Get Out & Ride Magazine

Look Out Boston!

2010-08-04T17:00:00.000-07:00

kHz Presents: Moped Massacre II
Boston, Massachusetts
September 3rd - 6th

more info here
& you can register here

Live to Ride Another Day

2010-07-24T16:50:00.000-07:00

Buffalo Boys Present: Run To The Hills

June 23-25
Black Hills, South Dakota

more info here

Boston's gettin ready

2010-07-16T17:36:00.000-07:00

Boston kHz Rally
Sep. 3rd - Sep. 6th, 2010

A cool video for a lazy sunday

2010-07-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

WHITE LINE RIDERS from John Cranford on Vimeo.

2010-07-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

The Creatures present: A View to Kill For
Moped Monday - July 12th, 2010
at the Buckshot Bar (Geary & 3rd Ave)
Meet from 8-10 & Ride by 10:30

more info here

Wisconsin is Riding the Tip

2010-07-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

The Summerai Present: Just The Tip Baby
July 9th - 11th
Green Bay, Wisconsin

more info here & rsvp here

Mini-Rally in Baltimore

2010-07-05T16:03:00.000-07:00

The Baltards Present: Shoreside Slow Ride mini-rally

July 30st - August 1st

Baltimore, Maryland

more info here

It only comes once every two years

2010-06-24T12:16:00.000-07:00

BD7 from Adam Burd on Vimeo.

The Mosquito Fleet presents: Blood Drive 7
July 16th-18th Seattle, WA

more info here

Oh man I'm cheesing so hard

2010-06-22T13:22:00.001-07:00

Cream City Cranks present: Cheezy Rider

August 6th-8th in Milwaukee, WI

There's no place like a rally in Kansas

2010-06-22T13:02:00.000-07:00

The Cold Trailers present: Raiders of the Lost Spark
June 25th-27th in Lawrence, KS

more info here

August, NYC, Fuck Yeah

2010-06-17T17:24:00.000-07:00

Mission 23 Presents: PEDS

August 13th-15th in NYC

Get out your Water-Wings

2010-06-17T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hells Satans PRESENTS: SOUTH BOUND & DROWNED
June 25th-27 in Richmond, VA

Oh Shit the MopedGarmy has a webforum

2010-06-15T19:36:00.000-07:00

The Gar Super Awesome WebForum for Moped People

it'll be so ot all day and all night

Break Down & Die: Rally Video

2010-06-11T14:06:00.001-07:00

Pirate Ride this June at Lake Erie

2010-06-11T12:45:00.000-07:00

The Gagnon's Host, The Pirate Ride Take 2
Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie Islands State Park, Ohio
June 25th -27th, 2010

more info at MopedArmy and OhPeds

(thanks to the MopedGarmy for the heads up)

Bake Sale This Weekend at Choke

2010-06-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

The Woolly Bullies Present: Rally Fundraiser / Bake Sale @ Choke
this Sunday the 13th at Choke Motorcycle Shop
to raise money for the LA Ride-Its Rally

for more info or to send your love click here

Port City Peds invites the whole fucking coast

2010-06-09T21:31:00.000-07:00

Port City Peds Present: Most of the Coast

June 11th-13th, 2010
Durham, New Hampshire
more info here

Georgia has the best Peachtree City

2010-06-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

peachtree city moped ride from clinton saldana on Vimeo.

