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Fan Life => The Endzone Dive => Topic started by: Pete on July 28, 2008, 10:37:28 AM
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I am thinking of starting a scooter gang...or at least some loose association of scooter enthusiasts. pwrcat1 has one, and I thought someone else on here had one as well...
OT: how's the scoot runnin'?? i got mine jimmyrigged like a gd dragster!
Mine is doing well for a 50cc. I upgraded the transmission...very good take off and hill performance for a little scoot.
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I would like to get one but the season of usibility is short in Omaha. I had a group of friends in college (rich families) who just up and bought about 5 of them one day. They had a pretty kick ass scooter gang going for a while. Hilarious when they all pulled up to the bar in a row and parked them dismounting in unison. I was uber-envious being poor and unable to afford to scoot.
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I would like to get one but the season of usibility is short in Omaha. I had a group of friends in college (rich families) who just up and bought about 5 of them one day. They had a pretty kick ass scooter gang going for a while. Hilarious when they all pulled up to the bar in a row and parked them dismounting in unison. I was uber-envious being poor and unable to afford to scoot.
you could afford if you traded in the auto. :woot:
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will we have leather jackets?
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:pray:
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I would like to get one but the season of usibility is short in Omaha. I had a group of friends in college (rich families) who just up and bought about 5 of them one day. They had a pretty kick ass scooter gang going for a while. Hilarious when they all pulled up to the bar in a row and parked them dismounting in unison. I was uber-envious being poor and unable to afford to scoot.
you could afford if you traded in the auto. :woot:
I know, and I would if I lived somewhere warm. The reliably usable season of scootin' would only be about 6 months here :frown: Should have gotten one in college though for sure since I could have walked everywhere in cold weather. Also, WTF Manhattan! Where'r the busses!? Busses in cold weather would def. have made scootin the prefered method of trans.
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I would like to get one but the season of usibility is short in Omaha. I had a group of friends in college (rich families) who just up and bought about 5 of them one day. They had a pretty kick ass scooter gang going for a while. Hilarious when they all pulled up to the bar in a row and parked them dismounting in unison. I was uber-envious being poor and unable to afford to scoot.
you could afford if you traded in the auto. :woot:
I know, and I would if I lived somewhere warm. The reliably usable season of scootin' would only be about 6 months here :frown: Should have gotten one in college though for sure since I could have walked everywhere in cold weather. Also, WTF Manhattan! Where'r the busses!? Busses in cold weather would def. have made scootin the prefered method of trans.
i look forward to doin' some ice scootin'!
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Manhattan already has a Moped Mafia.
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Helmet? I would have one. And leather gloves. Do you have to mix the oil with the gas when you fill them up? LOFL just jokin' bros. Seriously though, what color is the best? I would guess black (KSU color) and would get one with mirrors that stuck way out to either side for maximum see behind'me'ness.
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Helmet? I would have one. And leather gloves. Do you have to mix the oil with the gas when you fill them up? LOFL just jokin' bros. Seriously though, what color is the best? I would guess black (KSU color) and would get one with mirrors that stuck way out to either side for maximum see behind'me'ness.
1. LOL
2. I always tell my mom we need a new weed whacker when we run out of gas because I never know the ratio.
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Helmet? I would have one. And leather gloves. Do you have to mix the oil with the gas when you fill them up? LOFL just jokin' bros. Seriously though, what color is the best? I would guess black (KSU color) and would get one with mirrors that stuck way out to either side for maximum see behind'me'ness.
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2. I always tell my mom we need a new weed whacker when we run out of gas because I never know the ratio.
You ever run one without the oil? It's like SUPER HIGH POWERED until it craps out after a few hours. Do that and then you won't even have to pretend plus you will be like king weed whacker guy while it's tearing ass.
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Helmet? I would have one. And leather gloves. Do you have to mix the oil with the gas when you fill them up? LOFL just jokin' bros. Seriously though, what color is the best? I would guess black (KSU color) and would get one with mirrors that stuck way out to either side for maximum see behind'me'ness.
