Idiot on a scooter today

**HungusMaximist** · 7th February 2008, 22:41

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

Man, I got whipped today by a scooter on my way to work.

Yea, tell me about it, scootahs are the shits for lane splitting in rush hour traffic.

Nimble yet still frkking fast!

If I had my way I'd be ridding a scooter for your usual errands around the city, stuff motorcycles...

**Fub@r** · 7th February 2008, 22:49

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

It was some black Gilera. Couldn't hear the engine, I had my earphones in, but I couldn't smell any 2T and it looked like a four-stroke exhaust. It hauled arse, too. I think this scooter would give your GT250R a run for its money, Fub@r

Yeah they are fast off the line but run out of puff just as quick

**xwhatsit** · 7th February 2008, 23:08

Originally Posted by Fub@r

Yeah they are fast off the line but run out of puff just as quick

Like my bike, really.

Actually, stick a 12-20hp 125-200cc thumper in a scooter, keep the weight low, rubber-band transmission keeping the revs in the sweet zone (and aimed at 50kph), you'd have a means of conveyance that could surprise all manner of machinery. Put my or your bike next to such a thing, and we've got to shift gears, stop the engine from falling out of the sweet zone, and our bikes are geared for 0->100kph, not 0->50kph.

Looked like fun, but I know from experience the lack of a tank between one's knees gives me the shits when going around corners or over bumps.

**Mikkel** · 8th February 2008, 09:59

Did he have one of these bumper stickers?

If not I think we should call the central and report a renegade.

**Blue Velvet** · 8th February 2008, 10:02

Originally Posted by Lucy

I am throwing away my leather jacket

Um, can I have it? Heh

Scooters rock. I'm gonna buy one and get a NOS kit so I can do wheelies and scrape the foot boards.

**GSVR** · 8th February 2008, 10:11

I am throwing away my body soon.

**Blue Velvet** · 8th February 2008, 10:18

Originally Posted by GSVR

I am throwing away my body soon.

Can I have that too?

Will your skin fit me or will there be saggy bits?

Will it protect me when I bin doing wheelies on my scooter?

Does it come with steak knives? Titanium armour?

**Deano** · 8th February 2008, 10:26

Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

Will your skin fit me or will there be saggy bits?

It puts the lotion on it skin !!

**stig** · 8th February 2008, 10:29

I've seen some class sh1t from scooters lately as well,

- driving SI in torrential rain near Geraldine on the open road, thick as scooter with no lights on and all back packed up for the holiday is centre lane, only just saw them in time.

- Again driving SI open road near ranfurly, come around corner to find a scooter centre left with a muppet riding pillion to boot, could have got two birds with one stone.

- yesterday saw a scooter decide it was more legal to walk/run his two wheels through a red light. probably is for all I know, made me laugh.

**NOMIS** · 8th February 2008, 10:36

The guy u talking about on the n/w i see him all the time, he sits on around 60kmph on the m.way he only got by the looks a 50cc isnt that ilegal, what a dick!

**Waxxa** · 8th February 2008, 10:53

Well, I have just seen a guy go past my office (Queen St, Auckland) on a scooter wearing jandals, shorts, t-shirt, no gloves and NO HELMET.

Must deserve a prize of some sought.

**Badjelly** · 8th February 2008, 10:56

Originally Posted by Waxxa

Well, I have just seen a guy go past my office (Queen St, Auckland) on a scooter wearing jandals, shorts, t-shirt, no gloves and NO HELMET.

Burn him!

Hey, this is fun.

**GSVR** · 8th February 2008, 11:13

Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

Can I have that too?

Will your skin fit me or will there be saggy bits?

Will it protect me when I bin doing wheelies on my scooter?

Does it come with steak knives? Titanium armour?

In cyber space only. How was lasts nights ride did you get to see Deano?