Spring is here! I’ve taken the viffer out from under the cover, adjusted my convertibars and have spent a few hours freeing my mind and soul. Ahhhh.

Saturday, I stopped in at a local motorcycle gear store that I really like. They’re an independent retailer/repair shop that provides terrific service. They’ve begun selling start-up Kymco scooters and motorcycles.

2008 Kymco Venox

Against a far wall, they’ve got I admit a pretty nice looking cruiser model, the Venox. It’s a 250cc ride, and I like its styling, for what it is. (Disclosure: Cruisers are quite nice to look at, but I don’t want one, I prefer a more up-alert riding position. I have a La-Z-Boy in my living room, when I ride a motorcycle, I don’t want to recline and kick back.) Kymco did a pretty good job on it, at least its aesthetics. These pics were taken using my outdated cell phone camera.

Well, not so fast… emblazoned in huge font is a sticker… Made In Taiwan.

Really, Kymco? You think that’s a great idea? Is that gonna be a selling point, to have a sticker plunked right dead center on the gas tank?

Here’s a link to my Flash ActionScript movie I’ve been working on. It’s our final project for our second of three classes in the certificate program.

I like it so far, but I’m not done yet.

Motorcycle Flash