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• Top Internet Stories - 18 May 2012
  Here are some interesting motorcycle related articles you may have missed during the last week that could amuse you.
  
  - Riding in a Group: Rules and Etiquette (Zig Wheels)
  - A History Of The BMW Motorcycle (Motorcycle Insurance)
  - The Things Bikers Need To Have In Their Garage (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum)
  - World's Only Vincent Museum (Southsiders)
  - A Fly In My Eye: Why Electric Motorcycles Are Stupid (2 Wheel Tuesday)
  - Women, Motorcycles And The Road To Empowerment (Sojourn Chronicles)
  - Too Much Oil In Your Motorcycle Engine (Motorcycle Thailand)
  - E Bike Ennui? I May Have The Cure (RevGirl)
  
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• Video: Vintage Vespa Ad - Go Vespa
  Here's a vintage Vespa TV commercial, from the days that things were so much simpler. No helmets, wicker picnic baskets and reasonable prices.
  
  I presume the advertisement is British.
  
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• Making Something Out Of Nothing: Post Modern Motorcycles
  The Honda CT110 is one of those reliable motorcycle you can see riding around the country side, clocking up many miles. Used not only by people who want a low cost and reliable transportation, but often used by organizations like the Post Office (in Australia and New Zealand it's called a "Postie Bike")..
  
  Manufacturing started in 1980, and the motorcycle is still being made today. 4 stroke and air cooled, it's very reliable. But it's bland. Very bland. The bike almost can't be seen, that is how bland it is.
  
  Until Melbourne, Australia based Post Modern Motorcycles got their hands on them. These guys customize the "bland" motorcycles into something more exciting. Not that you'll be able to race them, but at the very least you'll be able to ride to your local watering hole without feeling ashamed.
  
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• Patent: Electric Front Wheel Drive For Conventional Motorcycles
  Interesting patent that got filed October last year. The idea is nifty, but the application a bit iffy.
  
  The patent is for an electric front wheel drive for a conventional, gas guzzling, motorcycle. We've seen several 2 wheel drive motorcycles, but all use hydraulics to power the front wheel. Making the front wheel electrically powered can be interesting, since it should save in cost and weight.
  
  The electric front wheel drive would be coupled to a controller that works in sync with the rear drive and engine. The controller would regulate the speeds of both wheels, making sure one does not run faster, or slower, than the other.
  
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• If Your Scooter Gets Cold At Night, Here Is A Solution
  If your scooter sleeps outside during the night, especially in the winter, here's something you can make to keep it warm...
  
  .. or you can just use it as it was intended to be used, decoration. The scooter is a crochet, but you can not buy it. No, you're going to have to work for it. You buy the pattern, and then you spend the next weeks crocheting the thing together.
  
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