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Sunday, 07 March 2010 |
 Call it...visibility! So when we ran across a story on Bell's new line of limited-edition, "Custom 500" helmets, we just had to post about it. Three wild color schemes like the one included at left, plus two metallic-flake versions, are included in the run of just 1,500 units.
We've seen beauties like these before, especially from uber-cool maker Ruby. But most (especially Ruby) are also uber-expensive. Wanna pay $800 or more for an open-face lid? We didn't think so.
But these Bell 500's are far, far more affordable. Just $120 for the metallics, and $140 for the graphic ones. And they appear to be well-detailed, too - most with chrome trim, all with quilted lining, DOT-certification and a really low-profile look. Bell practically invented helmets like these back in the 1960's, so it's good to see them getting back to their roots, having fun while doing it, and pricing the results so folks like us can afford it. That they're limited-edition means you'll likely be the only one on your block with one of these babies, too.
If you're into helmet glam, better jump fast - pre-orders for issue mid-March are now open.  Custom 500 Helmets (weblink) |
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Sunday, 17 January 2010 |
 It's got a really big trunk... Using actual tree trunks, Chinese artist Shi Jinsong has grafted on what appear to be functioning, workable scooter components, creating rideable - though likely slow and very unweildy - motorbikes. "I just want to know what a big tree - which is four or five meters long - with a speed of more than one hundred km per hour looks like," Jinsong says.
Two such bikes are pictured on the art blog designboom. One looks almost rideable, and many of the objects melded with the tree/chassis provide interesting plays on scale and implied function. And even though we doubt the second could ever manage 100 km per hour, it's strange enough to make one really wish it could. Tree motobikes (weblink) |
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
 Opposites attract. Proof? But the main reason for posting this here has to do with a club function last spring organized by Veep Scott where the local Harley club and our gang got together for an informal social and "cross-species" judging of bikes.
That outcome - to the chagrin of classic owners and modern Vespa owners alike - was that the unadorned, relative wallflower ET4 owned by clubby Charlotte, at the time parked half a block away - collected the most votes from the Harley gang.
And yes, Charlotte's ET4 is the very same color as the one featured in the commercial. Hmmm.
Enjoy, and draw your own conclusions. Vespa commercial (YouTube™ video)
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