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The Bower Bird
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( A male satin Bower bird ) TOTALLY random stuff I've collected on the web and doesn't have a place in the jazz guitar, ukulele or main publishing pages on the site.
I remember seeing a this bird on TV years ago. And, it stuck with me. Some of the strangest things get into ones's long term memory. Good for Trivial Pursuit but not much more.
Just like the Bower bird that collects a variety of objects like shells, leaves, flowers, feathers, stones, berries, and even discarded plastic items. A bower's U-shaped nest, a structure of sticks and leaves can include hundreds of these objects. The bird will spend hours carefully sorting and arranging his collection, with each thing in a specific place.
All of this to attract the female Bower bird. The things we do!!!
A Few Links
- The Bowerbird's Dilemma cartoon-style treatment of bower building.
- PBS Nature: Bower Bird Blues
- PBS Nova: Flying Casanovas
- Bowerbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Scooter - A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the operator's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters have been made from 1914 or earlier. Scooter development continued in Europe and the United States between the World Wars.
The global popularity of scooters dates from the post-World War II introductions of the Vespa and the Lambretta. These post-war scooters were intended to provide low-power personal transportation (engines from 50 to 250 cc). The original layout is still widely used in this application. Maxi-scooters, with engines from 250 to 800 cc have been developed for Western markets.
Scooters are popular for personal transport, partly based on their low cost of purchase and operation and on benefits that include convenience in parking and storage. Licensing requirements for scooters are easier and less expensive than those for cars in most parts of the world, and insurance is generally cheaper.
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Getting up to and over 70mpg, a scooter is not a bad idea. Especially when gas prices where over $3 a gallon summer of 2006 and over $4 a gallon 2008.
Scooter Brands
Manufactures
Aprilla
Piaggio & C. S.p.A - Aprilia
Aprilia U.S.A. Inc.
110 Londindery Court, Suite 130
Woodstock, GA 30188
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Aprilia - Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, owned by Piaggio as part of the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.
Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportsbikes. It is most recently best known for its flagship 1000 cc V-Twin Superbike, the RSV Mille.
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Baron Motorcycle Company
Baron Motorcycles, Inc.
3600 Holly Lane N. #70
Plymouth, MN 55447
tel: (612)840-6311
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Info
(from their site) - Baron Motorcycles, Inc. is a manufacturer and importer of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs. We’re located in Plymouth, MN. All our bikes meet or exceed DOT requirements and our 150cc engines have been tested and certified by EPA and we're CARB certified for sales in California. We’re seeking dealers in the United States for distribution of our products. Our dealer prices are very competitive and our quality is unmatched. Our bikes are shipped in semi-disassembled or fully assembled state. Drop shipping is available.
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Honda
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501-2746
Toll Free: 1-800-999-1009
Fax: (310) 783-3023 (24 Hours)
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Honda Fit
My daughter Amy just go a new 2008 Honda Fit and after my Hyundai dies I'll be getting my own Fit. Rumor has it that there will be a Hybrid in 2009.
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Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - LambrettaWorks has been providing Lambretta owners with quality parts and service for the world's finest motorscooter since 1985. The Innocenti Company of Milan, Italy produced the first Lambretta scooter in 1947, and production at the Italian factory continued until 1971. Lambrettas were also produced under license in Spain by the Serveta Company, in India by Scooters India Ltd. and Auto Parts India, in Argentina by Siambretta, in Germany by NSU, and in other factories in France and Brazil.
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Piaggio
Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
Via Rinaldo Piaggio, 25
56025 Pontedera (PI)
Tel. +39 0587 272111
Fax +39 0587 272344
US Headquarters
Piaggio USA, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 631-1101, (212) 380-4400
Fax: (212) 380-4459
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Listing Info
( from listing's site ) - A sister company of Scooterworks USA in Chicago, the largest and most well-known supplier of vintage scooters, parts and accessories, in North America.
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Vespa
US Headquarters
Piaggio USA, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 631-1101
(212) 380-4400
Fax: (212) 380-4459
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Vespa - The Vespa is a line of motor scooters that was first manufactured in Pontedera, Italy in 1946 by Piaggio & Co, S.p.A
Piaggio continues to manufacture the Vespa today, although the Vespa was much more widely used in the 1950s and 60s, when it also became the adopted vehicle of choice for the UK youth-culture known as Mods. The classic Vespas had unibody chassis pressed from sheets of steel, with bodywork covering the legs for protection from rain and mud. The direct drive engine was covered completely by a steel cowling to appeal to a broader market of people, often turned off by the dirty/greasy stereotype often applied to motorcycles. Piaggio revolutionized the two-wheel industry with the Vespa and provided a model on which nearly every other scooter made since has been based.
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Scooter Magazines
Scootering
Classic Magazines
Mortons Media Group Ltd
Morton Way
Horncastle
LN9 6JR
United Kingdom
Tel: 01507 529300
Fax: 01507 529490
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- Guitars
- Ukuleles
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( from listing's site ) -
The UK's biggest and best scootering magazine - over 130 pages of top
scooter features, reviews, events and the massive 48-page scooter trader.
Each month Scootering also has a large Music section with reviews, band
news and event exclusives.
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Web Sites
- World Scooter News - link
- Jim's Cushman Scooter Site Home Page - www.hobbytech.com
- The Motorscooter Webring! - link
- State Motorcycle Laws (AMA) - link
Site devoted to the preservation and restoration of Cushman Scooters.
- Scoot.net links - link
A boat load of links
- Scooter Racing - link
- ScooterManiac.org - link
- ScootRS Lambretta Vespa Scooters & Parts - link
- Stella Owners Gallery - link
- Vespa Scooter Obsession - www.vespa.org
- Vespa_Travelogue - link
Vespa Obsession, a personal look into the world of devoted Vespisti.
Here is a great links list.
