anyone here drive a scooter?
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Matthew R. Rodwell
Well-known member
I am getting a 150cc one this summer, its enough to keep up with traffic on the roads I take to work and school and it gets about 90MPG
ugafan
Looking for a woman
Kirk Gillock
Rebel with a cause
I use a Honda Wave 125. It's nothing to brag about but it takes you to where you need to go.
JasonFox
Internet Sensation
That's cold.
Uga -- depending on where you live from a traffic standpoint, a full-fledged cycle might be a safer bet. Still great mileage, but with a little more oomph to get around the crazy, non-bike-seeing drivers. Just a thought.
ugafan
Looking for a woman
unfortunately i don't have the money for that. so i'll have to go with the grandma ride.
Hunter Hampton
Carbonite Member
I dont drive one yet, but I am seriously considering selling a car to buy one, I cringe everytime I fill up my gas tank!
tmnt
King of Australia
Same here - and I only drive a four cylinder. Looking forward to using my motorbike a lot when I get my license soon.
I use a Honda Wave 125. It's nothing to brag about but it takes you to where you need to go.
I drive a 110 cc enduro version of this. I love it! So damn effienct. Wear a helmet.
You can buy these brand new from honda in the Philippines for a thousand USD.
Kirk Gillock
Rebel with a cause
Good one.
Yea, they are cheap. Got mine for about $950 brand new. One of our volunteers just got a Yamaha Step and paid about $800. Imagine if they were that cheap to buy in the US. There'd be plenty of parking and hardly no traffic. Of course the roads would be paved in blood, but that's what helmets are for.
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Simon Höfer
Veteran
Yeah, driving a scooter sounds good at those gas prizes. Today it is 8.70$ per gallon over here. Crazy!
Matthew R. Rodwell
Well-known member
I lived in Italy for 3 years and fell in love with those things, probably going to get a Lance Vintage.
JasonFox
Internet Sensation
Helmets are for paving the road with blood? I like the way you think, PK.
That's very good advice.
Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
Take a Motorcycle Safety Course (MSF) in your area. You'll thank me.
Spend the money to get GOOD protective gear, including jacket, helmet, boots and gloves.
I have a 7.5 mile ride to work (all back roads), so unless I'm hauling gear in the Forester or I'll usually take the 6 cylinder Valkyrie in:
Yes, my motorcycle has a bigger engine than my car.
I've been looking at 125cc scooters MINIMUM. Power is safety when it comes to cycles. You have to be able dodge the cagers.
Spend the money to get GOOD protective gear, including jacket, helmet, boots and gloves.
I have a 7.5 mile ride to work (all back roads), so unless I'm hauling gear in the Forester or I'll usually take the 6 cylinder Valkyrie in:
Yes, my motorcycle has a bigger engine than my car.
I've been looking at 125cc scooters MINIMUM. Power is safety when it comes to cycles. You have to be able dodge the cagers.
what are you getting? i'm thinking about going with a yamaha vino.
That's pretty much what I had when we were in New Orleans ... it was a Venice though ... Vino engine in a bike by an offshoot company of former Yamaha employees
Consider an air vest or jacket - basically a rapid-inflating wearable airbag (a wearbag!) designed to inflate and cushion your impact, should you and your bike suddenly separate.
I picked up a Hit-Air vest about a year or so ago, and I don't ride without it. Chest , abdominal, lumbar, cervical and coccyx cushioning and support. If you're going to play in traffic, accept no substitutes.
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