My new scoot....

[sammyg2]

Dude, don't listen to them. It's fine.

if I had a short commute that didn't involve freeways, and if I was a tad ........ well lets say if I had a more sporty stature, I'd ride a scooter even if aigel laughed at me

But i have a long commute that's almost all freeways, and I'm too big to ride one. I'd dwarf a scooter like nobody's biddness.
Like riding in the back of a pick-up, there's no way I could do it and look cool.




PS I like the power rangers too

[stinkindiesel]

My wife would kick your ass if you started badmouthing her piglet (Vespa ET2). She rides it all over town, waving at the HD wannabe's.

Gary

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I'd dwarf a scooter like nobody's biddness.

So...you'd look like you had a wheel sticking out of your butt?

[sammyg2]

LOL, more like this:

[sammyg2]

Anyone remember these guys?

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by aigel

The only demographic I ever see riding these full size scooters are fat midaged nerds that don't want to ride a cruiser bike.

Sorry ...

Seriously, I don't see what these do better than a decent MC?

G

Honestly, I got cruisered out. I used to design and CNC machine custom made cruiser parts. People would walk in with a design on a napkin and say "Can you make this?" Some of my parts have been in the Custom Chrome and Chrome Specialties catalogs. I did a bunch of work on Sammy Hagar's Red Rocker Bike, one-offs and production parts for New York Custom Cycle/Choppers (I think some of the parts I did are still in their catalog too), etc etc.. We were doing 3D CNC parts before almost anyone else in North America. We'd blow people's mind because custom parts were generally usually 2D affairs (hand made tanks and fenders excepted). And we'd make these crazy parts out of solid billet. We'd also buy aluminum wheel blanks then machine 3D spokes into them. Was lots of fun. So cruisers sorta ran their course with me....as have sportbikes. I will always have the itch for supermoto and to a lesser extent hard core dual sports.

What do scooters do better than regular motorcycles? Cheaper to buy, maintain, run, fuel, insure, etc. Very easy to ride..although that's a non issue for me.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Anyone remember these guys?

Unfortunately, I don't think those are scooters, though. Goldwings? CBX?

In truth I think those were Honda Dreams or Superhawks.

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Dude, don't listen to them. It's fine.

if I had a short commute that didn't involve freeways, and if I was a tad ........ well lets say if I had a more sporty stature, I'd ride a scooter even if aigel laughed at me

But i have a long commute that's almost all freeways, and I'm too big to ride one. I'd dwarf a scooter like nobody's biddness.
Like riding in the back of a pick-up, there's no way I could do it and look cool.




PS I like the power rangers too

No worries. I've been riding bikes my lifetime and it doesn't seem to matter what you ride, some people will always rag you for it. I've had many ignorant comments when riding sportbikes, Harleys, supermotos, etc... Everybody has a different idea of what the "best" type of motorcycle is and have no problem telling you so!

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by aigel

The only demographic I ever see riding these full size scooters are fat midaged nerds that don't want to ride a cruiser bike.

Sorry ...

Seriously, I don't see what these do better than a decent MC?

G

A good friend has been riding BMWs since he was in high school. He has 5 or 6 various models and his hobby is rebuilding vintage BMW roller cranks. He's about 70 now. He has an array of BMWs to choose to ride, but I see him on his Honda scooter most of the time. There must be some reason.

[sammyg2]

In high school, one of the local bad kids rode a moped around. he was always in trouble and wasn't the type to hold a job, so no car.

But he took the moped to another level:

In metal shop he made some 1/4" thick steel slippers that slipped over his shoes.
He'd get going on the moped, put his feet down and lift the front wheel up, and ride everywhere in a wheelie with sparks shooting off his feet. Ended up melting lots of tennis shoes tho.

Point is, it doesn't matter what you ride. It's how you ride it

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by sand_man

I want a Honda Ruckus for cruising around race track infields/paddocks when we camp! Don't know anything about them, but remind me of something you could order as a kit from the back of Popular Mechanics (albeit much more polished)

The Ruckus is cool.

Huge after market parts catalog.

Stretching them is a popular mod.

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

, but I see him on his Honda scooter most of the time. There must be some reason.

The PCX150 is the best selling motorcycle in Europe.

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

The Ruckus is cool.

Huge after market parts catalog.

Stretching them is a popular mod.

Yep..the aftermarket in owner clubs for these things is bonkers!

[porsche4life]

Needs some mirrors like this!





Kidding!

Looks like a fun ride. If I lived in a smaller town if have a little scooter for buzzing around town.

[Tishabet]

Scooters are just plain fun, the Grom and Ruckus are the current productions which interest for me, im also a fan of the Sachs MadAss. As you can see from my sig my own collection tends toward the vintage vespa 2smokes, still lots of devotees there and a similar DIY ethic as you would find for vintage VW.

Even with motorcycles my tastes tend toward the light and relatively small displacement, theres just something fun about riding something small and light. The allure for me is just how spritely and fun scoots can be to ride, and with a fanbase/scene that doesnt take itself too seriously. Sadly I seem to be one of the few ATTGAT scoot riders I see on the road despite having a similar risk profile to a motorcycle.

[Mark Henry]

My ex-next door neighbour had Goldwings for years, last one he bought new around 2006-2007 and the thing cost him about $40K. After a long trip the wife said she wouldn't ride on it again and shortly afterwards he sold it. But he still wanted a ride.

So a couple years ago he bought a Suzuki Burgman 650 Scooter. He just loves the thing, FI, automatic, storage for a crapload of stuff and lots of power. The thing he loves most about it is after two knee surgeries he doesn't have to lift his leg over the bike.

[creaturecat]

wife has a scooter.
fun to ride. awesome for errands.

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by Mark Henry

My ex-next door neighbour had Goldwings for years, last one he bought new around 2006-2007 and the thing cost him about $40K.

No Goldwing costs $40K. Even the one with the airbag.

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by Hydrocket

No Goldwing costs $40K. Even the one with the airbag.

Canada, taxes, he had every option, every bit of bling, hitch, matching custom trailer, etc, he had the whole rig....adds up fast.

Here a Goldwing starts at $30500 plus $4k in tax so that's already up to $34500, don't think it was much cheaper when he bought it

[Hydrocket]

Originally Posted by Mark Henry

Canada, taxes, he had every option, every bit of bling, hitch, matching custom trailer, etc, he had the whole rig....adds up fast.

Here a Goldwing starts at $30500 plus $4k in tax so that's already up to $34500, don't think it was much cheaper when he bought it

Ahhh...matching custom trailer makes a big difference.

Thanks for clarification.