Motorcycles

Mini Moto Engines

Industrial engines. They are still used by several manufacturers (most notably Blata on their entry level bike) and typically produce between 2.5 and 3.5 horse power (hp). All are air-cooled. Tuning and performance parts are very limited. The Chinese 47/49cc. These engines are used in the Chinese made mk2, and mk3 minimotos. They are air cooled and produce between 2.5…

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Web Hosting

Tank Scooters Are Making A Comeback

Reparable Damage? Chinese scooters took a lot of flak after several complaints and hate blogs flooded the internet. The latest news about Chinese scooters has it that these are now meeting the stringent requirements of the DOT and the EPA in the United States. This is welcome news indeed, since Tank scooters are really nifty and low-priced, and comes with…

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Trucks Suvs

Going For Fast Gas Scooters

Why Fast Gas Scooters? There is the impression that because it is a tiny version of the loud motorcycles, it lacks speed. What fast gas scooters lack is size but not speed. They are also cheaper and very inexpensive to maintain. For its upkeep, it only costs a mere fraction of the fortune you spend on gas, repairs, and even…

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Finance

Doorstep Lenders Receiving Unwanted Interest

Unwanted interest has come from sources including industry regulator, the Competition Commission (CC), following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation which was in turn sparked by a super-complaint lodged by the National Consumer Council (NCC). Doorstep loans offer small short-term loans to people who are on low incomes or without access to bank accounts, with repayments being collected weekly…

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Biking

50cc Pocket Bikes

If you are planning to shop for a new 50cc pocket bike, you need to know what exactly it is you are searching for, and the right questions to ask before you visit a store, or even before you shop online, if that’s your preferred method. Not paying especially close attention to specific features, or not asking the right questions…

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Society

The Scooter Your Number One Transport Companion

The word scooter refers to a motorcycle that has a step through frame where its rider sits without having to straddle any part of the engine. Another difference between the scooter and the motorcycle is the wheel size. Motorcycles have large wheels and average scooters have wheels that are between 8 and 14 inches in diameter. In scooters the engine…

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Motorcycles

Popular Motor Scooters Compared

Vespa scooters are one of the oldest names in the scooter business. They have been manufacturing motor scooters since 1946 and their models are in great demand world wide. There are several popular Vespa motor scooters that range in size from 50cc to 200cc. The Vespa Granturismo has a 200cc engine which is the biggest, fastest and most powerful Vespa…

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Hobbies

The Top Five Morgan Silver Dollars

Why waste everyone’s time? Let’s skip the appetizers and get to the meaty stuff right now: The Morgan silver dollars poised to increase the most in value in the years ahead are the 1895, 1892-CC, 1894, 1878-CC, and the 1883-CC. Pretty bold prediction, eh? At this point, the reader now has three options: (1) Stop reading and act upon this…

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