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    Smile Definitely Welcome Here

    I ride a Honda XL1000 now and have had a Honda GL1000, VF750S, CB750, CB450 and CB350 Four. Done hundreds of thousands of road miles over 38 years on big bikes.

    But I have also owned 4 Honda 50's, a Honda 90 and now own and ride a Suzuki 125. Scooters are definitely the best around town bike for any serious rider without a problem with their ego. Cheaper to run, much more fun to ride around town, very nimble in traffic, cheaper parts and servicing, etc, etc.

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    Welcome to KB.....all 2 wheelers are good...hell we all started on bicycles didnt we?....scooters are fun...very sensible transport mode for alot of folk. Just gotta realize that your invisible to most other road users...treat them all as potential hazards and you wont go far wrong. Cheers W

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Merde View Post
    As far as I am concerned if you are on a motorised two wheel vehicle you are a biker.

    Welcome and enjoy the site.

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    So why is the Scooters section under 'Off Topic', considering that a) the topic is motorised 2 wheel vehicles in general, and b) the 'its not a real motorbike' argument can't stick as there is a minimoto/pit bike forum?
    Sorry, had to get it off my chest as it has bugged me since I discovered the forum.

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    Welcome aboard,have fun and keep safe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sKilled View Post
    So why is the Scooters section under 'Off Topic', considering that a) the topic is motorised 2 wheel vehicles in general, and b) the 'its not a real motorbike' argument can't stick as there is a minimoto/pit bike forum?
    Sorry, had to get it off my chest as it has bugged me since I discovered the forum.
    Because not everyone who rides motorbikes take the whole genre as liberally as I do, unfortunately. There are those who dislike, or profess to dislike, any style of two wheeled transport other than that they currently employ themselves. I find it a narrowminded attitude personally.
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    Don't stress about the scooter thing - I love scooters too, I like to point out to some "real" motorcyclists that I do more km's on my scooter each year than they do on their litre plus Harleys or Hondas. My poor old moped does 28km a day 6 days a week, all for a few cents of gas and an occasional clean.
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    Scooter riders are bikers if their attitude says they are. You can ride a scooter like a bike or like a shopping trolley. Its pretty easy to tell which is which - I'll wave from my godlike 600 (*ahem*) to any scooter riden well.
    I've riden mopeds (Styler-Puch, Tomasz - so many atrocities), scooters (Yamahas, Vespas), small bikes (TSX50s, RG150s), medium bikes (K5 CB400 variant) and 600s - they can all be riden well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 90s View Post
    Scooter riders are bikers if their attitude says they are. You can ride a scooter like a bike or like a shopping trolley. Its pretty easy to tell which is which - I'll wave from my godlike 600 (*ahem*) to any scooter riden well.

    This is true - there is a world of difference between the likes of myself doing the Coro loop or a quick scream up to Puhoi on my scoot versus a student commuting.

    Good to see there are a few who don't lump all scooterists into the latter category
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    Yeah, but I still think it's a load of crap that the Scooter forum is absconded to the Off-Topic discussion. Kind of like China's attitude to basic human rights. Although I don't spend too much time here, so I gues I shouldn't shit-stir.

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    I SpankMe must have a phobia about them. Off topic my arse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sKilled View Post
    So why is the Scooters section under 'Off Topic', .
    I can't be sure, but maybe its because the scooter riders are less likely to be hassled by the few with attitudes if they are in the Off Topic area.
    Time to ride

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