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Advanced engine tech in Piaggio’s new 140mpg three-wheeler can future-proof your commute
Gas is cheap now, but everyone who remembers when it was $4 a gallon knows it won’t be affordable forever – especially when world demand exceeds supply. (In 2007, the usually staid International Energy Agency predicted the world supply of oil could peak before the average consumer has ditched their current vehicle.) Meanwhile, the same economic crisis that sent oil futures into a tailspin has made belt-tightening more important than ever.
The MP3 500 hybrid is Piaggio’s answer to all that. It’s got a few things going for it that no other non-car on the road does, including a radical (for scooters) plug-in hybrid engine that a yields a toe-curling 140 miles per gallon, and a unique three-wheel design…Â Details
Marian Peterson has defied gender roles her whole life.
As a little girl, she had a train set that outmatched any owned by the boys she knew.
As a young woman, she was the only female to compete on her local horse racing team, the L.A. Jayhawks.
And by the time she reached her mid-20s, Peterson — more commonly known as “Miss Showtime” — was one of the few black women motorcyclists in Los Angeles.
“When I first started riding I was… Details
There’s duct tape substituting for a hand grip. The kickstand doesn’t work anymore. When the ignition fails you take a small screwdriver, poke it in the right place and the cycle’s engine, overhauled nine times, turns over if you’re persistent about it.
Next month, former state Sen. David Zien will have driven his 1991 FXRT Harley-Davidson an unbelievable 1 million miles.
It’s a miracle both have survived to this point.
“I was in the hospital 11 times in 2008,  Details
 As the battle to bring youth motorcycles and ATV’s back to the dealership showroom floors seems to hesitate, advocacy groups are indicating their disappointment in agency officials.
The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) and its members are disappointed that Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Nancy Nord announced today that she intended to vote against the petition that our industry submitted for an exclusion for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorcycles from the lead content limits found in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The organization believed that a recent petition submitted to the agency was based on sound science and showed that there is no measurable risk to children resulting from lead exposure from these products…Â DetailsÂ