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Vanilla Ice in ‘Cool as Ice’ [video]
25, Jun 2009I do vaguely remember this 1991 musical/romance movie that starred Robert Matthew Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice), maybe I just buried it so far back in my subconscious that it just seems like a faded memory. The movie is loosely based on the classic film Rebel Without a Cause , and I do mean loosely. Cool as Ice , did win its share of awards and recognition but not of the positive variety. It received an 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , made it to #7 on Blender’s worst performance by a musician turned actor and was nominated seven times at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards. Claiming to have raced in professional motocross, Vanilla Ice did all of the motorcycle stunts in the movie, so I guess he deserves some props but that’s hard to do when he proudly admits to coming up with a lot of the one liners, like, “Drop that zero and get with the hero.” Check out the painful-to-watch tributes after the jump. Anyone know what kind of bike this is? If you dare, here is another…
2009 Big Dog Coyote
25, Jun 2009The design: When I sat on the new Coyote, I was impressed. This pro street has a low seat height and is only 8 ½’ long. I could tell right away that this machine is very rider- friendly and would be a fantastic entry level chopper for anyone. It looks great and still has
- In: Motorcycle
- Tags: campaign, four-years, helmet, low-seat, machine, mcn, nylex-interior, nylon-retention, quick-connect, region, snowdonia, the-dealer, visor
Michigan Wins Chevy Viva Production
25, Jun 2009TTAC frontrunner Michigan has won the Chevy Viva sweepstakes and will be hosting production of the Aveo replacement, reports the Freep. The new compact will be based on Chevrolet’s Spark world car, and produced at the Orion Township plant near Pontiac. Orion currently produces Malibu and G6 sedans. The plan reportedly saves 1,200 jobs at
- In: Automobile
- Tags: 200-jobs, car, chevrolet, chevy, chevy-viva, currently-produces, financial-times, freep, giants-were, long-ago, magna, malibu, not-wanted, pontiac-orion, world-car
Do you own a Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide and would you like the chance to take part in one of our forthcoming Road Tests?
- In: Motorcycle
- Tags: almost-cost, bike, chance, forthcoming, harley, highway-speed, industry-association, mci, Motorcycle, points-behind, tests, the-chance, the-division, the-right, you-own
Pioneer DEH-P9800BT Car Audio Player – CD-R, CD-RW – CD-DA, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV – OLED – 4 – 200W – FM, AM, XM Ready
25, Jun 2009The DEH-P9800BT is Pioneer’’s first CD receiver to use Bluetooth wireless technology. Using the handset with a cell phone compatible with Bluetooth wireless technology lets you make/accept calls (including call waiting), talk, and hang up without touching the phone at all. You can talk into the unit’’s included microphone while …
- In: Car Audio & Electronics
- Tags: accept-calls, bluetooth, cell-phone, deh, handset, phone, rides, systems, the-handset, the-phone, the-process, touching-the-phone, unit, vfd, wireless-technology
Best coaxial ever – Car Audio Magazine. Copper Shorting Cap dramatically reduces inductive distortion and extends Bass frequency response. Aluminum Voice Coil Wire for reduced mass and greater sensitivity. X-pole Symmetrical motor design 12 dB per octave high pass crossover on tweeter for smoother on and off axis frequency response. …