Scooters, I just don't get them??
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This photo is fantastic! Any clues as to where/when etc?
can't help with that sorry, guys havin' fun though love the grins
Demar
Two Stroke
The good thing about that replica Trail 70 is that it has a 125cc engine in it.
dschief
750cc
Hot Shots, Topper Harley = Charlie Sheen. LMAO!
BMW calls its scooters Urban Mobility Vehicles...my Triumph is a great ride but in stop and go traffic I can see how not having to clutch and change gears constantly is an advantage. Smaller wheels and less weight on scooters provide more nimble handling. New technology has improved performance and safety..some of those BMW's go freeway speeds. I've noticed an overall great increase in two wheeled vehicles in Austin, particularly scooters..for many they have become their main vehicle. I like this trend, and hopefully it will make us all more visible to the cagers.
rickg
moped
My take on scooters....
Never gave them much thought after I got into bikes around age 40. Then a riding buddy got into them after he started working for a scooter shop in Chicago after moving there around the same time I moved to Cleveland.
While visiting him he gave me a scooter tour of downtown Chicago including a couple of laps around Wrigley Field and a few red light to red light dashes while I giggled uncontrolably in my helmet. I got it after that ride. If you live in a cogested flat area there is no more fun to be had on 2 wheels than on a scooter.
A year later he was the dealer rep for Sym Scooters and arranged for me to buy a Fiddle II 125 at dealer cost. Though I am not as urban as my friend I do live in a very flat area along Lake Erie and it was the perfect neighborhood to neighborhood errand getter. But as a primarily Euro bike guy, I longed for something a bit more authentic and perhaps a bit more capable. Which brings me to my Vespa GTS 250 Super that I bought last fall.
So the Sym is up for sale and I am waiting for it to warm up a bit so I can go scootin' again.
Rick G
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Never gave them much thought after I got into bikes around age 40. Then a riding buddy got into them after he started working for a scooter shop in Chicago after moving there around the same time I moved to Cleveland.
While visiting him he gave me a scooter tour of downtown Chicago including a couple of laps around Wrigley Field and a few red light to red light dashes while I giggled uncontrolably in my helmet. I got it after that ride. If you live in a cogested flat area there is no more fun to be had on 2 wheels than on a scooter.
A year later he was the dealer rep for Sym Scooters and arranged for me to buy a Fiddle II 125 at dealer cost. Though I am not as urban as my friend I do live in a very flat area along Lake Erie and it was the perfect neighborhood to neighborhood errand getter. But as a primarily Euro bike guy, I longed for something a bit more authentic and perhaps a bit more capable. Which brings me to my Vespa GTS 250 Super that I bought last fall.
So the Sym is up for sale and I am waiting for it to warm up a bit so I can go scootin' again.
Rick G
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I think if you went to Florence in Italy you would not be saying "Scooters? I don't get 'em." I have had more than a couple of friends become obsessed with getting the ultimate "beautiful Italian girl on a Vespa/Lambretta" pic while visiting Florence.
Where I live scooters are becoming more popular but I don't think our rodas suit scooters as well. Perth, Western Australia is a very car oriented city, much like most newer US cities. In Melbourne where you can park bikes and scooters on the footpath a scooter might make more sense.
Where I live scooters are becoming more popular but I don't think our rodas suit scooters as well. Perth, Western Australia is a very car oriented city, much like most newer US cities. In Melbourne where you can park bikes and scooters on the footpath a scooter might make more sense.