1. LOL
2. I always tell my mom we need a new weed whacker when we run out of gas because I never know the ratio.
you could always just lug a 500ft/+ electrical cord around the yard w/ you! don't forget the knee socks and horace grant/f*ck me googles.
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Helmet? I would have one. And leather gloves. Do you have to mix the oil with the gas when you fill them up? LOFL just jokin' bros. Seriously though, what color is the best? I would guess black (KSU color) and would get one with mirrors that stuck way out to either side for maximum see behind'me'ness.
I bought mine used, so I didn't really choose the color, per se...and have a yellow one. Yellow is the most visible color, so it is both safe and a pussy magnet.
If we formed a gang, we'd probably have to get leather jackets. We could see if Cafe Press could add leather jackets to the DC Assault lineup.
Actually, I am thinking about selling my 50cc scooter and getting a bigger one. I have an unquenchable scooter thirst now. Anyone want to buy a super fast 50cc on the cheap?
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Manhattan already has a Moped Mafia.
Can it be infiltrated by outsiders? Maybe I should haul mine up there on football weekends and race for pinks.
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A block down the street there's a guy that's, like, a scooter mechanic, and I think a president of a scooter club or something.
Not like Vespa scooters, but like frame-engine-wheels scooters. They have rallies Sunday evenings. It's, dare I say, badass.
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A block down the street there's a guy that's, like, a scooter mechanic, and I think a president of a scooter club or something.
Not like Vespa scooters, but like frame-engine-wheels scooters. They have rallies Sunday evenings. It's, dare I say, badass.
Is the same dude that has the Dalorean? If not, you live in an amazing 'hood.
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'' Scooters are like black women they are fun to ride until your friends find out'' my mother in laws boyfriend had a scooter that was a beast. seated 2, and would push 85 mph. took it on long trips all the time.
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Manhattan already has a Moped Mafia.
Can it be infiltrated by outsiders? Maybe I should haul mine up there on football weekends and race for pinks.
The mafia is a tight knit group. It cannot be infiltrated. However, other groups are welcome. The mafia would appreciate some sort of scooter-rivalry. Racing for pinks? Could be arranged. The mafia members love the flirt with the law. Actually most just have mo-peds due to DUIs
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Here is a picture of my hog
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/scooter.jpg)
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Here is a picture of my hog
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/scooter.jpg)
That is pretty badass. Needs a basket though for grocery/beer trips. The trunk on the back doesn't look like it could hold more than 2 boxes of hot pockets.
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Here is a picture of my hog
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/scooter.jpg)
That is pretty badass. Needs a basket though for grocery/beer trips. The trunk on the back doesn't look like it could hold more than 2 boxes of hot pockets.
Ya, I am getting rid of the trunk on the back and replacing it was a large basket milk crate thing. The storage under the seat can hold a traditional 12 pack. It's those new fangled long fridge 12 packs that get you.
My favorite modification was putting in a low-tone car horn. Really commands respect on the road.
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Actually, I am thinking about selling my 50cc scooter and getting a bigger one. I have an unquenchable scooter thirst now. Anyone want to buy a super fast 50cc on the cheap?
What are you wanting to sell this for?
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Here's mine.
(http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/Graphics/Specifications/Yellow-Left.jpg)
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What are you wanting to sell this for?
I paid $750 for it, when it had 44km on it from a buddy's dad in the spring. Has less than 500km on it now. I put $200 worth of transmission components on it (dr. pulley roller weights, kevlar belt, dr. pulley HIT clutch), but dinged the plastic a bit next to the right handle grip (hit it on the damn garage backing out, just cosmetic and can be easily replaced).
I'd like to get $800 out of it after the upgrades. It runs like nails. Most 50ccs won't do more than 35. This one, a Meitian (they sell them at scootertronics.com) will easily do 40+ and gets to 30 really, really quick. If you know KC, I commute to work down Ward Parkway and never hold up traffic, usually I am buzzing by the cars. You don't need a motorcyle license for it, but you will need to tag it and get $100 a year liability insurance in Kansas...which is no big deal.
