On Vacation
Friday, March 30th, 2007 I will be on vacation until Easter Sunday.
Regular blogging will resume Monday after Easter or Tuesday…or….a basta.
Bon Voyage!!
Archive for March, 2007
Illegal Motorcycle Rider Profiling Continues
Monday, March 26th, 2007 
I read this on the Motorcycle Philippines Forum.
Ang Pilipino STAR Ngayon 03/25/2007
Upang maiwasang magamit ng sindikato ang mga motorsiklo sa anumang uri ng krimen, maghihigpit at kokontrolin na ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Makati ang bilang ng mga motorsiklong nagbibiyahe dito sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay ng stickers at control numbers sa mga dadaang sasakyan.
Kaugnay nito, inilunsad ng Makati Police ang “Project Clean Motorbike” para masubaybayan at malimitahan ang mga gumagamit ng motorsiklo.
Ang naturang hakbang ay inutos ni Makati City Jejomar C. Binay upang mapangalagaan at maprotektahan ang mga taga-Makati mula sa mga masasamang-loob na kadalasang gamit sa operasyon ay mga motorsiklo.
Sinabi ni Makati Police Chief Supt. Gilbert Cruz, ang mga enforcers ay inatasang mag-verify ng Certificates of Registration(CR) at Original Receipts (OR) ng mga motorbikes na pumapasok sa hurisdiksiyon ng Makati City bukod pa sa pagkuha ng litrato sa mga license plates ng mga ito at kakabitan ng stickers makaraang mainspeksiyon. Lalagyan din ng mga enforcers ng “NO CR/NO STICKER” ang mga motorbikes na walang kaukalang papeles at ang mga riders ay isasailalim sa imbestigasyon. Nakatakdang ipatupad ang programa ng Makati Police bukas Lunes Marso 26 sa lahat ng checkpoints sa lungsod.
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Only in the Philippines….NOT!
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Confrontations like this are almost a regular occurrence on long rides, it has never escalated into this though. Clearly the driver of the SUV was pissed at the number of scoots on the road blocking HIS way.
When you see THAT many bikes on the road, there’s obviously an event, a rally a parade or any other group activity. You let them pass peacefully, you never, ever, ever break into their formation. The formation is meant to keep the group travelling as a large single unit making it safer for all concerned.
Geez.
Jon’s Black Vespa
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Wow another submission. Jon O., known also as Wulffman in the Vespinoy forum emailed me this collection of photos of his Vespa PX150. A really good looking wasp. I especially like the detailing done, and his uber cool Vespinoy.Com url sticker on the cowl. Thanks a lot dude!!
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Fiery Red Vespa PX150E
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007This is the first post of this nature here in Vespinoy. Our reader submitted photos.
James Alivio emailed me this set of photos of his wonderfully restored Vespa PX150E. Painted a fierce Fire Engine Red, this baby looks ready to take on the street with NOW!
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Vespanomics
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 
Meaning: the ecological, economic, and personal satisfaction one achieves after buying a Vespa scooter. Usage (Ex.) Lillian could be seen stylishly scooting around town once she discovered Vespanomics.
Additional meanings: 1. A feeling of total exhilaration; consistent with riding a stylish, high performance Vespa. 2. The incomparable level of satisfaction that can only come from helping the environment while also saving a boatload of money on gas.
Origin: A union of the words Vespa and economics. Related words: Vespanomic, adj, vespanomically, adv
So that’s what they call it now.
Vespa will soon be launching a program that will promote scootering as a fun lifestyle and at the same time a way to leave a smaller footprint on mother earth.
Read more about it here.
Hope this catches on here in our neck of the woods (or what’s left of them).
Vespinoy is PBA ’07 Finalist
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 
This got me tickled pink! Vespinoy has made it to the short list of finalists in the Philippine Blog Awards 2007. We fall under the Sports and Recreation category, they probably got it right since I wouldn’t know where to place my own blog.
We are joined by the following blogs.
Sports & Recreation:
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SuperDog!
Monday, March 19th, 2007
Just when I thought I’d seen everything, I see this. This was such an amazing spectacle that I chased it down till we got to the Kalyaan, C5 intersection in Taguig where I took this photo.
The dog was such a cool customer that he was even standing up on all fours when the rider was moving. The photo caught him resting.
Unbelievable I say. Galing!
They eventually exited towards The Fort, running at a respectable 50kph (I measured them), I wonder how the guards at the Fort are going to handle this, are they gonna stop him and ask him where the helmet of his backride is? hihihi…
MBI 2007 Awards For The Motorcycle Industry
Friday, March 16th, 2007
Nominated by the public, voted upon by the public, moderated and organized by MBI!
Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI), announced the winners of the 2007 Riders Choice Awards. The awards, voted by thousands of riders in 88 countries, recognize significant achievements and serious lapses in judgment during 2006 by motorcycle and related product manufacturers, persons and organizations. This years winners are:
MBI Riders Choice – Star Awards
- A rider’s dream — To ride the Silk Route, from Istanbul Turkey to Xian, China
- Best concept motorcycle or scooter — Ducati Desmosidici RR
- Best exhibition of 2006 — Intermot
- Best looking new in 2006 motorcycle — Triumph Daytona 675
- Best manufacturer’s website — BMW Motorrad
- Best motorcycle or scooter blog — Scooter in the Sticks
- Best new in 2006 every day motorcycle — BMW F800S
- Best new in 2006 motor scooter — Piaggio MP3
- Best new in 2006 motorcycle — BMW F800ST
- Object of lust — Ducati Desmosedici RR
- Wish we’d thought of that — Piaggio MP3
- Women riders booster of the year — Ardys Kellerman
- Standing ovation — Ardys Kellerman
MBI Riders Choice – Fallen Star Awards
- Thumbs down — Billy Lane
- What were they thinking — Speed TV Superbikes
- Worst manufacturer’s website — Icon Motorcycle Gear
The Riders Choice Awards are unique in that the nominees and winners are chosen by every day riders around the world. The awards reflect the judgment of the motorcycle buying public, not motorcycle industry insiders. Anyone could vote, there was no restriction on age, gender or country. Even non-riders could vote. No registration, nor email addresses were required. However, a system of storing and analyzing IP addresses was put in place to minimize duplicate voting.
After the success the first Awards had last year, membership in MBI skyrocketed from 12 to 96. Millions of readers worldwide read about the 2006 Awards.
About MBI
MBI (whose motto is “Riding and writing is what we do”) is a group of 96 international motorcycle weblog authors from China to Chile. Membership is open to any motorcycle rider who maintains an active motorcycle-related Internet weblog or news web site with original commentary. With a combined readership over 2 million readers per month, the awards represent a true feeling what lives amongst the biker communities. The awards are not given by professional journalists, commercial publications or companies, but by the public.
More information about MBI, its members and the complete list of nominees will be found at the MBI web site http://www.mbiweb.org/ .
MBI Website: Http://www.mbiweb.org/
MBI Awards 2007: http://www.mbiweb.org/2007/
Interview Contact: Mike Werner
Telephone: +33-2-35297230
Bajaj Chetak: Forgot about this
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
In my excitement about Piaggio’s re-entry into the Indian market, I totally forgot about a 4-Stroke geared scooter that’s been around for quite a time already.
The Bajaj Chetak was developed by former Piaggio partner Bajaj (told you going solo was a good idea), the Chetak was Bajaj’s foray into the Vespa-look scooter scene in the USA where emission standards made it difficult for the 2 strokers to penetrate the market.
According to the Bajaj site….
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