Albany is gonna Rock in July

2010-05-26T15:52:00.001-07:00

more info here

Maine's living it up this weekend

2010-05-17T23:05:00.000-07:00

Maine Ride, Acadia National Park Ver. 2.0
May 22nd & 23rd

full info here

It's coming to LA this July

2010-05-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

The Woolly Bullies present: Los Angeles Ride-it's Rally
July 9th-11th

check out the current info about the rally
rsvp on facebook
or just email the bullies

SF is at it Again

2010-05-07T17:47:00.000-07:00

more info here and here

Get ready Ithaca

2010-05-04T21:12:00.000-07:00

The Ithaca Scooter & Cycle Shop presents: Rods & Mockers II
Ithaca Scooter and Moped Rally
July 16th-18th, 2010 - Ithaca, NY
info here and here

Go Camping with Motion Left

2010-04-30T23:30:00.000-07:00

Motion Left presents: Top Dead Centered
May 15th-16th in Goshen, IN

register at motionleft.com
additional info here

Cleveland Rocks this July

2010-04-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

more info here and here

KZH's Crazy Moped Roadtrip to WB3

2010-04-23T12:40:00.001-07:00

KHZ Whiskey Business 3 Trip from Andy Lauzier on Vimeo.

Atlanta gets Swoop'd

2010-04-22T11:10:00.000-07:00

Swoop Jockeys Present: BREAKDOWN & DIE
Atlanta, Georgia - July 9th, 2010
more info here

St Louis Rally next week

2010-04-21T13:12:00.000-07:00

Missouri Loves Company 2 from Tom Bremer on Vimeo.

If you curious there's more info (on MA forums) and make sure to register asap (@ IRE's website http://mopedstl.com )

Rally in Tampa

2010-04-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

more info here

MAML Cup is Go

2010-04-15T11:49:00.000-07:00

Mid-American Moped League
MAML Cup Race Dates
May 1-2, June 12-13, July 24-25, September 4-5

G & J Kartway
1619 Barnets Mill Road
Camden, Ohio

more info here and here

SF Ride & BBQ

2010-04-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

more info here, here & here

Polini Cup opens this Weekend

2010-04-08T23:47:00.001-07:00

The Opening Race is this Weekend
April 10th-11th
Tom Dash Memorial Speedway
Atwater, California

more info here

Party it up in Louisville this April

2010-04-03T18:52:00.000-07:00

This Weekend in Nashville

2010-03-31T22:19:00.001-07:00

The Dead Peds (present) RIP from casey mcbride on Vimeo.

Info here: http://www.thedeadpeds.com/

Stinko Rally 2010

2010-03-28T15:59:00.000-07:00

Latebirds Invitational & The Moped Documentary

2010-03-04T22:30:00.000-08:00

The Latebirds have released the rally trailer for The First Annual Latebirds Invitational

The Los Angeles Latebirds - 1st Annual Latebirds Invitational from Brian Sowell on Vimeo.

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I'll see you guys there, and I'm bringing with me a video crew to film a very special Get Out & Ride Documentary. So make sure you're there if you want to be in a real movie that will go to real film festivals (such as the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival), and when you get there just look for the guys with the cameras we'll be all over the track, stands, and parties the whole weekend.

Japan know how to rock a 'ped

2010-01-25T23:42:00.001-08:00

via 4pot magazine

In April, Nashville will ride...

2010-01-17T14:55:00.000-08:00

1300km of Germany

2010-01-06T13:45:00.000-08:00

Moped Ostsee Tour 2007 from Felix Schneider on Vimeo.

Inside the Bandits' Build Shop

2009-12-11T22:23:00.000-08:00

video by heitmaniac

Wheelies & Jumps 2 - Date Change

2009-12-11T21:27:00.000-08:00

click this link for more info

Crashing the 2009 Delta Whizz-In

2009-12-10T23:19:00.000-08:00

The 2009 Delta Whizz-In from Michael Foti on Vimeo.

Making an AMF Roadmaster cool

2009-12-07T10:43:00.000-08:00

video by cpbray1

Cuperteens Ride Highway 9

2009-11-26T19:29:00.000-08:00

Mopeds & Hwy 9 from Calvin Crockett on Vimeo.