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Here's mine.
(http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/Graphics/Specifications/Yellow-Left.jpg)
How fast is it?
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Actually my step father just bought one at an auction about two months ago and he uses it to putter around when they go camping, so I've never ridden it yet and can't say how fast it goes. I'll have to ask. It is cool looking (just like the one in the pic), but doubt they have much in the way of horsepower.
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What are you wanting to sell this for?
I paid $750 for it, when it had 44km on it from a buddy's dad in the spring. Has less than 500km on it now. I put $200 worth of transmission components on it (dr. pulley roller weights, kevlar belt, dr. pulley HIT clutch), but dinged the plastic a bit next to the right handle grip (hit it on the damn garage backing out, just cosmetic and can be easily replaced).
I'd like to get $800 out of it after the upgrades. It runs like nails. Most 50ccs won't do more than 35. This one, a Meitian (they sell them at scootertronics.com) will easily do 40+ and gets to 30 really, really quick. If you know KC, I commute to work down Ward Parkway and never hold up traffic, usually I am buzzing by the cars. You don't need a motorcyle license for it, but you will need to tag it and get $100 a year liability insurance in Kansas...which is no big deal.
What does the basket/milk crate upgrade option cost? How many MPGs? How much do you weigh?
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will we have leather jackets?
can i suggest you check out pleather jackets? can't really tell a difference between them and the leather type and they're much cheaper. there's also the leatherette option, either will allow you to look great while at the same time not sacrificing a cow to make your clothing<--very scooterish to want peace/not kill stuff type thing to do.
(http://cms.dallasvintageshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/leather_outfits.jpg)
you guys should consider contacting your local KATPAK militia and seeing if you could just piggyback off of their membership - in terms of gang building it'd give you an membership bump from the "get-go". also, i'm sure they'd love having a fleet of armed scooter members for when times are in need of quick agile members. (always LOL! :lol: )
anyone with questions feel free to ask them here. thanks and keep up the great leather discusion.
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more options in pleather:
(http://cms.dallasvintageshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/im000343.JPG)
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What are you wanting to sell this for?
I paid $750 for it, when it had 44km on it from a buddy's dad in the spring. Has less than 500km on it now. I put $200 worth of transmission components on it (dr. pulley roller weights, kevlar belt, dr. pulley HIT clutch), but dinged the plastic a bit next to the right handle grip (hit it on the damn garage backing out, just cosmetic and can be easily replaced).
I'd like to get $800 out of it after the upgrades. It runs like nails. Most 50ccs won't do more than 35. This one, a Meitian (they sell them at scootertronics.com) will easily do 40+ and gets to 30 really, really quick. If you know KC, I commute to work down Ward Parkway and never hold up traffic, usually I am buzzing by the cars. You don't need a motorcyle license for it, but you will need to tag it and get $100 a year liability insurance in Kansas...which is no big deal.
What does the basket/milk crate upgrade option cost? How many MPGs? How much do you weigh?
The milk crate thing won't cost much of anything...literally just put a milk crate on the back. When you remove that rear trunk thing there is a chrome metal luggage rack...just bungie cord or plastic zip tie a crate on.
It gets 85mpg. The gas tank is less than 2 gallons. I usually fill it up once every 10 days or so. I weigh 195. If you are lighter the top end will be a bit better, but with the clutch I put on it the thing will still accelerate like a beast if you are heavier. http://www.unionmaterial.com/Hitclutch-19.htm
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A block down the street there's a guy that's, like, a scooter mechanic, and I think a president of a scooter club or something.
Not like Vespa scooters, but like frame-engine-wheels scooters. They have rallies Sunday evenings. It's, dare I say, badass.
Is the same dude that has the Dalorean? If not, you live in an amazing 'hood.
