We could have meetings, but that would be way too much effort.

9/12/2008 12:20:04 PM

w00t.

2003 honda metropolitan with 17,000 miles

9/12/2008 12:23:28 PM

2007 Baja SC50 (chinese sc00t)

i filled up the other day. its not my primary form of transport. but ive been 30miles or so (maybe 1-2 more) since my last fill up. trying to track an accura MPG from it. Web/owner says around 50-60.

perhaps getting another sc00t.

9/12/2008 12:33:32 PM

How much does a scooter cost?

9/12/2008 12:38:45 PM

message_topic.aspx?topic=540258

9/12/2008 12:39:42 PM

2008 chinese something-or-other. 450 miles.

9/12/2008 12:48:19 PM

^^^$scooter

9/12/2008 12:49:02 PM

^^^

9/12/2008 1:11:04 PM

Haha, I totally JUST bought a used Chinese scooter like a hour ago...

I must say, its fuckin sweet,


I rode it around oberlin road and it was pretty fun

9/12/2008 1:33:52 PM

^ try it on a downhill road, like Kaplan.

9/12/2008 1:48:30 PM

wolverines, let's roll.

9/12/2008 2:03:54 PM

^ I LOLed

9/12/2008 2:08:20 PM

^^ I LOLed as well

Yamaha C3 here... average 80mpg. It's not my primary method of transportation, but it gets as much use (sometimes more) as my car.

And yes, my scooter matches my car



(I don't have those ridiculous gold rims, though!)

9/12/2008 2:56:06 PM

Oops, I lied. 511 miles now.

Crappy photo:

9/12/2008 6:24:33 PM

9/12/2008 7:19:43 PM

Quote :

"And yes, my scooter matches my car "

next to paint te wheels?

9/12/2008 7:22:22 PM

paging tripleD4u

9/12/2008 7:29:32 PM

I want a scooter! anyone familiar with the laws in South Carolina?

9/12/2008 7:31:17 PM

ATTN: TWW SCOOTER CLUB MEMBERS

ALL CLUB MEETINGS ARE WEATHER-PERMITTING

9/12/2008 7:31:49 PM

BUT NOT GAS PERMITTED. LOL.

so i got the sc00t running strong. replaced the foam air filter with a cars filter that i cut into place (we'll see tomorrow how it held up) and i drilled 2 holes at the end of the exhaust for more powR.

got up to like 45mph on flat road. hit 50 easily on a slight decline. batt'ry is dead though, glad there is kickstart

[Edited on September 12, 2008 at 9:25 PM. Reason : ]

9/12/2008 9:24:57 PM

ok TWW, I'm seriously gonna hit up the scooter store sometime - just to look around you know. are you like, way more likely to die on a scooter than in a car? is riding one almost a guaranteed maiming like a motorcycle?

9/13/2008 10:25:36 AM

well you cant go on highways....

but that doesnt mean you cant get injured on the streets.

goto a scooter store, but just for like test drives and stuff. buy one from Craigslist. they're a bit cheaper on there from private party sellers.

the markup on these things is ridiculous. couple years ago, yea, you'd be called a drunk. but now, more people understand that its not only people who lost their license who drive one.

9/13/2008 10:27:56 AM

yeah I was wondering about the markup. Like should you expect to pay sticker, or can you talk them down. I'd be hesitant to buy one on craigslist

9/13/2008 10:34:37 AM

Quote :

"couple years ago, yea, you'd be called a drunk. "

I have heard em called "liquor cycles" before. But yeah it is true now when I see them I do not automatically assume the person lost their license.

I have to think that driving one in the winter would be teh sux0r.

9/13/2008 10:38:34 AM

There are some fairly decent places to buy them on the Internet, if you're willing to look a bit. I had one delivered from Legion Global Wholesale (http://www.globaltrailer.net/category-s/31.htm) and some of their pricing is still cheaper than local places.

