when will those Mods and Rockers ever learn to just get along?
not funny, not violent, no nudes....not that fast, no crashes, what was the point?
yeah, i'm still crabby!
what was the point?
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Well, the ad it worked on me. Time to get the 'ol scooter battery charged up. Unfortunately, mine isn't as cool as theirs, but it's still damn fun.
I'm sorry, no matter what certain parts of the world think, scooters are dorky. There is no way to look cool on a scooter.
"There is no way to look cool on a scooter."
Unless you're dressed as Elvis.
I'm sorry, no matter what certain parts of the world think, scooters are dorky. There is no way to look cool on a scooter.
Cool is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I hold absolutely the same view of yuppie pretend rebels riding Harley Fat Boys. Look like dorks trying to be bad asses. Scooters, OTOH, are pretty cool, and project an understated machismo: unless you've tried to ride an underpowered 149cc Piaggio through city traffic yourself, you have no idea the type of balls are required to do it.
Following up on psmealey's comment:
Or try riding an old Vespa/Lambretta that you picked up for a couple hundred dollars, got running, and then use as a daily rider on the streets of Boston.
I laugh at the kids on the crotch rockets and the mid-life crisis Harley buyers. In return, they laugh at me. It is an even exchange.
And, BrooklynBretta is one of the shops in the US who has yet to mess up one of my orders...
You have to dress like a mod if you're riding a scooter. It's the law.
There is no way to look cool on a scooter. That statement is not cool.
As a motorcyclist myself, I say that anyone who rides up on two, with a motor, in traffic or on the highway is a kindred spirit.
I'm tired of the macho posturing "my ride makes me a better/tougher/smarter/cooler/more thrillseeking person".
For the record, I ride a Honda VFR 750F, and I wave at all who I pass on two wheels. We all share the risk and thrill of zooming around in traffic, or crusing down the open road without a box around us...
Ciao.
what was the point?
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Just for the record: I have no affilliation with these guys, nor have I ordered any parts from them. I just thought it was plain 'ol vanilla simple like that good 'n' fun.
Well, I wasn't too into the video, but as a scooter-er myself I stand behind anything that bolsters the scene.
49 cc Honda Metro, blue, 88mpg, acquired via Monkeyfilter thankyouverymuch
gyusan - what do you ride (or have that is not running)? I have a 1979 Vespa Primavera that is my daily rider (with a DR kit), a 1969 Vespa 125 Super that used to be my daily rider (I need to do both engine and body work), and a 197? Lambretta Li150 (I just got it from a friend. It is in great original condition, but I need to rebuild the top end and the clutch).
hye brokevespa, I hear ya. I ride a (blush) 50cc honda spree, and am working on a 60's honda 125 (pic is not of my bike, btw, just one found online), and though I say I'm working on it, but I cannot find parts, a Benelli/Motobi Carita 175 scoot.
When I was in college, way back in prehistoric times, I really wanted Vespa, 'cause all the quirky intellectuals liked them But, I had a vision of what I would look like driving one. Dressed in Ivy League style, or, worse yet, full, gathered skirts with crinolines, feet planted firmly on the small "floor", looking very earnest - that was not what I had in mind. It was a Mary Poppins moment in a beatnik world.
But then, the microcar specifically the Borgward (later known as BMW) Isetta appeared on my horizon. Unfortunately, I never got one of those either.
I laugh at the kids on the crotch rockets and the mid-life crisis Harley buyers. In return, they laugh at me. It is an even exchange.
And, BrooklynBretta is one of the shops in the US who has yet to mess up one of my orders...
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Just for the record: I have no affilliation with these guys, nor have I ordered any parts from them. I just thought it was plain 'ol vanilla simple like that good 'n' fun.