Different dude. They're really kind of like a scooter gang. He'll like be working on a scooter on his back steps all serious and sh*t, like wiping the sweat off his brow to contemplate his next scooter mod serious. His buddies will hang around "talkin' shop".
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i saw a dude coming down the hill on ward parkway into the plaza last winter on a scooter. in the middle of an ice/snow storm. there was 2 inches of snow and slush on the ground and visability was prob 100 ft. i lol'd at that poor sucker.
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A block down the street there's a guy that's, like, a scooter mechanic, and I think a president of a scooter club or something.
Not like Vespa scooters, but like frame-engine-wheels scooters. They have rallies Sunday evenings. It's, dare I say, badass.
Is the same dude that has the Dalorean? If not, you live in an amazing 'hood.
Different dude. They're really kind of like a scooter gang. He'll like be working on a scooter on his back steps all serious and sh*t, like wiping the sweat off his brow to contemplate his next scooter mod serious. His buddies will hang around "talkin' shop".
sounds like a never ending king of the hill episode
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This thread has really taken off since the E Plaza/W Plaza Katpak Militia joined in the conv.
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Different dude. They're really kind of like a scooter gang. He'll like be working on a scooter on his back steps all serious and sh*t, like wiping the sweat off his brow to contemplate his next scooter mod serious. His buddies will hang around "talkin' shop".
How many scoot's we talkin' about here? Like 10-20?
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Under $1000 for a scoot? Done and Done. Back from peacie corps and I'm ON (like Donkey Kong).
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Different dude. They're really kind of like a scooter gang. He'll like be working on a scooter on his back steps all serious and sh*t, like wiping the sweat off his brow to contemplate his next scooter mod serious. His buddies will hang around "talkin' shop".
How many scoot's we talkin' about here? Like 10-20?
maybe 10, tops. And not all at once. They just kind of gather at this dude's house.
I did see a vesp rally go down the street about 2 blocks from my place. There were at least 30 and it made a horrifyingly loud buzz.
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Never ride your scoot in the snow/ice. I was driving my school bus in Manhattan and this dude was on his scoot in a snow/ice storm. We were going down Anderson, where it's downhill and curvy, right before you get to westloop and he slid it on its side and started sliding down the road. So I put on the brakes and start sliding towards him, I get stopped a few yards from him and a car that had to put on its brakes behind me went over the curb right behind me.
Anyway, moral of the story: Never ride your scoot in the snow/ice.
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Never ride your scoot in the snow/ice. I was driving my school bus in Manhattan and this dude was on his scoot in a snow/ice storm. We were going down Anderson, where it's downhill and curvy, right before you get to westloop and he slid it on its side and started sliding down the road. So I put on the brakes and start sliding towards him, I get stopped a few yards from him and a car that had to put on its brakes behind me went over the curb right behind me.
Anyway, moral of the story: Never ride your scoot in the snow/ice.
but did he have snow scoot' tires!?
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I WANT IN, MOTHER&@#%ERS. I have a 2005 Yamaha Vino and I am looking for some riding buddies. Are you guys in Manhattan?
I also want to take them over to that carwash near the Lou and get there before the real car d-bags do, then set up shop in the parking lot and wax them.
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I WANT IN, MOTHERfrackERS. I have a 2005 Yamaha Vino and I am looking for some riding buddies. Are you guys in Manhattan?
I also want to take them over to that carwash near the Lou and get there before the real car d-bags do, then set up shop in the parking lot and wax them.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
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Count me in. I got a Viva 150cc. I'm in KC tho. I am looking for a gang to ride up to Mickey's Irish Pub with me on a Monday night and park in the VIP spaces. So tired of D bag's revving their engines for 30 seconds then getting out of the car. Would like 3 or 4 people...preferably with fabulous outfits....and matching helmets....would be a great time. :cheers:
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I WANT IN, MOTHERfrackERS. I have a 2005 Yamaha Vino and I am looking for some riding buddies. Are you guys in Manhattan?
