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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I'm not anti-scooter but I don't get those things. They defeat the purpose of a scooter. They're not step-through, they're not light, they're not small, you can't park them really easily. It's just a small motorcycle with a CVT. Biggest scooter I can see working is a Vespa GT. Lower center of gravity, easy of operation. Most of them have huge inbuilt storage. Great fuel economy. If you don't want to hoon (why???) they're fine commuters. Or so I hear, I don't really get the point of the bigger ones either. Like nullscan said, they're kind of the de facto in-town delivery vehicles in a lot of places, where you need off the line speed hauling bulky things (or a lot of food.)
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thylacine posted:Yep old people who can't lift their leg high enough or do the horse-mount on their motorcycle shouldn't have an option.
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Slavvy posted:They were doing 4 lap races because everyone would get really sore if it went on longer than that, and they all climbed off holding their backs and limping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIKQZL0UqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIKQZL0UqQ
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I'm not anti-scooter but I don't get those things. They defeat the purpose of a scooter. They're not step-through, they're not light, they're not small, you can't park them really easily. It's just a small motorcycle with a CVT. Biggest scooter I can see working is a Vespa GT. CVT and storage are both huge selling points. Also: comfort. They are couches. Though I agree about the Vespa GT/GTS. I borrowed a GT200 for a rally weekend and it was really nice, felt very similar to a 125-150cc scooter.
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Slavvy posted:Most old people shouldn't be driving a car, let alone riding a bike. If you have the will and the mental acuity to ride a scooter safely at that age, you can manage a bike. The number of geriatrics racing 60's deathtraps at the last race meeting I went to seemed to reinforce this. They were doing 4 lap races because everyone would get really sore if it went on longer than that, and they all climbed off holding their backs and limping I'm not that geriatric (i'm only 39 after all) and the reason that I ride a scooter currently is that my beautiful country screwed me over with the drivers license. I used to live in Germany for a long time where I passed the driving test, and I rode a nice Yahama Wildstar for years. Then I moved back to Israel (where I currently reside) and they wouldn't convert the german license to the israeli one, and I ended up doing the license all over again. Unfortunately, Israel never heard of older and mature riders, so first I had to pass the A1 license exam (up to 33hp) license, ride for a year, and then get the unlimited one. Saying that, the only bike I can get in Israel that will fit under the 33hp rule, are either 250cc tiny little things, or scooters. Hopefuly next Sunday I will pass my A license (unlimited HP) and it won't take me long to get rid of the scooter 
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That is unbelievably lovely. Especially seeing as I've seen the opposite happen where someone coming from NZ with a restricted license gets upgraded to a full when moving to Australia. God speed mum, don't run over too many children in your jeep Cherokee. 
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echomadman posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIKQZL0UqQ This guy rules, thanks for sharing. vvvvvv lol nice, that didn't take you very long. Grats on the scoots BaKESAL3 fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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SaNChEzZ posted:Picked this up from forums dude Astonishing Wang last night. Should be fun I hope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVJ4l1WqYQ It lives!
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Slavvy posted:That is unbelievably lovely. Especially seeing as I've seen the opposite happen where someone coming from NZ with a restricted license gets upgraded to a full when moving to Australia. God speed mum, don't run over too many children in your jeep Cherokee. Apparently there's an awesome loophole with NZ/Fiji licences. 1. Go to Fiji on a Restricted. Or don't. Just sit the "full" test in Fiji. 2. Get a Fiji Full. 3. Come back to NZ, apply to convert Fiji Full to NZ Full. Not sure if that's still around though.
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John Renwick is the man. He set a land speed record at Bonneville in 2008, he also has four consecutive wins at Brighton Speed Trials. All his tuning happens on a dyno he designed and built himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQIhqazUHg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaF1GMuCaic
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Odette posted:Apparently there's an awesome loophole with NZ/Fiji licences. My mate did this with Rarotonga last year. He said the license test was riding a scooter through some cones and across the parking lot. He now has an instant full bike license.
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Yessssss Needs some big lion graphics though
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Fantastic. Is the center headlight usually taken out to form a ramscoop on the race bikes?
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What's the riding position like compared to a Japanese sportsbike? Looks pretty relaxed lean-wise but somehow cramped as well?
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Slavvy posted:Fantastic. Is the center headlight usually taken out to form a ramscoop on the race bikes? I don't believe so. There is one under each side light, much like other bikes that use that sort of intake. The frame cutouts are situated very similarly to my old GSX-R750, feeding into a gigantic airbox. The center light is the sole highbeam, curiously. Quite bright, if nothing else. Snowdens Secret posted:Yessssss I was looking at RSVRs a couple of years back. The grey on red lion graphics looked incredible, I thought.
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Slavvy posted:What's the riding position like compared to a Japanese sportsbike? Looks pretty relaxed lean-wise but somehow cramped as well? Well I have not taken it for a long ride yet, or any ride for that matter, but just from sitting on it, the position feels very uncramped compared to the Buell XB or something like an GSXRR1CBR1000rr FireNinjaBusaBlade. I'm also 6'5 and weigh about 250lbs and used to riding an FZ1. It's alot longer than its XB counterpart, which is great because when I leaned forward on an XB my head stuck over the windshield past the mirrors.
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Incursus posted:Well I have not taken it for a long ride yet, or any ride for that matter, but just from sitting on it, the position feels very uncramped compared to the Buell XB or something like an GSXRR1CBR1000rr FireNinjaBusaBlade. I'm also 6'5 and weigh about 250lbs and used to riding an FZ1. It's alot longer than its XB counterpart, which is great because when I leaned forward on an XB my head stuck over the windshield past the mirrors. I really like that about my Lighting, the controls/mirrors not being in your field of view, it's like you're sitting on top of a missile. Though a lot of nakeds are probably like that.
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That's pretty much what riding a Ducati 748 feels like for me. With the Ulysses, I am always aware of the beak fender.
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On my patio because I wanted to clean out the carb! Just bought this 1986 CMX450 rebel!
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Angryboot posted:lovely cell pic ahoy! This isnt a 13' bought in Seattle was it? I was | | close to buying one but then it was sold out from underneath me 
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Spiffness posted:This isnt a 13' bought in Seattle was it? Mine's in L.A. Sucks that it happened though I've had that happen before and you have my sympathies.
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Angryboot posted:Mine's in L.A. Sucks that it happened though When this happens, it just wasn't meant to be. Don't beat yourself up about it.
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Angryboot posted:lovely cell pic ahoy! Dream garrage for me
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If everything goes according to plan, my lovely Suzuki Burgman 400 will be replaced with this little piece of machinery:
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adary posted:If everything goes according to plan, my lovely Suzuki Burgman 400 will be replaced with this little piece of machinery: Hmmm. Does that thing have a brake light and turn signals?
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Hmm, is it just me or is the belt on that Harley on the opposite side to usual? I don't think I've ever seen one on the right.
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Shimrod posted:Huh, guess I've never seen a Sporty with a belt drive. Weird. all 1996 and later sporty's have belt drive (except the limited 'retro' editions)
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Hmm, pretty much all the Sporties around here are older than that I'm fairly sure, all the new Harley's around here that I've noticed at Fat Boys, Road Kings, etc.
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In the end I didn't get the nice little chopper since it looked a lot better in the picture than in real life, but I did get my self a Harley! Here it is in all it's glory 
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Shimrod posted:Hmm, pretty much all the Sporties around here are older than that I'm fairly sure, all the new Harley's around here that I've noticed at Fat Boys, Road Kings, etc. Those sportys have chains on the right side, then.
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