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No Scooter Forum in the Clubhouse?

Those of us that do ride scooters in addition to our other machines tend to keep it on the downlow. Those that haven't tried it with an open mind tend to dismiss scooters and not give them the credit they deserve. ;)
 
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Those that haven't tried it with an open mind tend to dismiss scooters and not give them the credit they deserve. ;)
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we have guys in our club who rode their two-stroke Vespas from San Francisco to Pontedera, ITALY, via England--4500 miles, I guess--for Piaggio's 50th Anniversary party. They've ridden them down to Cabo, too ...

if I ever ride around the world, I'd seriously consider a modern Vespa GTS 300 or Yamaha XMAX ... :ride
 
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Both great scoots, the Xmax I would tour cross country. I niw have a Vespa GTS 250 “for the wife”, a lot of fun, but not quite the touring capability.
 
Thanks CDONA...! :thumbup

There was not a lot of activity in those forums so they were collapsed together.
 
I'd like to get a scooter just for the hell of it. As a teenager in Turkey and Greece, we used to unleash mayhem while riding Honda Elites and some other little mopeds. Would be cool to see more discussion.
 
I will mock scooters endlessly and without mercy....

I've also owned one after I owned several motos. Super-stupid and super-fun. A different fun than "real" bikes. :p Traffic is a lot kinder to a little gal bumpin' along on a scoot between vehicles. People actually moved over. Like, willingly. Other girls told me how cute it was. It could hold a lot of groceries. Some of the functional stuff about it drove me crazy... it was gutless, it shifted on its own, braking sucked. What?? Whyyyyyy??
 
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we recently inherited a maxi-scooter/battle-scooter when my FIL passed away … a Piaggio BV 350 Tourer.

32 hp, 90 mph top-speed, 16”/14” tires, big front disc brake, fuel injected, 65 mpg, fun/easy to ride.

probably out performs my pre-gen KLRs in every way on pavement--it's definitely faster, makes moar HP, and stops better. :facepalm:laughing
 
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A friend of mine had this behemoth from the 80’s she’d goof around on. It was NOT sexy. We called it The Road Mower.
 
I feel like if I was more confident in my manhood I would ride a scooter.

Forever a fan, never an owner.

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A neighbor in my new park had this Titan parked @ his place, exposed.
Rides it occasionally, a new scooter has taken up residence, though.
I found his bike @ the Go Az shop, where it was traded in.
From no fenders to full bodywork, that should fix the mud in his teeth.;)
 

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My first scooter experience was renting one somewhere in the Caribbean when I was way too young. That may have triggered my later passion for motorcycles!

In college, I bought a beater scooter for $50 at a garage sale in Southern California and had it for ~10 years until it was stolen out of my carport never to be seen again. They left the Blackbird unscathed...

Anyway, apparently this was an old thread, but I just saw it and it took me back. Fun memories! Welcome (a couple years ago 😆)!
 
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