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Post by srino on Nov 25, 2009 16:14:58 GMT -5
lizards going for a ride, haha...bearded dragons are cool! have happy thanksgivings, dawgs... ps - not much chance of animals catching rides with me, unless a moose climbs aboard!  |
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Post by Reign on Nov 25, 2009 16:34:23 GMT -5
lizards going for a ride, haha...bearded dragons are cool! have happy thanksgivings, dawgs... ps - not much chance of animals catching rides with me, unless a moose climbs aboard! I think it would end up more that you'd be riding the moose  |
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Post by Florida Chameleon on Nov 27, 2009 14:21:09 GMT -5
Funny actually, a lizard did take a 3 mile ride on my Mongoose handlebars.... Until I got to the Xtreme trail anyways... lol
I have been trying to figure out if I need something special if I wanted to take my 40lb hound with me, or could i just let him sit on the floorboard?
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Post by turtle8 on Nov 27, 2009 16:22:53 GMT -5
I have been trying to figure out if I need something special if I wanted to take my 40lb hound with me, or could i just let him sit on the floorboard? Sidecar! I've seen dogs on floorboards before. Dunno how safe that is. |
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Post by beat4kings on Nov 28, 2009 16:56:51 GMT -5
I've rode mopeds and scooters, but this is the first one i've owned. Attachments:
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Post by supermel74 on Nov 29, 2009 21:50:07 GMT -5
Around 1989 or so I picked up a white 1974 Puch Maxi for about $300 I think. This is a pic from the web of a 1976 Puch Maxi that looks identical.  |
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Dec 3, 2009 0:09:59 GMT -5
Good ones guys. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Post by Danny's Scooter Shop on Dec 3, 2009 12:08:15 GMT -5
After 30 motorcycles I Pd $300 for this 87 Helix and it made me realize how usable and adequate 16hp can be.$600 later! Attachments:
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Post by Danny's Scooter Shop on Dec 3, 2009 12:14:36 GMT -5
hey it was hot out! Attachments:
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Post by drawkward on Dec 27, 2009 18:58:33 GMT -5
My first scooter! Had it from 2002 - 2005. Had some problems with the scooter, and complained to the manufacturer. They sent me another one, no charge! So then I had two of them! Fun times. It was a sequential dual belt drive scooter... Kinda weird. I wasn't big (about 13 years old and 90 pounds) and the bar that the shock connected to would always bend. Replaced that a lot. Oh and the belts would snap really easily. Used to stock up on them.  Very, very cheaply made scooter. Got me around though. Oh and I could do some pretty wild wheelies with it. I also remember giving people rides. I would stand, they would sit. I remember giving my 6 foot 250lb friend a ride to the basketball courts a couple miles away. *Notice that the exhaust port faces forward? Remember how I said it was cheaply made? Well imagine what would happen eventually. I ruined many pairs of pants riding that scooter. |
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Post by bestestever on Feb 28, 2010 13:51:31 GMT -5
1984 Honda spree NQ50 I had this when i was 11 or 12 or so.   |
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 1, 2010 7:34:40 GMT -5
Sorry, I don't have a long rich history like some of you folks. I started out on midbikes around 2004 IIRC. Started modding my first one the day I got it though. Eventually the little 49cc would wheelie with my big butt on it. Swapped in a much larger engine later that made people afraid to gas it hard because it could turn itself over backwards. ;D  2nd little bike...  My first scoot, purchased in early 2006. I still have it. Right now it's propped up waiting for me to build a big bore stroker motor. ;D  |
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Mar 1, 2010 10:31:23 GMT -5
bestestever - is that the same scoot you have now?
90 - great pics! I like the stories of how we all got here. That second picture should be your CD cover lol
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 1, 2010 11:33:22 GMT -5
lol got the cover, now I just need the CD. I just noticed in scootacrossamerica's pic it says "Substantial 10" x 3" front wheel"... and 10" looks to be the OD of the wheel and tire, not just the wheel. Substantial is not the first word that comes to mind for me. |
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Post by iamverb on Mar 1, 2010 15:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks for starting this thread. I haven't thought about my old "blender on a broomstick" in probably a decade. A little digging revealed I had a pic of it, even. I bought this '78 qt-50 yamahopper "totally dead" from a friend of a friend for $100, cleaned the carb, flushed the tank, and rode nearly every day for about a year and a half. Finally, I had to give it up for a Honda Elite 250 so I could make the trip out to my folks' house, but cruising around town at 30mph was all the fun I needed to be hooked for life.  |
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Mar 1, 2010 20:59:45 GMT -5
Great job finding the pic. I'm determined to find an actual photo of the bike i learned to ride on. It's out there somewhere ;D
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Post by kehoffman on Apr 8, 2010 14:51:02 GMT -5
I would love to post my first ride/scoot. I never took any pictures of it and have not been able to find any on the net. If any of you could find a picture(s) of a 1946 Regal, I would be extremely grateful! It featured a 1.5HP Clinton on a sliding rack which served as the clutch. 30mph until the valves stuck and I replaced it with a 3hp B&S and a mechanic friend "geared it up". Then the top speed was 45mph. Single rear contracting band for a brake and a lawnmower throttle lever for go. No lights - none - hand signals were mandatory! This all happened in 1961 and 62. I have seen mentions of the Regal but never a picture.
Keith Hoffman
Goshen, IN
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Post by CCProf on Apr 12, 2010 13:06:24 GMT -5
Keith - welcome. Darn - that's a classic!
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Post by damin69 on Apr 20, 2010 11:56:08 GMT -5
hey its ugly but it does the job. :-)   |
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Post by duosport on Apr 20, 2010 20:52:37 GMT -5
hey its ugly but it does the job. :-) I am not sure where you sit on it with the added grill. Sure will be great once you get to the pik nik though! ;D |
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Post by beavis on May 17, 2010 12:41:33 GMT -5
Just bought it a week or two ago. Has a few scratches with 1300 miles on it, but it only cost me $450. Its an '08 ZNEN Cobra 150. Attachments:
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Post by greezygiger on May 23, 2010 19:55:04 GMT -5
this is my first scooter. i bought it on my 22nd birthday. i sold my 89 toyota to pay for a brand new TANK 50cc urban sporty. it wasnt long before i started modding it.   |
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Post by jimh on May 29, 2010 10:14:20 GMT -5
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Post by sc00tersis21 on Jun 13, 2010 18:14:55 GMT -5
 Just got it 2 weeks ago. Finished my motorcycle training class yesterday and getting my license tomorrow! cant wait! |
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Post by worldtraveler100 on Jun 17, 2010 20:56:18 GMT -5
Congratulations! That's a great looking scoot. Looks like a metallic tone to the red. Nice. |
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Post by Tony M on Jun 25, 2010 8:54:46 GMT -5
Here's my 1st ever scooter, I've had it since March this year.   |
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Post by ladhys on Jun 25, 2010 23:13:47 GMT -5
first scoot Attachments:
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Post by 944own on Jun 25, 2010 23:33:33 GMT -5
My first scoot was a red 1986 honda spree 50cc sorry no pic I wish I had at least a pic of it.
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Post by Steven Spielburgman on Aug 12, 2010 22:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by phaze on Aug 22, 2010 7:36:33 GMT -5
heres my first, i just sold it for what i bought it for after 2000 miles and 2 years,  |
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