Don't Wake Up Dead - Video

2009-11-21T21:45:00.001-08:00

video by teleskopossomnium

Miami Art Basel Takeover

2009-11-16T16:37:00.001-08:00

Art Basel Miami Moped Takeover
December 3-6 in Orlando, Florida

Wooly Bullies Dinner and a Movie Nov 27th

2009-11-16T16:24:00.000-08:00

The Woolly Bullies: Cheap Date

Friday November 27th
Meeting at the Smog Cutter at 8 for karaoke
Ride at 9pm, followed by dinner
Ending with a midnight screening of
Total Recall at the Fairfax Regency theatre

Cuperteens in Santa Cruz

2009-11-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

The Cuperteens' Attack Santa Cruz Ride

Sunday the 22nd of November

Denver's New Years Winter Rally

2009-11-09T18:42:00.000-08:00

Blk Blk presents: Wheelies and Jumps 2

~~December 31st to January 3rd~~

Update: moved to January 22nd-24th, 2010

Thursday: Snowboarding & Fun Ride
Friday: City Ride & All Night After Party
Saturday: 60 mile Long Ride & Track Racing
Sunday: Cruising & Barbecue in the Snow

Boston Kitty Ride

2009-11-09T17:33:00.000-08:00

video by douginboston2002

the LA Times has a piece on the Latebirds

2009-11-07T00:37:00.000-08:00

...Pedestrians stop and smile as the riders cruise along Hyperion Avenue toward Hugo's, a taco stand in Atwater Village where they'll load up on horchatas and burritos before swarming up the hills of Griffith Park. Unlike some more fearsome biker gangs, this friendly two-wheeled tribe seems to elicit nothing but warmth from the general public, especially older folk who remember riding the bikes in the '70s.

Even tough-guy bikers seems to have a soft spot for them, based on their mutual obsession with mechanical problem-solving and the unending quest for speed. And there's a natural bond between the moped gangs and such vintage bike gangs as the Cretins (who ride vintage Café Racers) and South Bay skater/bikers the Cycle Zombies.

"We're pretty much the same type of people -- most of those guys get super stoked on us riding mopeds," rider Nik Jung says.

Among this band of brothers is a handful of girls, who plan to start a Girls-Only Moped League. One of them, Jennifer Anderson, was hobbling around Choke on crutches after breaking her femur at a Polini-sponsored moped race in Atwater, in the San Joaquin Valley, a few months ago. She's putting on a brave face, and joins her friends at Hugo's despite her injury. A founding member of the Latebirds, she says the scene has grown to be "bigger than I ever thought it would be."

via the LA Times

Knock Me Out

2009-11-06T12:49:00.000-08:00

Straight to Blackout from Shawn Egge on Vimeo.

Riding the Sunset

2009-10-31T12:52:00.001-07:00

Sunset Riders from Ryan Gomez on Vimeo.

Halloween Ride & Party in Philly

2009-10-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

all info here

Orlando's having a rally in November

2009-10-26T23:09:00.000-07:00

From Zine to Magazine

2009-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

I'm pulling a complete overhaul of the magazine for the upcoming November issue. It's going to be published on Full color gloss paper, you know the kind of nice smooth and shiny paper that normal everyday magazines are printed with. We’ll be accepting your submissions until October 24th next week, so send us your stuff now in all of it's full color glory.

Anyone who donates $5 or more dollars towards the printing costs will recieve a free copy of the upcoming issue and a 1/8 of a page (buisness card size) shout out in the magazine.

Also Subscriptions are now available to the right, $25 for a year (6 issues)

For those who wish to purchase advertising, full-page full-color ads are $50, with negotiable discounts. Email for more info at getoutandride.zine@gmail.com

Riding through the New England Autumn

2009-10-16T21:54:00.000-07:00

New England Moped Riding
from Adam Metterville on Vimeo.

