Latte-sipping homos on scooters...

[MisterD]

lovely, immaculately dressed, and impossibly groomed blokes at a track day at Taupo.

I have to say that describes precisely no scooterist that I know has been to a Taupo track day...scruffy, greasy, garden shed engineers the lot of 'em.

[MisterD]

Hmmm... Compared to what? Amy Winehouse with a hangover?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess...

Was your bike styled by Bertone? Right, so

[hang0ver]

Who is Bertone? Couldn't care less

You scooterers are too worried about the 'look'

[klingon]

Who is Bertone? Couldn't care less

You scooterers are too worried about the 'look'

Rubbish! Some scooterists are good riders, some are not. Some bikers are good riders, some are not. Some riders own both a scooter and a bike and use different machines for different occasions.

Sure, complain about the behaviour but don't bore us all by complaining about the machine. If you don't like it, don't ride it! Simple!

[Badjelly]

Well, on Sunday, whilst pootling along in the line of bikes heading for Kawhia, I saw a dude on a scoot with his son (aged about 7 or 8) on the back. Both barefooted. Both in shorts. Both in short sleeves. Both without gloves...

And what about those Harley riders? They never wave!

[madbikeboy]

And what about those Harley riders? They never wave!

So.... Is there an accepted KB wave....?

[vifferman]

Rubbish! Some riders own both a scooter and a bike and use different machines for different occasions.

Um... I'd like to own both a scooter and a bike. Then I could commute by scooter and I might feel like going for a ride on the VFR in the weekends. While The Wacky Races (aka Kombat Kommuter Kaos) can be fun, it also sucks the life out of you.
Well... me, at least.

However, one of the dilemmas that worries me about getting a scootercommuter is what would I wear? Do I say, "Hmmph! I'm a scooterist now, and wear shorts'n'sandals'n'singlet, or LookLikeADick and wear full KombatKommuterKaosKlobber?
Does it matter?
Does anyone care?
Do I care?
Does anyone care if I care?
Do I care if anyone cares if I care if anyone cares?

42.

[Badjelly]

And what about those Harley riders? They never wave!

So.... Is there an accepted KB wave....?

Who knows? I never wave either. But with this thread dissolving into "scooter riders never wear adequate gear" I thought it might be nice to branch out into "Harley riders never wave" as well.

[madbikeboy]

I have to say that describes precisely no scooterist that I know has been to a Taupo track day...scruffy, greasy, garden shed engineers the lot of 'em.

Dear MisterD,

Please accept my sincere apology for pouring scorn, derision, or a certain amount of fun poking in your general direction, or the general direction of those fun little Wasps that you poof's ride.

For the record, when I give up completely on shagging pussy, and I'm looking for a little man/man rumpy pumpy, I will give up riding my 1000cc's of penis extension, and I'll buy a vintage Vespa and paint in pink to match my nails.

I trust you find this apology acceptable, and take it for the pisstake and lack of malice that this entire thread has been founded on.

Love your work.
MBB.

[vifferman]

I thought it might be nice to branch out into "Harley riders never wave" as well.

Or "Harley riders never wave and often wear gear that's incorrect but which adheres to the strict (but unspoken, although strongly hinted at, and subconsciously known by all but the nooboids) Harley Davidson Owners' Basic Tenets of Acceptable Gear Wearing and Standards of Waving Code of Conduct".

Or something.

[madbikeboy]

Um... I'd like to own both a scooter and a bike. Then I could commute by scooter and I might feel like going for a ride on the VFR in the weekends. While The Wacky Races (aka Kombat Kommuter Kaos) can be fun, it also sucks the life out of you.
Well... me, at least.

However, one of the dilemmas that worries me about getting a scootercommuter is what would I wear? Do I say, "Hmmph! I'm a scooterist now, and wear shorts'n'sandals'n'singlet, or LookLikeADick and wear full KombatKommuterKaosKlobber?
Does it matter?
Does anyone care?
Do I care?
Does anyone care if I care?
Do I care if anyone cares if I care if anyone cares?

42.

I care. This talk of scooters is bringing out the sensitive side of me. I saw a guy wearing a pink shirt a few minutes ago, and I thought to myself, what a lovely shade of Coral.

42 indeed.

I can tell you what I'm going to wear when I buy my vintage scooter. Full AlpineStar leathers, black helmet, AS boots, and pink woman's underwear.

Lacy things, the wife is missing, didn't ask her permission. Walking around in womens underwear....

[madbikeboy]

Or "Harley riders never wave and often wear gear that's incorrect but which adheres to the strict (but unspoken, although strongly hinted at, and subconsciously known by all but the nooboids) Harley Davidson Owners' Basic Tenets of Acceptable Gear Wearing and Standards of Waving Code of Conduct".

Or something.

They're all individuals. The uniform they wear is proof.

[vifferman]

Lacy things, the wife is missing, didn't ask her permission. Walking around in womens underwear....

Damned faggotty homo scooter wannabe.

[madbikeboy]

Damned faggotty homo scooter wannabe.

I do like scooters. But I don't own a pink shirt or any Moby. Does this mean I'm sexually confused, or just Bi(ke) curious.

[hang0ver]

Rubbish! Some scooterists are good riders, some are not. Some bikers are good riders, some are not. Some riders own both a scooter and a bike and use different machines for different occasions.

Sure, complain about the behaviour but don't bore us all by complaining about the machine. If you don't like it, don't ride it! Simple!

Well put. I would give you a medal but I'm all out. I was complaining more about the fact my bike isn't 'Bertone' designed... It was a bad generalisation of 'scooterers'.

I even have a Honda Elite in the garage getting torn down. It'll be fast-tracke... Regretfully taken to the tip in a matter of days, seeing as the Bade is running again.

Go scooterers you rock!