike than moped fits into the hierarchy of vehicles but it is sweet looking. Keeping you up to date …
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Morning Linkage (Nov 17)
Transportation Because I just couldn’t help myself. I’ll inflict as many pictures of this beast on you all as I can find. This one comes with the price tag though. ~le sigh~ Not even after the mandatory “three years for depreciation” wait am I going to be able to afford one. Slightly more affordable is …
Morning Linkage (Nov 16)
Transportation Nov 1909. World record broken. 200+ km/hr. Really. The Lightning Benz. It’s pretty too. I first found ‘lapin barcelona’ on Urban Sketchers and then again a couple of days ago on Wrench Monkees. Sweet Flickr set of two wheelers. ————————- Technology There’s no way to make a simple moral judgmental about the use of cell …
Morning Linkage (Nov 12)
Transportation A lovely trio of two and three wheel toys. There’s something about the dreamy 50’s pastel style that I like so much. Not quite toys but wicked fun looking little bikes. Why don’t we get these sorts of things in the USA? And who writes KTM’s press releases? Not good. A world speed record holding boat has been …
Morning Linkage (Nov 11)
Transportation Japanese custom maker M&M featured this sly custom Kawi W650 in July. (Site in Japanese) We’ve all seen the futuristic transportation in a sci-fi movie that has pods joining up on the freeway to make “trains.” The assumption is that this sort of constantly reconfiguring convoy would require massive infrastructure investment and complex controlling software. Maybe not. …