Mini-Rally tonight in Berkeley, CA

2009-10-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

The Cuperteens Present:

A Mini-Moped-Rally in Berkeley, CA
They're meeting up at 6pm tonight
for the location and more info go here

Halloween Fun in LA

2009-10-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

The Woolly Bullies Present: Night of the Living Ped II

Meet up is at 5:30-6pm at Skooby’s Hot Dogs on Hollywood Blvd
They ride at 7pm and then around 9pm you'll end up at a party in Silverlake

We Got mentioned on Keith and the Girl

2009-10-08T22:54:00.000-07:00

you can listen to the episode here
skip to 34:29 for the mention of Get Out & Ride and Moped Culture

Here's a new LA nightride video

2009-10-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

L.A.M.E. LA Mulholland & Hotdogs & Mopeds from whoakemosabe on Vimeo.

Look Out there's a rally this Month in Austin, TX

2009-10-06T16:56:00.000-07:00

For more info and to register click on the image

Dual Rallies in Cincinnati & Louisville

2009-09-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

click on the image for more info

I hear there's a rally in Pittsburgh

2009-09-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

click on the image to register

Wired Covers the Orphans

2009-09-24T12:00:00.000-07:00

...Almost every major city in the U.S. boasts at least one moped gang, and the names straddle being badass and ironic: Creatures of the Loin (San Francisco), Puddle Cutters (Portland, Oregon), the Tom Cruisers (Tempe, Arizona), Latebirds (Los Angeles), Landsquids (Sacramento, California), Decepticons (Kalamazoo, Michican), Hells Satans (Richmond, Virginia) and more.

The Orphans are Brooklyn’s fearsome two-stroke contigent (pictured above), and they’re obsessed with the abandoned pedal-start bikes.
Mopeds reached the height of their popularity in the late 1970s during the oil crisis. Now they litter backyards and clutter garages with their rusted frames and rotted tires. A growing subculture, to which the Orphans belong, is eager to breathe life back into these motorized gems and turn them loose in the streets...

via Wired

Thoughts on Moped Culture

2009-09-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

...In the land of big houses with big yards and big cars, the thought that a two-stroke peddle start engine fastened to a glorified bicycle as a means of serious transportation was something best left to Europeans. My first thought of a moped enthusiast (before I rode one myself), was a slender man with a pencil thin mustache, a tight-fitting white and black striped shirt and a red beret. But through the grace of 1970s creative advertising and the economic implications of the time, mopeds, which easily boast up to 100 miles to the gallon, sparked the imagination of mainstream America. Gliding through traffic, avoiding vehicle registration and insurance and the convenience of side walk parking, made mopeds ideal for many commuting relatively short distances. In large cities and in rural towns, the mid to late 1970s saw the true arrival of a pass time that had been steadily progressing since the 1950s.

The success of the craze was short lived however, and by the early 1980s Americans were finding new ways of identifying themselves (like making tons of money in the stock market and blowing white powder up their nose). The trend of mainstream moped recognition had been reduced to a fad that by 1983 was very much out of style. The 1980s ushered in an era of in which America regained a defined sense of self, and with it came drastically different habits in consumerism. But it was this fall from grace that has largely affected those individuals who today are responsible for resurrecting moped interest. Mopeds of the 1970s were so fully integrated into the basic fabric of the time that a culture derived specifically from the vehicle was almost non-existent. Today, the underground moped movement, powered largely through advances in technology (i.e. the Internet), has blossomed into what can easily be described as a “scene.” The scene or sub-culture is defined by jargon, fashion, and shared pop-culture references. Like all sub-cultures, modern mopeders embrace the general ethos of the dominant society, but actively differentiate themselves by rebelling from popular norms...

via The Tripwire

Kevin Rose is into Mopeds

2009-09-23T15:36:00.000-07:00

moped talk starts at 3:47

Harvard Recognizes the Moped

2009-09-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

...the five-year Harvard staffer has bought and registered more than 600 mopeds since 1972, and has run up half a million moped miles, including a trip from New York City to Key West, Fla.

