Honda New Mid Concept: WTF?
Just when the 2011 Honda CBR600F and 2011 Honda CBR250R had us thinking that Honda was cool again, they go and do this. We don’t even know what the Honda New Mid Concept is, but we can only assume it’s … Continued
Video: Adrian Van Hooydonk talks MINI Scooter E
When the MINI Scooter E concept debuted just before the Paris Motor Show we told you that BMW looked awfully serious about putting it into production and explained that if they did, existing scooter makers should be very afraid of … Continued
Racing The Thunderdrome
You know the standard race deal. Stand around in the rain, occasionally see some bikes ride past with no idea how Rossi got in front of Stoner somewhere else on the track and you’d better leave your girlfriend at home … Continued
The Thunderdrome: race on Detroit’s abandoned velodrome
A couple weeks ago we brought you the story of guerrilla landscapers discovering an abandoned velodrome in Detroit, clearing it of debris and reversing the post-apocalyptal reclamation by nature. Some guys with old bikes even took a spin around it. … Continued
MINI Scooter E: car companies > bike companies
What’s a brand with near universal youth appeal, a large network of friendly, upmarket dealerships and the ability to engineer and manufacture an affordable, stylish electric two wheeler? Yeah, of course it’s MINI, but you get the point: we need … Continued
Smart, Mini build iPhones into electric scooters
Two German car companies are unveiling electric scooter concept today with one big thing in common: they both use smart phones as both keys and instruments. As you can see above, the Smart escooter uses an iPhone 4 while the … Continued
MINI Scooter e: finally, a mini MINI
Somehow managing to rip-off both Vespa and generic Chinese scooters at the same time, these are the concept sketches for the first new MINI that will actually be mini. Because it’s a scooter. Also, it’s electric.