My history of scooting started 1986 :)

[perus]

My scooting history:

It all started in 1986 with an old badly mistreated “Piaggio Vespa 50cc 1964” – 3 speed hand shift. Some parts were already missing as speedometer, muffler, idle jet, engine covers, headlight, taillight and the complete exhaust. My father built/welded a new exhaust but we never mounted any engine covers which caused the engine to stall a little when hot. It was quite fast for a 50cc at that time. I’m still the owner of it and it still works but I need to fix it up a bit

Here are photos of the Piaggio Vespa 50cc:


Not in best shape..

Then the lost years passed (no scooting)...

In 2005 I got my drivers license for heavy bikes
The training on a Honda 900 (owned by the traffic school) didn’t really convince to buy a bike at that time.

In 2006 I bought a used Indian scoot Bajaj “Sunny 50cc” (called Bonnie in Sweden) for my fiancé. It was also quite mistreated and the CDI was broken (I like to fix things). It was a bargain and I repaired the CDI (a cold solder). We had some problems with the reed valves and idle. Soon my fiancé gave up hope because the Bajaj was too hard to start when cold, manual choke and still some idle problems. Later this year we got a Kymco ZX 50cc Scout 2005 (called Fever in Sweden) for her and now she’s very happy ;D

Photo of the actual Bajaj Sunny:

Guess who got the Bajaj at this time? (I did)

Photo of my fiancés Kymco Scout:


In the beginning of 2007 I sold the Bajaj and bought a used Kymco ZX 50cc Scout 2002 to be able to ride on the bicycle roads together with my fiancé:


I really enjoyed the Kymco for 4 months but started to long for something bigger/faster and recently sold the Scout and bought a used Wangye WY150-T3:


I’m still happy with it except from a few small issues but I think I’ve been really bitten by this scoot thing – a lot

The thing that started all this:

Me riding a rented PGO T-rex 125 ;D

Recently I saw an ad with this scoot and must start saving up - maybe

Xciting 500-06 - not mine but I wish it was ;D

Keep up this good forum
(Updates will follow)

Update: Found real photos of the Vespa 50!

Br,
Per

[earlwb]

Cool pics thanks for sharing

[Aaron]

Nice history. A similar story to many of us. With me the first was a Puch Moped, then some 20 motorcycles over the years. Now scoots.

[earlwb]

I go way back historywise. When I was 10 i got to ride around on a old Cushman scooter for a while. But my mother wouldn't let me buy it (man it was only $30.00 then). When I was 13 I got a Honda 50cc motorbike (it had pushrod operated valves then). But someone stole it before I could do anything with it.
When I was 15 I got a Yamaha Twin 100cc motorcycle and rode the heck out if it for a very long time.
it was all uphill from there.

[lancer150]

I've had a few scoots myself my first was the Honda Elite SE i put 12,000 miles on it and traded it for a snowmobile.then i got the mantis sundiro 50 cc and it got stolen afterwards i got another older honda elite 50 cc rebuilt.I kept having alot of problems with it so i junked it and got another china scoot btw my dad kept talking me into these china scoots since they were alot cheaper.. I forget what model but it was a sporty lookink yellow one.One day i went over to a friends house he lived across from the local pub i went to the pub long enuff for one beer and came back to my scooter and someone trashed it.. they kicked it over put something in my gas they screwed me over BIG TIME .. I couldn't get it to run right and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't ever start unless i sprayed either in it...so i ended up having to get another one..I decided im done w/china scoots i need another honda.. so i got me a used 2004 honda Ruckus it had only 300 miles on it and i got it for $1200.00.. I needed something good and dependable. I put alot of miles on my Rucky 12000 miles. she ran good and strong all the time...i took good care of her to.
One day i was riding along and all the sudden this truck pulls out in front of me i was doing about 30 but it was too late to stop i ramed her rear quarter and went airborn.. no helmet either i was lucky to be alive actually..my only injury was my knee hit my key and bent the heck out of it . i still hav the key.but she didn't have insurance and neither did I so I am stuck with the debt.. my rucky was financed threw a bank so im still paying on a scoot i don't own.. i have to find a good lawyer to help me.. but there hard to find they don't want to help if there are no insurance involved..So I was screwed.. I asked my dad to help me get another scoot.. I wanted something that had good brakes and I was tired of cars and trucks running me off the road.. so i decided to get something bigger.. and safer. and I got the Lance GSR and i really like the bigger scoot I feel more secure then when i rode the 50's. If i want to i can go with traffic of wave em by.and if i have to make a sudden stop I can stop alot faster with disc brakes. anyway just wanted to share my scoot story to..

[tyrssen]

Neet pics -- and a delightful journey down memory lane. By all means, keep this thread up, too!