Though not a member, he identifies with a loosely confederated national group called Moped Army, and on most Wednesdays he meets local riders for a collective run. “We know we are different,” said Seley, who dons a snowmobiling suit for winter rides, “and we celebrate that.”

Commuting on a little pedal-fitted bike used to earn him more incredulity than admiration. Then came $4-per-gallon gas. “Overnight,” said Seley, “I went from nutcase to visionary.”
...

via Harvard Gazette

Send Us Your Submissions

2009-09-16T17:55:00.001-07:00

Send in your submissions for issue #004

we need lots of stuff: pictures, stories, rally reviews, recipes, drink mixes and anything else you have, we'll take it!

If we publish your stuff you'll receive a free copy of the zine.

So send your stuff to:
getoutandride.zine@gmail.com

The Creatures did a Photoshoot

2009-09-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

ClaudiaGoetzelmann_v1 from claudia goetzelmann on Vimeo.

via the 1977 Mopeds Blog

Moped Rescue Launched

2009-09-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

My good friend Josh just launched a new website, Moped Rescue, a service he started last year in San Francisco that he's now taking national, Moped Pickup and Delivery.

Last Weekend's Race in Atwater

2009-09-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

Winners: Jeff Johnson, Tommy Erst, Jimmy Nolan, Tony Simoni, Terry Dean Cain, Alan La Guardia, Craig Wong

Polini Cup September 2009 Moped race 1 from rafter on Vimeo.

via the Motomatic Blog

Moped Madness - TIME (circa 1977)

2009-09-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

Here's what Time magazine though about those new moped things back during the moped craze of the late 70s:

July 4th, 1977

Mopeds are the near-beer of the motorcycle world. They are more than bicycles but less—far less—than the roaring machines straddled by Marlon Brando in The Wild One and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider; no self-respecting Hell's Angel would be caught dead on one. Yet mopeds (from motorized-bicycle-plus-pedals) are coming on like Scotch after Repeal...
...Honda led an earlier attempt to put the U.S. on two wheels. In the mid-'60s it sold lightweight, brightly colored machines that helped strip motorcycling of its greasy, violent image. But sales fell off, largely because state laws turned ownership of the little bikes into a hassle. The current moped madness was touched off by new laws in 31 states that class the machines as bicycles or "motorized bicycles" instead of motorcycles. Result: moped owners in about half of those states do not have to register their bikes. In many states they do not even need drivers' licenses. In most states, the minimum age to drive a moped is 15 or 16; Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina impose no minimum at all. No state's moped law requires crash helmets, or calls for liability insurance —recognition that mopeds are only slightly more hazardous than ordinary bicycles. The biggest danger comes from the fact that American car drivers, unlike their counterparts in Europe, are not accustomed to sharing the road with mopeds...
via the TIME Magazine Archives

Some things change, while others stay the same.

Shame Week Aftermath

2009-09-12T23:51:00.001-07:00

DSCN7901, originally uploaded by k.z.

Though I'm sure that various coverage of the NYC carnage can be found around the net, all I could find were these sweet pics:
khz Blog, kzPics, SheilaMonster, & others

Moped Limbo

2009-09-12T14:28:00.000-07:00

Leave it to some crazy Norwegians to invent this new sport:

See the World Record in Moped Limbo
Sarpsborg, Norway

Totally unofficial but very funny...

Smoke hangs low over the landscape, where around 100 passionate moped owners gathered in Sarpsborg this weekend.
Where Norway got a new world record holder - the record itself. Moped Limbo is a small sport, but it's is very entertaining to watch (video)
via NRK News

Now Availible in Stores... In SF

2009-09-08T16:25:00.000-07:00

For those of you in San Francisco you can now find the newest issue in a real moped shop.

Issue #003 just arrived in San Francisco at 1977 Mopeds SF and Treatland/Treats HQ so you can now buy the zine along with your new moped parts.

