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02-11-2009, 11:57 AM
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| Quietly Dominating the East  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
Not to be pointed, but Scoots are actually much less stable than a full sized machine as the little wheels start to get squirrely about 40/45+. They also start to feel real top heavy as well at speed.
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02-11-2009, 12:28 PM
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| Franchise Player  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, MD Age: 30
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| Re: My new ride. Nice. Did you name her Sasha?
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02-11-2009, 12:46 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 129 W 81st street Age: 33
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02-11-2009, 12:50 PM
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| Franchise Player   Join Date: Aug 2005
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| Re: My new ride. Scooters are like fat chicks. They are fun to ride but don't let your friends catch you on one. =)
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02-11-2009, 12:51 PM
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| Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 129 W 81st street Age: 33
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02-11-2009, 12:53 PM
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| Franchise Player  Join Date: May 2004 Age: 34
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02-11-2009, 02:11 PM
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| Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, MD Age: 30
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
Point of advise: Don't try to get cute and do jumps on a scooter like I did in Bermuda a few years back. I ended up going head first over the handlebars (after standing the thing on only the front tire for a good .05 seconds). Luckily it was on grass so I was fine, but it sure freaked me out.
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02-11-2009, 05:06 PM
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| JUST LIVIN  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: houston,tx Age: 51
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| Re: My new ride. QUOTE=mredskins;526330]Scooters are like fat chicks. They are fun to ride but don't let your friends catch you on one. =)[/QUOTE]  yeah,I thought about getting one too because of my commute when gas was 4 bucks a gallon,but I couldnt get past the dork factor,but i'm sure you look cool riding one
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02-11-2009, 11:44 PM
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| Living Legend  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Age: 25
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
The only time I ever visited D.C., it was February. I can't remember what the weather was like though. I think cold.
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02-12-2009, 03:27 AM
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| Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 129 W 81st street Age: 33
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
yeah,I thought about getting one too because of my commute when gas was 4 bucks a gallon,but I couldnt get past the dork factor,but i'm sure you look cool riding one[/quote]HAHA! I did think about that, but I'll save between $400-500 this year. Thats even if prices don't go up. Lets say gas goes back up to $4.00 a gallon. I dont care about looking like a dork, thats some serious coin. The biggest reason is my wife and I only have 1 other vehicle. Its a Van and it gets horrible mileage. We needed a second vehicle so she wasn't stuck home with the kids and not have a way to go out. Our finances right now wouldn't allow for another car payment or even insurance to be able to drive it. This was the cheapest, and IMO best option. | |
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02-12-2009, 08:22 AM
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| JUST LIVIN Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: houston,tx Age: 51
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| Re: My new ride. HAHA! I did think about that, but I'll save between $400-500 this year. Thats even if prices don't go up. Lets say gas goes back up to $4.00 a gallon. I dont care about looking like a dork, thats some serious coin. The biggest reason is my wife and I only have 1 other vehicle. Its a Van and it gets horrible mileage. We needed a second vehicle so she wasn't stuck home with the kids and not have a way to go out. Our finances right now wouldn't allow for another car payment or even insurance to be able to drive it. This was the cheapest, and IMO best option.[/QUOTE] Hey,I hear ya,you gotta do what ya gotta do,I understand the financial part of it,be safe on it
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02-12-2009, 10:27 AM
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| Pro Bowl  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 34
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
Go figure, Vegas got a Blizzard, we got flurries.
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02-12-2009, 10:47 AM
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| Living Legend  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 49
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| Re: My new ride. Even though they don't require you to carry insurance its like $100 to $180 per year unless you have a bad driving record. Even though the state does not require insurance you are still liable for any accident you may cause. In most states if found liable they can take somewhere up to 18% of your income until you have paid back the money you may owe to someone for causing an accident. The scooter itself cannot do much damage but causing another car to run off the road or into another car could get very expensive so get some insurance. |
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02-12-2009, 11:01 AM
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| Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida
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| Re: My new ride. Quote:
Hey,I hear ya,you gotta do what ya gotta do,I understand the financial part of it,be safe on it[/quote] What part of town do you live? Houston can be.....a challenging place on two wheels
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02-12-2009, 11:26 AM
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| Assistant Regional Mod  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warrenton VA Age: 33
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| Re: My new ride. i bought my first motorcycle last year. she's a nasty hog. 700CC and ugly as they come but she's fast and reliable. For the record, I may not give you a 'biker's wave' if I saw you on that and anyone else were around... and I get snubbed a lot on my piece, so I know how that feels lol.. Anyway, I considered the scooter option for the mileage, and would've bought one for my old 6 mile each way commute in town, but they seemed too dangerous. I like the idea that I can get out of the way quickly if I need to, and I am on a highway briefly with many large trucks which will shake a smaller bike with their wind blasts. Go you, though... and be safe.
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