I also want to take them over to that carwash near the Lou and get there before the real car d-bags do, then set up shop in the parking lot and wax them.
Damn, I am in KC.
How do you like the Vino? Do you have a 125? Fast?
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I just bought this (http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003-Honda-VFR800F-Interceptora-small.jpg)
Does that count?
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I just bought this (http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003-Honda-VFR800F-Interceptora-small.jpg)
Does that count?
no, scooters bro.
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Damn, I was hoping to be one of the cool kids. :'(
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I would like to get one but the season of usibility is short in Omaha. I had a group of friends in college (rich families) who just up and bought about 5 of them one day. They had a pretty kick ass scooter gang going for a while. Hilarious when they all pulled up to the bar in a row and parked them dismounting in unison. I was uber-envious being poor and unable to afford to scoot.
There are lots of scooters in omaha. What are you talking about?
(http://scooterscoffeehouse.com/images/customer_card_promo.gif)
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Damn, I was hoping to be one of the cool kids. :'(
by buying one of those? obviously. just keep an eye out for viper, k iceman?
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Damn, I was hoping to be one of the cool kids. :'(
by buying one of those? obviously. just keep an eye out for viper, k iceman?
Not the one that I would have picked, but I got it at a salvage auction so it was uber cheap. I worked at a bodyshop for 2 years so it'll be fixed in no time. :dancin: :dancin: :dancin:
Screw you scooter fags. :hahano:
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Damn, I was hoping to be one of the cool kids. :'(
by buying one of those? obviously. just keep an eye out for viper, k iceman?
Not the one that I would have picked, but I got it at a salvage auction so it was uber cheap. I worked at a bodyshop for 2 years so it'll be fixed in no time. :dancin: :dancin: :dancin:
Screw you scooter fags. :hahano:
why all the hate?
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Scooter: Awesome, hip, cost effective, friendly, smell nice
Motorcycles: Stupid, smelly, mean, nascar
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Damn, I was hoping to be one of the cool kids. :'(
by buying one of those? obviously. just keep an eye out for viper, k iceman?
Not the one that I would have picked, but I got it at a salvage auction so it was uber cheap. I worked at a bodyshop for 2 years so it'll be fixed in no time. :dancin: :dancin: :dancin:
Screw you scooter fags. :hahano:
why all the hate?
No real reason, guess I should hate the game not the playa.
Scooter: Awesome, hip, cost effective, friendly, smell nice
Motorcycles: Stupid, smelly, mean, nascar
i dunt lik nastcar. :curse:
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My lesbian neighbors have a pink scoot. They don't seem to ride it much though. It mostly just sits forlornly in their garage.
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My lesbian neighbors have a pink scoot. They don't seem to ride it much though. It mostly just sits forlornly in their garage.
Are they butch lesbians? Maybe pink is too feminine for them.
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My lesbian neighbors have a pink scoot. They don't seem to ride it much though. It mostly just sits forlornly in their garage.
Is this a thinly veiled metaphor for their clitoris's?
Either way, scooters are IT. And, by IT I mean totally sweet, or "the tits."
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My lesbian neighbors have a pink scoot. They don't seem to ride it much though. It mostly just sits forlornly in their garage.
Is this a thinly veiled metaphor for their clitoris's?
Either way, scooters are IT. And, by IT I mean totally sweet, or "the tits."
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Yeah, sorry us scooter riders have to reduce the demand for gasoline, thereby increasing demand and lowering gas prices.
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frankly, i do it for the chicks.
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frankly, i do it for the chicks.
They are pussy magnets. No questioning that.
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I almost bought one today just because of this thread. Peer pressure is a bitch. It is yellow with dark purple flames. It screams "Yeah, I'm yellow, but I'm not gay!"
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I almost bought one today just because of this thread. Peer pressure is a bitch. It is yellow with dark purple flames. It screams "Yeah, I'm yellow, but I'm not gay!"
