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Scootin' goon checking in. I'm teaching English in Taiwan right now, and scooters are basically the norm around here. I have to say prior to leaving the US I always though scooters were kinda silly, but they are actually pretty fun. Here is a shot of my beast:  Its a 100cc "Yamaha" (its origins are rather dubious, and I suspect its Chinese copy) I'm definitely considering picking one up when I get back to the states, but I given this is like a scooters paradise here I'm not sure I could obey the rules. Lane splitting down ~2ft corridors between cars at red lights to the scooter zones at red lights, total disregard for speed limits, running red lights if the traffic is light... Anyways I was gonna make a thread specifically for my Taiwan scootin' adventures so I'll save the rest for that.
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Phat_Albert posted:Please do! Already started working on it. Should be ready sometime this weekend.
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Apr 30, 2010 05:47
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Mathturbator posted:Just a heads-up: There's a very real limit to the amount of lean you can get on a scooter Yeah, I've only been riding for a few months, and I've almost ate it on a turns taking turns to tight. Especially when I for to op the kickstand up, whoops!
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May 7, 2010 06:36
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TLG James posted:I thought most scooters had kill switches in them that kill the engine if you had the kickstand down, or bring it down while it is running. Newer one probably do, but mine is an old piece of poo poo. It pops up pretty easily though so if I forget it usually just makes a whole lot of noise, and scares the poo poo out of me. I did almost bite it once though trying to make a left hand turn, and it popped me back up for a second. Almost sent me off the road.
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May 8, 2010 01:38
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Puddin posted:I'm totally trying to convince my other half to let me buy a scooter. I'm having my work vehicle taken off me for a few months while another is found and I dont really want to rely on public transport. Just point out the fact that they tend to be reasonably priced, and are about as easy on gas as you can get. Maybe point out that they have an auto trans as well so she would be able to use it as well with next to no training.
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May 14, 2010 04:37
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notZaar posted:If 45 mph is the "sweet spot" for a 125 then I guess I really do have a piece of crap scooter because my 125 can barely do 50 mph at full throttle. I regularly push 80 kph (49 mph according to Google conversion) on my shitbox 100cc. I would think you could push 60 on a 125cc. Are you winding out the transmission as well? Good be that your scooter has a low gear ratio, or something.
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May 15, 2010 13:30
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Ampersand-e posted:drat I love my scooter! Hell yeah!  Taken Sunday. About 2 minutes before the sky's opened up a torrential rain, and I had to stash the camera/get out the rain poncho on the quick. Let me tell you, riding down a mountain on a beat to poo poo scooter with the rain soaking you through and through, trying to dodge road debris, and navigate hair-pin turns leaves a lot to be desired.
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Jun 3, 2010 02:25
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Kalista posted:Hey, a scooter thread! I rode a twist 'n go Venice into the ground between 3 years in Los Angeles and 5 years in Seattle (and yeah, I knew/still don't know much about small-engine maintenance, but I'm learning). I picked up a new Kymco Super 8 two months ago and love it so much. I'm really looking forward to Scooter Insanity 23 next weekend. How are Kymco's anyway? I see a fair amount of them here around Taiwan, but I don't know much about them. I'm sorta in the market for a new (used) scooter so I'm curious. Reliability is paramount as scooters are pretty much your first and last line of transportation here. Also somewhat odd question for ya'll: Which do you guys prefer for cornering: leg out -or- leg in? I have a habit of keeping my leg in as it can get pretty dicey racing between cars in heavy traffic, but putting a leg out keeps me from leaning too far over in tight cornering. Its not like we have the kind of lean motorcycles have after-all. So I'm curious what is considered proper scooting technique?
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Jun 26, 2010 16:45
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:From everything I've heard Kymcos are drat reliable. Some of their bikes are made in mainland China, and on those the fit-and-finish suffers (the Agility 125 I sat on confirmed this), but apparently they are still mechanically quite sound. Thanks for the Kymco info. I'm still leaning toward a used Yamaha 150cc, as my current Yamaha 100cc has treated me right, but this will help me keep my options open. Kicking a leg out on tight cornering just feels more natural too me on a scooter for some reason. I gotta break that habit before I bust my leg on the back of someones car though  .
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