Making a rather extreme spin on vehicles like Piaggio’s three-wheeled MP3 scooter, thanks in part to the borrowing of a 654cc 63 horsepower engine from Austrian motorcycle builder KTM, the Brudelli Leanster looks to be an impressively fast and agile toy.

Ridden in the same fashion as a traditional sport bike, the Leanster sports two front wheels which follow the driver’s side to side inputs by leaning up to 45 degrees each. This setup gives the vehicle a vastly more stable platform on which to ride while still allowing for superb handling characteristics. Brudelli claims that the Leanster can handle road surfaces ranging from normal tarmac, to gravel, to snowy surfaces, while giving even novice riders the ability and confidence to perform “controlled power slides” with apparent ease.

While the Brudelli creation should make for some truly recreational riding when it begins limited production sometime next month, the 21,000 Euro price tag may prove to be a rather large hurdle for most buyers. Have a closer look at the Brudelli Leanster in our gallery above.

+ Gizmag: The Brudelli Leanster - remarkable car-bike fusion

Israeli designer Amir Glinik is the latest in a long line of artists who’ve attempted to create something beautiful and outrageous enough to carry Ferrari’s storied crest on only two wheels. Glinik’s Ferrari superbike concept is centered on an unrealized V-4 engine, and is said to draw as many visual cues from the F-16 fighter jet as from the slinky forms that abide in Maranello. The enclosed bodywork gives the concept rendering an eye-bulging shape that’s made all the better for its lack of needless ornamentation.

Ducati may make the worlds closest real interpretation of a Ferrari bike but we’d be willing to give this one the once over if it ever made the leap from monitor to motorway. Have a look in our gallery above.

+ Autoblog: Lean Machine: Ferrari V4 superbike concept

Yesterday we established that many of you would be willing to make the switch to a two-wheeled commute, weather permitting, but what sort of bike would you choose? Big cruiser, sport bike, out right crotch rocket, perhaps even something along the lines of a vintage moped or scooter? Pick your poison, and post a picture if you have one handy, in comments.

Just having spent some time in the scooter-happy (and year-round warm) Austin, Texas, we’ve been wondering about how many drivers would make the switch from four to two wheels for their daily drivers. Have you considered a scooter or motorbike for your daily ride, or will your everyday vehicle always be something a little more contained? Give us your choice, in comments.

With so many nooks and crannies for road filth to hide in, washing a motorcycle can be a tedious task. So consider us intrigued in Moto Express Wash, reportedly the country’s only fully-automated bike washing system.

According to its builders, this Indianapolis car wash system can wash and dry a motorcycle in five minutes, and the prototype machine even automatically rotates the wheels to ensure all of the bike's spokes are cleaned.

Amazon has added yet another level of shopping functionality to its consumer’s paradise of an online store with news coming today that the retailer has opened a motorcycle and ATV wing to its site. The new store will offer parts, clothing and protective gear, and other sundry items for the sport rider. Amazon has been offering general automotive parts and accessories since 2007 and believes that, with interest in motorcycles and scooters getting greater every month, the time is ripe for additional motive sales. The store has opened with the usual “all in” approach, with major manufacturers like Harley-Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha already signed on. Click through the link below to check it out.

+ Amazon

Aprilia is looking to capitalize on a ballooning demand for commuter smart scooters with the release of its SportCity Cube 250. The 2009 SportCity has refined what was already a popular package for Aprilia, adding a bit more usability and performance to the big-wheeled scooter. The bike sports an even larger luggage rack with improved grab handles for passenger convenience, and has added an outlet for cell phone recharging to its already clever lockable glove compartment. Aprilia has also expanded the dimensions of the under seat compartment for even more stowing space.

A hearty 224cc, single-cylinder, four-stroke engine is called upon to haul around all this new found equipment along with a rider or two, and should prove suitably quick for around town runs and medium length commuting with its 22.5 horsepower and over 16 pound-feet of torque. The clean-burning engine is likely to be suitably frugal on fuel bills, though no official consumption information has been released.

The SportCity Cube 250 retails for $4699, not an insubstantial sum where motor scooters are concerned, but cheap enough that it should still be in the wheelhouse for those looking to seriously cut costs in their urban-oriented budgets.

Yamaha has just announced its new 2009 FZ6R sport bike, an entry level way on to some of the same high performance technology that can be found on the company’s more hardcore offerings like the dominating R1.

The 600cc four-cylinder powered FZ6R looks to be a nice way for novice, or nearly novice, riders to break into sport bikes, with user friendly features like lower seat and handlebar height as well as improved wind protection from the full fairing. Yamaha has also tuned the engine and transmission to be responsive, while still being easier to modulate for newer riders. But perhaps the biggest attraction of the FZ6R for the uninitiated is the price, starting just below $7000 the new Yamaha should be a good candidate for affordable thrills to a wide swath of the population.

Read the official Yamaha press release below.

The Dutch city of Eindhoven is in the midst of a 100-day event which celebrates a vehicle which is of passionate importance in the Netherlands; the bicycle. Aptly titled “Bicycle” the event is centered on a stunning exhibit at the Designhuis gallery, which features any number of human powered vehicles. The cycles range from interesting applications of traditional bikes, to utterly sublime creations of pure fantasy. Check out some of the amazing creations in the gallery above, or click through the link below to see even more of the Designhuis stockpile.

+ Core 77: Core77 Photo Gallery: FIETS Bicycle Show

A new form of advertisement has hit the streets, and it’s wearing a tank top. Founder and owner of Biker Babe Marketing LLC., Leslie Slaasted has devised the brilliant idea of fitting a sign on the back of her motorcycle to sell it as advertising space.

While using women and motorcycles to sell products isn't anything new, it is a bit rare outside the pages of motorcycle magazines, and biker events.

"Everyone can't help noticing a pretty woman in tight jeans riding a motorcycle," says Slaasted. "Who's got a better job than me with the wind in my hair and gas in my tank? I get to ride around south Florida helping promote our clients and bringing smiles to people's faces."

The biker babes have already gotten a few gigs too, the latest of which will be promoting Walter T. Shaw's new book, "A License To Steal."

+ Motorcycle USA: New Ads with Biker Babe Marketing