Which one is the one that screams "I'm gay?" I have a friend that was curious
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I almost bought one today just because of this thread. Peer pressure is a bitch. It is yellow with dark purple flames. It screams "Yeah, I'm yellow, but I'm not gay!"
Which one is the one that screams "I'm gay?" I have a friend that was curious
Yellow is for safety and catching the bitches eye...which is exclusive to scooters and Vipers.
I can't stress enough how much cooler you are with a scooter. Just remarkable.
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The yellow one above is now limestone's fly-ass ride, and mine is this one...
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/P1000297.jpg)
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The yellow one above is now limestone's fly-ass ride, and mine is this one...
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/P1000297.jpg)
How much?
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The yellow one above is now limestone's fly-ass ride, and mine is this one...
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/P1000297.jpg)
How much?
Pricey. It is new....so about $3k. 150cc Genuine Buddy International - Pompaloma. Will flat out fly.
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why did you spend $3k on a scooter?
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Can buy them brand new for much much less at this place.
http://www.gsmotorworks.com/street_scooters.cfm (http://www.gsmotorworks.com/street_scooters.cfm)
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The yellow one above is now limestone's fly-ass ride, and mine is this one...
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a107/big12north/P1000297.jpg)
How much?
Pricey. It is new....so about $3k. 150cc Genuine Buddy International - Pompaloma. Will flat out fly.
:love: :love:
but for 3k, it literally better f*cking fly!
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I'm no scooterer, but russ vanover used to live next door to me and they had either 2 or 3 scooters (can't recall) and they loved the 3am post 'ville scooter races down our street. flat out knee slapping hilarious
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I once wrote an essay on scooters.
http://cootiecountdown.blogspot.com/2006/09/wobbly-ride-to-funnytown.html
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I once wrote an essay on scooters.
http://cootiecountdown.blogspot.com/2006/09/wobbly-ride-to-funnytown.html
Awesome (especially the title) :lol:
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all this talk of scooters brings up a great moment in time. after the louisville game back in 06' i decided to get a get bicep workout by doing 12 ounce curls at an amazing pace after the game on my buddies front porch. fast forward to about set #5 after the game. zoom zoom flys by a NOT so pleasant looking lady on a purple scooter. i flag her down with an offer of KEYSTONE LIGHT, she stops for a pit stop and i tear up my buddies lawn on said purple scooter. i ask her to come in side, she does. after maybe 45 seconds of small talk i am receiving a lovely lil BJ. my friends still give me crap about that "HOSS ON THE PURPLE SCOOTER".
"just go down on the little fella, it wont take long" :lick:
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all this talk of scooters brings up a great moment in time. after the louisville game back in 06' i decided to get a get bicep workout by doing 12 ounce curls at an amazing pace after the game on my buddies front porch. fast forward to about set #5 after the game. zoom zoom flys by a NOT so pleasant looking lady on a purple scooter. i flag her down with an offer of KEYSTONE LIGHT, she stops for a pit stop and i tear up my buddies lawn on said purple scooter. i ask her to come in side, she does. after maybe 45 seconds of small talk i am receiving a lovely lil BJ. my friends still give me crap about that "HOSS ON THE PURPLE SCOOTER".
"just go down on the little fella, it wont take long" :lick:
QFT. thats basically all it took. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN ON GAME DAYS!!!!!
you did for get the best part though. the phone call she answered from her dad while the said activity was in progress
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&@#% Harley Day
SCOOTER DAY!!!!
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Boy, did you say it! I mean, boy did I say it. Essay from http://cootiecountdown.blogspot.com/2006/09/wobbly-ride-to-funnytown.html:
Last October, I fell in love.
I don’t mean the trite little puppy love that you first experience halfway through high school, and I don’t mean the overly eager, “oh my God how soon before we can get married” type of love that never actually works out.
I’m talking about love that makes you crumble to the floor if you think about it too much. The kind that immediately floods you with regret that you waited 22 years to find it. The kind that urges you to write a poem, even though it’s certain to come out terrible.
