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a blaze of glory?
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.39.37
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at 17:21:22

I just read about a motorscooter* that was made in Czechoslovakia from WWII to about 1965. It was a communist design and must have been intended for suicide missions, because the gas tank was mounted on the front fender! I am not making this up. It was called a CZ Manet and various models had engines of 98cc, 125cc or 175cc. It would reportedly go 60 mph and produce a fireball 25 meters in diameter. Ok, I made up the part about the fireball, but the rest is true. Have I ever lied to you?
Howard
*Illustrated Motorscooter Buyer's Guide, by Dregni and Dregini, Motorbooks International, 1993