9/13/2008 10:40:49 AM

Quote :

"goto a scooter store, but just for like test drives and stuff. buy one from Craigslist. they're a bit cheaper on there from private party sellers. the markup on these things is ridiculous."

while i agree with buying one from craigslist, it's mainly for the sake of avoiding tax...but it depends on what you want to get

you can easily find new scoots for less than $1k...they'll be chinese scooters, which isn't BAD, but they won't last forever like the japanese one do...i would assume that for most people, this works out well

however, let me point out that my 2005 scooter has 17,000 miles on it and is still going strong...i put on 400-500 miles a month...simply put, the chinese scooters will NOT last this long, no matter how well you take care of them

a lot of the ones at the scooter store on hillsborough have, if i'm not mistaken, honda and/or yamaha engines in them, despite the fact that the bodies are made by another company...they're good scooters and should last for a good long while (they're also easier/cheaper to fix...ask tripleD4u)

a good scooter will cost you $1800-2000 plus tax (which is why buying from craigslist is nice...you save yourself $150-200 in taxes, fees, and bullshit)

although, buying an $800-1000 scoot online with no taxes will probably last you 5,000-8,000 miles, at which point you could just buy another one and sell the old one for $100 as parts

9/13/2008 11:18:38 AM

^

9/13/2008 11:56:53 AM

So can I get a scooter that runs for like four or five hundred? I mean there are running cars on craigslist in that price range.

9/13/2008 12:07:41 PM

probably...but they'll almost certainly be used chinese scoots (but as long as they're under 750-1000 miles, you're probably fine)

9/13/2008 12:09:06 PM

here you go Nerdchick

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mcy/836478698.html

9/13/2008 12:09:14 PM

yeah but the main point with these sc00ts are that they get double-triple the gas mileage a car would.

9/13/2008 12:10:23 PM

OMG I like the pink one

you guys gotta stop, I might give in and buy one and get pulverized by a Chevy Tahoe

9/13/2008 12:12:33 PM

i saw the pink one the other day. i wanted to get it for my GF. but thats like $1400 too much to spend

9/13/2008 12:14:15 PM

^^^^ i wish i could figure out what brand that is...it looks like a metropolitan, but not quite...a knockoff isn't worth that kind of money

^^^ mine gets 3x my 4-banger saturn's city mileage

^^ they're not really that dangerous...less dangerous than a bicycle

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 12:22 PM. Reason : arrows]

9/13/2008 12:15:23 PM

I found an electric one for $80 that just needs a new battery. Looks kind of fun. I am scared of getting plowed down by an SUV though.

9/13/2008 12:21:10 PM

^ electric scooters are a joke. might as well get a hoveround mobility scooter.

9/13/2008 12:24:12 PM

9/13/2008 12:25:00 PM

yeah, they're veeeeeeeeeeeery slow and don't hold a charge very long (though i guess it depends on how far you're going)...i can't imagine they're street legal, either

9/13/2008 12:26:21 PM

It says top speed 19/20.

9/13/2008 12:27:35 PM

Quote :

"I have to think that driving one in the winter would be teh sux0r"

most certainly is... but you get used to it.

Quote :

"I have heard em called "liquor cycles" before. But yeah it is true now when I see them I do not automatically assume the person lost their license."

my license plate reads "NOT A DUI" :-D

9/13/2008 12:27:56 PM

^^ if it's anything like gas-powered scoot top speeds, that's downhill with a good tailwind

again, it depends on where you're driving...i ride on lake wheeler, centennial, western, and hillsborough...speed limits go up to 45mph, and people go around me at 38mph

^ and yeah, i plan on scooting in the winter as long as it's above 40°F...lower than that, and i might bite the bullet and drive the car

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM. Reason : .]

9/13/2008 12:29:05 PM

^ try taking it on kaplan, around the park. like a goddamn rollercoaster.

9/13/2008 12:37:12 PM

bttt for 3 scooters.

1 runs good

2 dont



we rollin soon tho

9/14/2008 10:17:45 PM

I think we should organize a cruise down Hillsborough st. one day

9/14/2008 11:32:42 PM

2 guys 1 scooter... always comical

9/15/2008 7:07:16 AM

I make that shit look good.

9/15/2008 7:12:09 AM

hydraulic front disk brakes..can't hide money

9/15/2008 7:17:59 AM

why the hell don't we have this kind of stuff in the states? 110cc, 100mph top speed (which would scare the ever-loving crap out of me), 193mpg...think of it as a new and improved honda cub...only to be sold in thailand

http://www.gizmag.com/hondas-100-mph-110cc-pgm-fi-prototype/9762/



[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 9:12 AM. Reason : picture]

9/15/2008 9:11:46 AM

^ I don't know if I would even call that a scooter. It's like a motorcycle with a gash cut out of the middle where the fuel tank would usually be.


[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 9:27 AM. Reason : ]

9/15/2008 9:19:20 AM

^ agreed...but honda (and thailand) classifies it as a scoot, and when was the last time you saw a 110cc motorcycle?

oh, and set 'em up

9/15/2008 11:14:41 AM