If I can afford it, I'd like to get a Honda Ruckus.
The chicks like it. I'd be crazy not to get one!rogar-BigGrin(DBG)
A chick magnet if there ever was one.
anyone here drive a scooter?
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A chick magnet if there ever was one.
Zander
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Kegan
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WOW! They do...that's incredible actually. Gas prices are insane and for getting around my area, when I have to be there fast, I rather not take my car. 3.0l cars just guzzle gas.
I will definitely see if I can test drive one. Does anyone know if I need a motorcycle license to drive a scooter?
-Kegan
I will definitely see if I can test drive one. Does anyone know if I need a motorcycle license to drive a scooter?
-Kegan
Zander
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If Canada is anything like the US then no, a drivers license is all you need because it isn't in the motorcycle classification. The engine is too weak.
Matt Gottshalk
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It was our only vehicle in new orleans. I drove it to work everday.
I filled up once a month for $5
add two $7 cab rides home from the grocery store.
Monthly fuel and related cost $19. Mabe make that $25 for todays prices.
Couple that with $250 insurance for the entire year and the fact that it was legal to park them on a sidewalk in New Orleans, and it pays for itself pretty quick.
I filled up once a month for $5
add two $7 cab rides home from the grocery store.
Monthly fuel and related cost $19. Mabe make that $25 for todays prices.
Couple that with $250 insurance for the entire year and the fact that it was legal to park them on a sidewalk in New Orleans, and it pays for itself pretty quick.
adkimery
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Yeah, as an only vehicle I can see it saving money instantly, but I was thinking more alone the lines of a scooter in conjunction w/a car.
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Jeff Anderson
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Even then you might be able to save some in the end. Just depends on how many scooter trips you made in comparison to car trips. I'm out in a suburb and during the week I'm in the city so I'm stuck using highways to work. I could only use one for shopping on the weekends and such. Just dont do enough of that to justify it. Those ruckuses (sp??) look awesome though. If I had a bunch of extra money floating around I'd get one... alas I dont 
adkimery
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If I didn't already ride my bike a lot I'd probably end up w/a scooter. Between my bicycle and my car though a scooter wouldn't get used very much.
I've seen scooters on the highway. IIRC, the Honda Silver Wing can hit 110mph. :shocked:
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Jeff Anderson
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Good point, I was thinking more along the 50cc line of scooters. That silverwing is a beast. I'm curious why one wouldnt just get a gold wing or a similar motorcycle at that point.
Matt Gottshalk
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Your only talking about another 10mph. The ruckus can EASILY handle 45mph. Its the hummer of mopeds.
adkimery
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I thought the point of a moped was to get something that *wasn't* a gas guzzler? :cheesy:
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Matt Gottshalk
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It isn't....unless you consider 87mpg a "gas guzzler".
Tom Marshall
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If I were to get something with only 2 wheels, I'd probably get a Buell...
I've test-ridden Firebolts. Those little bikes are just brutal.
The Ulysses looks cool, though. I like to park next to them up at Newcomb's Ranch; side by side they look like my own bike's distant genetically-drifted cousin, or something.