The Driving LED Emoticon is a battery powered, wirelessly controlled message sign that you’ll probably only use when you’re pissed off at all those retarded drivers that should have never gotten a license in the first place.  Just attach the LED sign to your rear window via the provided suction cup then choose from five different messages on your remote.

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The SHIFT Tricycle designed at Purdue University helps children gradually learn how to balance by providing two rear wheels that change angle as speed is increased.  When the child starts out, the back wheels provide a wider base for extra stability, and as the newbie builds momentum the wheels shift towards parallel, putting more of the balance responsibility on the child. 
Since this is just a concept, I’m not quite sure how well the tricycle handles, how it maneuvers corners, or what happens when you slam on the breaks (are the wheels able to shift back or do they stop at parallel?).  Aside from these questions, the trike seems pretty cool.

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I call it, bike ramrod.  Say it.  Just say it.
So the other day I was wondering what the Harley-Davidson V-Rod would look like if I squirted some Deca-Diabolin in the tank, and lo-and-behold H-D already tried it.  Say hello to the 2009 VRSCF V-Rod Muscle. 
The VRSC family also includes the original V-Rod and the Night Rod.  Apparently Harley needed another bike on their only platform powered by a liquid-cooled V-Twin engine, and spicing up a bike happens to be much easier than an all new build, but hey, no complaints here.

With an immensely powerful physique tastefully veiled by a sculpted grace that would make even Michelangelo step back, the V-Rod speaks to a more domesticated Hog.  The Muscle features a super-phat 240mm rear tire, propelled by the Revolution 1250cc V-Twin liquid-cooled engine.  If the Brembo triple-disc brakes aren’t enough to quell your fear of stopping this beast then you might want to throw in the optional ABS.

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It’s not fair, why is fried food good for my car and not me?
The Greasecar Vegetable Oil Conversion System is an auxiliary fuel modification system that allows diesel vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil.  This is great if you happen to own a fast food joint or you’re just a disgusting human being that subsides on deep fried twinkies and flash-fried donuts.  Personally, if I wouldn’t put it in my body, I wouldn’t put it in my vehicle, and that’s why my car runs on pure Columbian cocaine…and you thought gas was expensive. 

If you’re considering converting that old diesel engine to a more eco-friendly vegetable oil burner, the kit will run you between $800.00 and $2000.00 depending on preferences and your vehicle’s make, model and year.  You’ll also need it installed, unless you’re a true grease monkey! 

*By using waste vegetable oils as fuel, you’ll reduce fuel costs and toxic emissions while simultaneously supporting American obesity. 

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[Get It $1,000,000]

Hold the press, the Dutch have an athlete that could medal in Beijing, lets spend three years and $1,000,000 to increase his chances by an 8th of a percent!

Cycle maker Koga Miyata claims to have spent a million dollars on the development of a new bike frame for Olympic bound athlete Theo Bos. Of course with the American dollar acting like Patrick Swayze after chemotherapy, it’s not really that impressive. They should have said the bike cost 10,400,000 Mexican Pesos, that sounds pretty good.

Obviously this is a marketing maneuver by Koga to brand their name. If they really wanted Theo to bring home gold they would have spent their 630,000 Euros on a chemist, not fractional aerodynamics which makes as much difference as eating an orange ten minutes before the race opposed to nine.

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Toyota unveiled the Alessandro Volta Sports Hybrid concept car in 2004, so where is it? 

First off, who made the rule that hybrid vehicles must exude modesty by flaunting unappealing designs?  Does unpretentiousness equate to lack of taste, or more importantly, can’t I be ostentatious and eco-friendly at the same time?  I think it’s important to remember that you don’t have to renounce all modern social culture in order to be environmentally kind.  Italian designer Fabrizio Giugiaro reminded us of that with his design for the Toyota Alessandro Volta Hybrid in 2004.

The Volta which seats three abreast, was basically a shell design built on Toyota’s ultimate hybrid system, the 2004 Lexus RX 400.  The carbon fiber chassis combines a 3.3-liter V6 gasoline engine located behind the rear axle with two additional electric engines; one on each axle.  The team of motors provides a maximum output of 300 kW (408 bhp), which allows for a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), while more impressively enabling the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 4.03 seconds.  Getting almost 450 miles on a tank of gas, it’s too bad this prototype never materialized as a production vehicle.  

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No, this isn’t from the new Batman movie.  The Can-Am Spyder Roadster is an actual vehicle approved for street use.  This adult sized dyslectic Big Wheels from the Bombardier company is pitched as a touring style sport bike.  Hopefully it’s as fun as I remember my big wheels being; the clutch went last month so I donated it for a tax write-off.

After inventing the snowmobile in 1958 and the personal watercraft in 1968, the Bombardier company went out on a limb once again with their newest design.  The Can-Am Spyder Roadster is a Y-configuration tricycle laid out like a snowmobile with an ATV like chassis, double-wishbone front suspension, and mono-shock rear.  It sports a five-gear motorcycle shift-box, pumps out 106 horsepower, and tags 0-60 in 4.5 seconds.  With the Mercedes-Benz SL55 covering 0-60 in 4.8 and the Porsche 997 GT2 getting it done in 3.6, the Spyder might not look so flashy, but how fast do you really want to accelerate on this weird contraption? 

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Support more than your bike with this cause conscious rack by award winning designer Fabio Pedrini. Five Bone$ will be donated to breast cancer research with every sale of the 801p pink Saris bones 3 bike carrier.

I like women that like pink; it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t match the color of your car, it’s pink! Guys on the other hand might want to find another way to contribute to breast cancer research. Pink anything on a dudes car just doesn’t work, you might as well have a sparkly pink sticker across the back of a VW Cabriolet that reads fairy god princess.

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Who said being a midget sucks?  Your bed doesn’t take up too much space in your room and you don’t have to pay Jesse James 100K if you want to rip around the neighborhood like Ghost Rider on peyote.  Just paste on the Henna, throw on some chaps, and jump on your 4 Stroke 125cc Diablo II Mini Chopper.  It’s fun for all ages.*
  
*Not appropriate for newborn babies. 

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Want to keep your brain in one place while tearing all over god’s creation on your overly powered crotch-rocket? Check out Shoei’s Full Face Vermeulen helmet. This is a top of the line helmet from one of the top motorcycle gear manufacturers on the planet.  The aerodynamic sculpting allows riders to keep their heads on straight whilst doubling the speed limit on those back country roads.  With “Air Scoop II” ventilation, “Breath Chamber II” anti-fogging face shield system, and a sleek appearance you’ll look and feel great before and after you get pulled over by Smokey.

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