Also available at online stores:
Treatland.tv
1977 Mopeds Online

Moped Repair Shop in Burkina Faso

2009-09-07T08:39:00.000-07:00

A little labor for your labor day, this is for any of you who have complained about a lack of available parts for mopeds, here's some African ingenuity for ya

I've mentioned Burkina Faso before and their
amazingly awesome street racing.

Found on the really cool Afrigadget Blog.

There's more than one way to start a moped

2009-09-04T16:09:00.000-07:00

this will come in handy any time my bikes get garage syndrome

video by mecanix999

Ride from La Brea Tar Pits

2009-09-03T00:14:00.000-07:00

another recent Wooly Bullies & LA Tigers joint ride can be seen here

video by pepewk

Order Issue #003

2009-08-30T18:46:00.000-07:00

I pulled a late night and it's here, shipping on September 1st
a special thanks to Aaron for his last minute photo submissions

you can order it now on the right

update: available in stores San Francisco

the next issue is delayed yet again

2009-08-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

so it looks like issue #003 will have to rest up for a bit as I have been in the process of moving and restarting college down here in orange county, although I've received enough articles I haven't even gotten started the design which I have to cut and paste by hand, so it won't be released by september 1st as I promised on Moped Army, however it should be out and ready to buy by september 14th,

so hopefully in the meantime I can distract you all with this lovely vintage moped video

also if there is anyone in orange county who wants to help me out please drop me an email

Hown to tell if your bike is "four stroking"

2009-08-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

via Lance Campeau

Coming to Grand Rapids at the end of August

2009-08-14T21:34:00.000-07:00

you can register here

I'm still not sure how I feel about this video...

2009-08-14T21:31:00.000-07:00

...should I love it or feel nauseous?

Straight To BlackOut Trailer from BURNS.R % on Vimeo.

The Moped Obsession

2009-08-10T13:44:00.000-07:00

Part 2 & Part 3

by FingersMopedArmy

Burkina Faso knows how to race mopeds

2009-08-09T12:15:00.000-07:00

The Art of Mopedding

2009-08-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

by dpsmile4me

Chrome Chrome and more Chrome

2009-08-07T10:03:00.000-07:00

This guy has created some of the most beautiful custom motorcycles I have ever seen, take a look at the video to see what I mean

skip to 1:20 to see his shop and bikes

Moped Enthusiast

2009-08-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

video by rythom

Air Powered Moped

2009-08-05T05:18:00.000-07:00

This University of Bristol aeronautics graduate fitted the Puch with high pressure carbon fibre air cylinders used by fire fighters as breathing apparatus in burning buildings.

The cylinders power two rotary air engines which in turn drive the chain to the rear wheel.

Unlike electric scooters, it takes just seconds to recharge from larger air tanks filled by a diving compressor.

With a top speed of 18mph and a range of just seven miles between air top-ups, Stansfield admits it’s never going to be good for trans-continental touring. But hesaid: “You could definitely run a fleet of delivery bikes on it.”

via Motorcycle News

A beautifully shot video...

2009-08-04T16:15:00.000-07:00

...about moped legal issues

Flock Yeah Freebird

2009-08-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

video by FingersMopedArmy

Boston Moped Massacre

2009-08-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

video by livefreeorsleep

According to this europop song...

2009-08-02T09:52:00.000-07:00

...mopeds crash a lot

This guy reminds me of Bruce Brown...

2009-08-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

...you know that guy who made On Any Sunday

video by LAEdge

Treasure Island Death Race

2009-07-31T10:16:00.000-07:00

Moped to South America

2009-07-30T08:31:00.000-07:00

They've got a book available too, I have one on my coffee table at home, it's great to show friends and family why mopeds are so cool.

Riding through Powell County, KY

2009-07-29T09:42:00.000-07:00

A moped named Outrageous Conduct

2009-07-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

build starts at 00:36

West Coast Moped

2009-07-27T09:42:00.000-07:00