Her name is Neptune and she means the world to me. She’s special because instead of being a “woman,” she is technically a “moped scooter,” and instead of having “free will” and “a brain,” she has a faulty (but loveable) kickstand and the under-50 cc engine size typically required by law to park in the bike racks on campus.
Consider this an ode to my mode. Of transportation.
I love my scooter because it is both graceful and elegant, yet it still manages to be ferociously comical at all times.
What other mode of transportation allows you to putter up to cute joggers in the park and meep your horn, while bellowing in a completely self-mocking way, “any ladies need a riiiiiide???”
When I’m in the mood for a double dose of scooter slapstick, I go with the “room for two.” This addition of a fat friend is always unsafe but always hilarious, and is guaranteed to yield an awkward, wobbly ride to Funnytown.
Scientists have proven that there is no better way to elicit an instant reaction from a general sample of people than by zooming around town on two 11-inch wheels of fury…especially if you duct-tape a cassette player on the back and blare “Born to be Wild.”
Those reactions vary widely, however. Many will laugh. Many will roll their eyes. Most will question your sexual orientation.
But at this time of year, when the weather is nice and you feel the cool breeze (sort of) flying through your hair an average of 24 miles per hour, those things matter not a whit. Riding a moped declares to the world, “appearance be damned…I’m having fun, and this is functional. Deal with it.”
If you decide to purchase a moped, be prepared for multitudes of fun.
But there are also a few downsides, and I feel it is my duty as a responsible member of the media to act with integrity and present an evenhanded, unbiased assessment of the topic when pontificating on a subject as crucially important as scooters.
First, be prepared to have scorn heaped upon you by pilots of real motorcycles. Especially if you meep your horn and point at them with a “we’re all in this together” look.
Don’t worry about them, though, because they’re just jealous. And sooner or later, one of us will slip through the cracks and crash their annual elitist Harley Day festivities at KSU games.
Secondly – and this goes out to all the fatties – mopeds are teases. The speedometer may say the beast can reach 40 MPH, but if you’re like me and have put on a significant amount of weight since high school, the needle will nudge 36 and 37, at best.
But be not afraid, for the payoff is worth the minor hardships!
I am confident that quality time with my moped Neptune is worth the speed reduction, the dirty looks from motorcyclists, and the mockery that comes my way from girls.
For I know that riding my moped does not make me a nerd. It’s the whole “wishing that I could somehow fashion a holster on the back so I could carry around my unicycle” thing that makes me a nerd.
Happy scooting.
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all this talk of scooters brings up a great moment in time. after the louisville game back in 06' i decided to get a get bicep workout by doing 12 ounce curls at an amazing pace after the game on my buddies front porch. fast forward to about set #5 after the game. zoom zoom flys by a NOT so pleasant looking lady on a purple scooter. i flag her down with an offer of KEYSTONE LIGHT, she stops for a pit stop and i tear up my buddies lawn on said purple scooter. i ask her to come in side, she does. after maybe 45 seconds of small talk i am receiving a lovely lil BJ. my friends still give me crap about that "HOSS ON THE PURPLE SCOOTER".
damn thats a great twofer. This gives a whole new meaning to the old saying riding a scooter is like having sex with (or bj from) a fat chick its only fun until your friends catch you on it.
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why did you spend $3k on a scooter?
Quality my man, quality. Plus, I had the cash, so, meh.....
These "Genuine" brand scooters are all the rage of the "scooter community." http://www.genuinescooters.com/ I have done a fairly good job of infiltrating their ranks.
Also, it does freakin' fly.
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(http://img26.picoodle.com/data/img26/3/9/3/f_neptune2m_be35f37.jpg)
meh. rainy day. :blank:
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(http://img26.picoodle.com/data/img26/3/9/3/f_neptune2m_be35f37.jpg)
meh. rainy day. :blank:
Sweet. I'd love to pick Ron up on my Hawg. Maybe even drive it on Harley day.
Mostly, I'd like to ride around with 'Te turn out the ho's....while on scooters.