New 5000 to join the flock!

This monday, Giant Centipedes will have a new gun in their rack. An old 5000 has been sighted, and contact has been made with the profane future ex-owner who either doesn't appreciate beauty or is contemplating spending his life in miserable moped-celibacy. Anyhow, that is not for us to worry about nor pity. Neither do we worry about the color of the 5000 (apparently it has been painted red).

The bike will most likely be used as spare parts and a great deal of its engine should be brought along on the tour next summer. What's more, the delirious seller is including some extra parts in the price: a flywheel, a carburettor and an extra fuel tank.

Pics will follow.

Keep grinding!
- GC HQ, Nørrebro, Copenhagen

The Crazy Teufel Bash!

Heavy fumes are gathering on the Copenhagen moped scene. In September, Teufelskerle, a reknown - but not rival - moped gang, hosted a great, gut-kickin' party at their headquarters in Valby.

Teufelskerle mostly drive slick'n'shiny things that allow for a change of gear - Kreidlers, ol' Herculeses etc. - and do it with noteworthy passion. Some of their members, however, showed up armed with a couple of hot-lookin' 2200's.

Giant Centipedes joined the moped-fiesta with their flashy back patches. Here, the Orange Beast takes part in a solex-eat-solex dragracing standoff against a chic 1700:

An internal Giant Centipedes dragoff was also arranged, with the Orange Beast finding itself outgrinded by its black contestant. That, however, was not due to inferior motor power from the Orange Beast's side, but to a missing pedal that came off during some steep hills in Czech.