invasion of the Scooters

[Lou Girardin]

And my arse so does not look big on a bike.. Just FYI...

Photographic evidence please.

[Drum]

I dont have any problems with scooter riders. So what if they are 'wannabe' riders. Thats their call isnt it? Better than driving around in a cage (something I am guilty of). I have noted their lack of protective gear, but theyre only hurting themselves. My hats off to the brave soul who rides their scooter along the shoulder of the Hutt Motorway every day at 50 km/h.

[Storm]

I'm with Lou- photos- and we will have Big Dave check them for Photoshopping

[sunhuntin]

trying to decide who to laugh at first....the two young guys who "tear" past work on a pair of those pocket bike things...chopper style even, or the group of high school scooter riders who "fly" though the underground carpark thinkin their sewing machine engines sound awesome.

[skelstar]

My best mate has one of the new Piagio/Vespa 200cc scooters. He really digs it but I know he would love to have a motorbike (more because of the ridiculous cost). The trick is that his girl friend is totally against him having a motorbike but is under the illusion that a scooter is safer. In some ways they probably are (I would rather jump off a scooter if I had to). So the theory is that not all scooterers would rather have one maybe.

I too have seen a 50cc scooter nutting along the hutt motorway, but near Haywoods Hill!!! Much respect.

Theres no help for those little mini bikes though.

[enigma51]

Confesion time
I bought the wife a 50cc scooter a while ago (6 months or so) it was mostly due to the fact that we stay about 10km from work and that parking is free for the scooter. And my bike dont like traffic.

There are one rule for the wife (and me) you aint allowed on it unless she has the proper gear on. (I have fallen to many to times and know how much damage gets done to you even at low speed)

So every morning we ride to my office I get off and she takes over and "scoots" of to work. That costs us $5 a week which means I have more money for fuel over the weekend So there it is! So if you see two people on a yellow and silver peugeot scooter dressed like someone on proper bike smile and say hi cause its me and the wife :spudwave:

[Fart]

Am I still a homo if I put a NOS kit in the 50cc scooter?

[mstriumph]

....... mebbe we need to find out where they are breeding and destroy the nest?

[DevoDave]

Yeh yeh blah blah! Perhaps the Nazis had the right idea, put down anyone who does not conform with your norm.

Regardless of how stupid you think these guys looked there is an up side (believe it or not) the more two wheeled riders on the road, the bigger the lobby group and the greater chance of bikers rights being heard.

Given the chance these guys will see the error of their ways and move up to a "real" bike.

[Indiana_Jones]

As the good Dr.would say: "We're doomed! We're doomed!"

-Indy

[mstriumph]

Am I still a homo if I put a NOS kit in the 50cc scooter?

you are a deviant if you put ANYTHING into a scooter ....

[Back Fire]

The other day I saw some idiot kid on a scooter doing 60 with his foot dragging on the ground.... apparently it was to difficult for him to lift it up after the last set of traffic lights

[geoffm]

I am thinking of getting a cheap scooter to go to work next year. Cheap running, and free parking. I could take the big bikes in, but the space I have is limited, and the running costs of a big bike in the city traffic will soon pay for the scooter.
Geoff

[WINJA]

MAYBE THEY WERE WARMING UP THEIR TYRES CAUSE THEY WERE GETTING READY FOR SOME KNEE DOWN ACTION , IF I TRY TO GET MY KNEE DOWN ON THE SCOOTER WITH COLD TYRES IT LOW SIDES

[Storm]

There was a 50cc scooter with Nos on Trademe a while back. Cant remember what it went for though