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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: noisyturtle on Thu, 19 September 2013, 19:28:52
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I'm getting a scooter next week. I am excite. Excite bike. Anyone here ride a scooter? Post pics and stories then.
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This is what I'm getting. 50cc Aprilia SR 50 R - fully unrestricted with a Yasuni pipe. Gonna fly at 45mph :p
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A turtle on a scooter ;) How do you reach the handlebar?
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A turtle on a scooter ;) How do you reach the handlebar?
a high chair and a pair of EZ reachers
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I kinda want one for campus, but I realized I'm not that lazy.
Also considering getting a bike, but have put it off for the same reason.
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Ugh, I used to own a 250 CC scooter, but it gave us nothing but grief. It looked all new and shiny, but it would suddenly stop in the middle of the road for no mechanical reason anyone could find. After a single summer of nonsense, the entire drive train had somehow bent out of shape, making it irredeemably broken.
Make sure you get a good brand if you're going to buy a scooter, like a Vespa or something. Chinese brands will fail you, even if they seem like a cheap investment at first.
This was pretty much my scooter, but with all sorts of extra stuff, like an electronic fuel pump to replace the awful vacuum pump, a big radio speaker, brass American flag decals, etc.
(http://store.oohla.com/storefiles/terminatorscooter//upload/imagemanager/1018/1211522767328.jpg)
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why not the honda ruckus? those look bad ass.
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why not the honda ruckus? those look bad ass.
I think they're ugly. They look too much like a moped, and I'm almost 30.
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why not the honda ruckus? those look bad ass.
I think they're ugly. They look too much like a moped, and I'm almost 30.
really? they look neat. like for a father of 2 that is still trying to hold on to their youth. if i had the money/a need for one i'd love to own one
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You are going to have a blast on that thing. I rode one with the 70cc kit/porting/pipe/lighter rollers, and it was awesome (considering it only made about 15hp - stock with the pipe is around 10hp).
Here is a great place to get parts: http://www.af1racing.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=2009 (http://www.af1racing.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=2009)
I highly recommend the roller kit (call AF1 to verify what kit you need to match up the the Yasuni pipe) and the licence plate bracket. The roller kit will let the engine get on the pipe quicker, and the licence bracket get rid of that cancerous growth in the back.