Metric Thunder Sez: “THAW YOUR BIKE FOR SPRING”

Hey, I Need a Little Love out Here

SAVE UP TO 50% ON SOME OF THE HOTTEST PARTS FOR YOUR BIKE JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING RIDING!

So if you are looking for great, affordable ideas to get you thinking “riding season” and some of the best deals around, you just found ‘em in our RED TAG sales department at Metric Thunder.

Red Tag Sale items are below the every day low price at Metric Thunder, so hurry while supplies last! So Click and save on great stuff for your ride!

Pump up your ride from brand names like Kuryakyn, Cobra, Barons, Hard Krome, Roadburner, Saddlemen, Bub, Willie & Max and more! Take a look before the supplies run out.

American Graffiti Scooter Shot: ACTION!

Checkout the action when you combine the brakes and the throttle!

Vespa Riding Attire?

Can You See the Vespa?

A New Look for 2009

In looking for scooter attire I found this tasty website of models from around the globe. It took me a while to find the Vespa in the picture.

Now, we can’t condone her riding attire. We favor leather boots, jacket, gloves and a crash helmet. We do however, support her enthusiasm for 2 wheels.

I believe it is the only motorbike on the site. Enjoy.

The Vespa Woodie

The Green Scooter

A Natural Vespa

The Vespa scooter has a classic shape that just about everyone likes. Portuguese craftsman Carlos Alberto managed to fashion one from laminated hardwood… Perfetto!

Click here to see the gallery of the Vespa Woodie Scooter.

“Throw A Kit” Rap

Scooter Tunes

Video for “Throw a Kit” Performed by Hollywood Holt featuring Million Dollar Mano. The video was shot, directed, and edited by Thunder Horse (Taran Allen, Alex Gvojic).

Fire-Lambrettas To the Rescue!

Scooter to the Rescue

Fire Truck on 2 Wheels

From the Morton’s archives located across the pond and was first published in The Motorcycle on April 9, 1953. On the reverse of the photograph, a press release was found with a publication date of April 1st of that year.

The release stated:

“To reduce the costs of the municipal fire brigade, the city council of Düsseldorf decided upon the acquisition of 24 Fire-Lambrettas. These are derivatives of the well-known NSU Lambretta motor-scooter. Instead of a pillion seat, a 60-litre water tank is installed whose capacity can be used in the absence of a direct water supply. A rotary pump, powered by the scooter’s engine, delivers the necessary pressure. The extendable ladder is supported by two poles to provide sufficient stability. The Fire-Lambretta is employed in house fires up to the first floor. Higher and bigger fires remain reserved for the common fire trucks.”

Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear Hates 2 Wheels

Jeremy Clarkson Hates Scooter

If you are into performance on 2 or 4 wheels then you might have run across this guy, Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear television from the BBC. He and a couple of his mates talk automotive performance.

SO it was a surprise to find him on TV beating up on a defenseless 250cc Vespa GTV. The machine makes about 22 HP and is capable of reaching 76 MPH.

They say that the fat, balding Top Gear presenter’s hatred for motorcycles and those who ride them is well known. But Clarkson, 48, once caused outrage by suggesting in his newspaper column that the number of motorcyclists should be cut by stretching cheesewire across the road… Blasphemy!

Buddy Black Jack – Old School Scootering

The 90mpg Rocket!

Old School Buddy Black Jack.

Who says performance and economy don’t mix?

The Buddy Black Jack 150 gives you arm-stretching, eyeball-popping acceleration and still sips fuel like a bird. It is available from The Genuine Scooter Company, a Chicago-based company that started life out with Stella, a 150cc scooter with manual transmission and vintage styling.

It looks like an old-school chopper-scooter from back-in-the-day. And you immediately love or hate it. Love those gangsta white walls!

SaboCatGirl Takes a Spill

Down but not Out

Just in from the SaboCatGirl. She took a spill on the mean streets of LA, this is her story…

From the SaboCat:

One of the dangers of driving a scooter is not making it home from work because some idiot in front of you doesn’t know how to drive.

Web Traffic – A shout out to http://alphainventions.com/ – Thanks for the traffic.

Geeks or Bikers, Who Will Rule the World?

Who will earn respect!

Sourced from The Scooter Scoop

Web Traffic – A shout out to http://alphainventions.com/ – Thanks for the traffic.

1/2 MotoGP, 1/2 Superbike – The Burgman 400 R Scooter

Low-key, Zippy, and Fun

The Burgman 400 R - Race Scooter

Created by Suzuki USA R&D

The flashy GSX-R inspired Burgman has a dose of Superbike graphics and a simulated MotoGP exhaust canister to make a ver cool and slammed race scooter.

Viva Vespa

Low-key, Zippy, and Fun

Viva Vespa... Fun, Fun, Fun!

The 40’s era motorbike manages to stay cool by being just what it is… Fun. Here are a few fun facts about te origin of the Vespa.

• Cushman Scooters were an inspiration to the design
• It was designed by an aeronautical engineer
• Vespa means wasp

Aeronautical engineer Corradino D’Ascanio was the man commissioned to design the original Vespa. D’Ascanio couldn’t stand motorbikes, which may explain why the Vespa looks the way that it does.

Betty Page RIP

Bettie Page Redefined Glamor

1923-2008

Long before the word “supermodel” became part of everyday lexicon, Bettie Page redefined glamor, fashion and sex appeal in America in the 1950s.

According to PLAYBOY magazine, Bettie Page is “the Queen of Pin-ups. The model of the century, yet she remains one of its best kept secrets.”

After several years of obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s and had a significant cult following. Her look, including her jet black hair and trademark bangs, has been iconic within the rockabilly subculture and has influenced many artists.

Bettie passed away on December 2 after suffering a heart attack. She was 85 years old.

Vidcast: Vespa History

One of the Greatest Motorcycles

Dicsocery Channel created a list of the Greatest Ever Motorcycles. THe Vespa (PX 125) came in @ number 8.

Vidcast: Pride Of Cleveland Scooters

Twist and Go

This is a good report about scooters as related to gas prices. Once the prices started hitting $4.00 a gallon, small motobikes were flying out the door. Prices have abated but there are more scooters commanding the road.