Looking to get a scooter, but what?

[MisterD]

Do you remember when you lost your sense of humour? its called "ribbing" mate.

Fuck, another kid that thinks he came up with the "scooters are for girls" jibe...honestly, that joke was old when Bernard Manning was starting out...

[insane1]

carver if you havent anything intellegent or constructive to say shut the fuck up and let people who know what there talking about get on with it.

[UberRhys]

i got a 97 BWS100 running aftermarket clutch springs, kevlar belt, '75 jet, moped reg'd, and im about to drop it onto some pirreli's

And what sort of an improvement has that given it? (before & after speeds?)

[mattian]

First of all. My comments about scooters being made for girls wasn't a joke. Its a fact. Please recall my previous post.
I was making a joke about the hero worship of an actor, whos claim to fame was his so-called "butch" persona. UberRhys, please don't tell me you have a whole file on your computer with photographs of "butch" actors sitting astride scooters...... thats just scary man.

[speights_bud]

Sorry haven't read through the thread entirely... but i have a Suzuki V125 AKA the 'UZ125' and have done just over 4,000km's on it in the last 5 months or so, i ride it to work (100km/h zone) wihtough any problems, most traffic does a bit less than 100km/h around here at peak times anyways.

Works well for me

[carver]

carver if you havent anything intellegent or constructive to say shut the fuck up and let people who know what there talking about get on with it.

thats not very nice.

i did 5000km on a burgervan 250 in all conditions, even 2 up on gravel, and i can honestly say

burgmans are gay...
the 650 is super gay, and its slow!

And what sort of an improvement has that given it? (before & after speeds?)

im waiting on parts, i hope to get it to hit 100 kph (it does 80 atm)

First of all. My comments about scooters being made for girls wasn't a joke. Its a fact. Please recall my previous post.
I was making a joke about the hero worship of an actor, whos claim to fame was his so-called "butch" persona. UberRhys, please don't tell me you have a whole file on your computer with photographs of "butch" actors sitting astride scooters...... thats just scary man.

of course not, they are gay, thats why i have one!
i fit right in with sidewinder on the back, or should i say it fits right in?

[DougB]

Please PLEASE tell me how a piece of machinery can be gay.
I am sure it is anatomically impossible.

Perhaps people who say machinery is gay are either homophobic
or mentally deranged. In either case they should seek psychiatric help.

[MisterD]

My comments about scooters being made for girls wasn't a joke. Its a fact.

Oh just go away back to the "on topic" forums...the whole point of scooters is that they were cheap urban transport for everyone: girls, old people, teenagers, blokes that didn't want oil on their suits.

Here endeth the lesson, now bugger off.

[mattian]

Oh just go away back to the "on topic" forums...the whole point of scooters is that they were cheap urban transport for everyone: girls, old people, teenagers, blokes that didn't want oil on their suits.

Here endeth the lesson, now bugger off.

Girls, women ! so that they wouldn't have to hike up their skirts/dresses while mounting/dismounting........... you're half way there to accepting it! I will be so happy when you take that final step of self discovery Mister D

[Badjelly]

Here endeth the lesson, now bugger off.

Girls, women so that they wouldn't have to hike up their skirts/dresses while mounting/dismounting...

What part of "bugger off" don't you understand?

Sorry, I don't have much to offer on the "which scooter" question, as the last scooter I rode was a mid-1960s Vespa. (A piece of rubbish, to be honest, but worth owning just for the pop-pop-pop sound the exhaust makes on the overrun.) I love my Scorpio, but it does lag behind scooters in practicality. Also, it's well known you have to wear more protective gear on bikes than on scooters, which is a bit of a pain.

[mattian]

What part of "bugger off" don't you understand?

Sorry, I don't have much to offer on the "which scooter" question, as the last scooter I rode was a mid-1960s Vespa. (A piece of rubbish, to be honest, but worth owning just for the pop-pop-pop sound the exhaust makes on the overrun.) I love my Scorpio, but it does lag behind scooters in practicality. Also, it's well known you have to wear more protective gear on bikes than on scooters, which is a bit of a pain.

Oh my god. Nobody has a sense of humour anymore
Maybe you scooter riders should all get together and have a party. Girls on one side.... boys on the other. You could talk about the weather amongst yourselves

Oh yeah....... having to wear protective gear on a bike is such a pain aye..........

[carver]

i would like that, il go hang out with the boys!

[Dave Lobster]

Maybe you scooter riders should all get together and have a party. Girls on one side.... You could talk about the weather amongst yourselves

Already exists

[merv]

I told you on this post http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...6&postcount=16 that the weapon of choice I saw in Rome was the Honda SH series, fuel injected they were.

I suppose Blue Wing Honda don't bother importing them here as they only have the Dylan listed here http://www.honda-motorcycles.co.nz/b...delID=174&type=

[UberRhys]

UberRhys, please don't tell me you have a whole file on your computer with photographs of "butch" actors sitting astride scooters...... thats just scary man.

Sorry to dissapoint, but Google is pretty good at these types of things. But not just scary dude, creepy in a thin lipped and long fingered way...

Also, it's well known you have to wear more protective gear on bikes than on scooters, which is a bit of a pain.

Ummm, why so? I think it is mainly because city commuters don't wear ATGATT at all. Those that value their skin and more so their lives do. People that don't are not only donors but perfect nominees for the Darwin Awards.