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    Huh, so that's what a million dollar moped looks like...
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    Click above to enlarge the Chicara Art IV Moped
    Mopeds are intended to provide cheap transportation to people who wouldn't be able to get themselves around otherwise, right? Well, usually that's the case... but there are apparently exceptions to the rule. A quick scan of your local classifieds ...

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    Derringer Cycles creates board track-inspired mopeds
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    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/1900_s_Board_Track_Inspired_Mopeds'; Years ago, one of the most dangerous types of motorsports was board track motorcycle racing. As the name suggests, a steeply raked oval track made up of wooden boards was created and cycles with nothing more than an engine, ...

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    Ultra Motor takes you from A2B
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    Somewhere between a normal pedal-powered bicycle and an electric scooter lies a class of vehicle which keeps the ability to pedal and adds some assisted power via a small battery pack. This new generation of vehicle is just as useful as the good old moped, except that the electric motor is free of ...

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    Indian bike makers working on natural gas options in response to Tata Nano
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    Motorcycle, scooter and moped manufacturers in India are worried. Since Tata announced their ultra-cheap Nano, the two-wheeled industry is abuzz with worry that the populace will quickly abandon their old single-track vehicles for the safety and convenience of a four-wheeler if the price points get ...

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    The HyperBike feasibility study
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    The more you read our blog, the more you probably realize that there is an absolutely huge amount of research going into alternative automobiles. Much of the research is on creating new fuels with which to run our internal combustion engines. However, a great deal of research is also being made ...

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    Piaggio files patent for a two-wheel-drive electric moped
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    Piaggio has gone a slightly different route with their newest moped design. In fact, they have taken two different routes; the machine includes electric motors in both the front and rear wheels. Piaggio and their wholly-owned Vespa have produced mopeds and sold them in America before, but not for ...

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    Crossing the United States on mopeds
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    There is a rather large contingent of Americans who still view the moped as a viable means of getting around. Back in the '70s, mopeds were a common sight on our roads, at least ones that didn't have a high speed-limit. But, these days, the humble moped has fallen out of style, being replaced with ...

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    When you don't need your car, try a biofuel assisted bicycle
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    We don't always need to take our cars places. Sometimes we can walk, and sometimes we can ride a bike. But... if you can't do that, how about taking a biofuel assisted bike? MobiBike has created just such a vehicle using a folding Dahon mountain bike with front shocks and disk brakes, and added a ...

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