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Post by LUKE on Aug 20, 2010 9:28:13 GMT -6
LOL.they keep distance??.they thought that the scooter doesn't have the Property Damage Liablity insurance..lol ;D
but i must say that scoot looks clean and pampered.
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Post by ccprof on Aug 20, 2010 10:16:30 GMT -6
Rich - you probably strip a little more off it!
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Post by runningslow on Aug 20, 2010 10:25:41 GMT -6
The only questions I'm getting lately are things like... "What happened to Sasha?" "Where's your motorcycle?" "You ever going to get that Chinese POS fixed?" Nope, they sure don't. I get a lot of stares and then they keep their distance, that's fine by me, I don't want to hear the stupid crap anyhow. Rich, I think if I came across you on that scooter, my questions to you would be like.... Do you ride naked, too?  Why don't you put some clothes on that poor scooter? ;D What WAS that bike?  All joking aside... its looks good!  |
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Post by ccprof on Aug 20, 2010 12:34:23 GMT -6
Josh - that's his "project scooter" he's getting a jump on his rat bike! Sorry Rich - couldn't resist! LOL everybody!
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Post by fairweasel2323 on Aug 20, 2010 22:13:37 GMT -6
@ mapbike saw u said the retail on ur Roketa MC-74-150 retails for 1995.99 thats crazy I can get the MC-04 150cc ONE LEFT
$799.00 ,and MC-54 150cc ONE BLUE LEFT
$1,299.00, and MC-13 150cc Bali Scooter
$1,099.00, and got my 250 Bali for 1699.99 on sale regulary 1999.99 they have it now for, MC-13 250cc Bali Scooter
$1,799.00
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Post by fairweasel2323 on Aug 20, 2010 22:19:39 GMT -6
check out www.familyfunatvs.com/productgroups.htm?custom=3 its where i got my MC-13-250, a local brick and mortar dealer believe he ships too! they delivered mine but only live 45min away! thought it might help u to compare prices if u start selling. thought 2,000.00 was high for a 150cc Roketa? when most expensive 150cc Roketa I saw was 1,300.00 |
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Post by Bashan on Aug 21, 2010 4:11:26 GMT -6
LOL.they keep distance??.they thought that the scooter doesn't have the Property Damage Liablity insurance..lol ;D but i must say that scoot looks clean and pampered. Yeah, it looks a little dangerous doesn't it? I like it like that, I've been looking for a variator with sharp spikes on it  . My wife keeps her distance too. Rich - you probably strip a little more off it! It's in the works CC.......it's in the works, it'll be a rat soon. ;D Rich The only questions I'm getting lately are things like... "What happened to Sasha?" "Where's your motorcycle?" "You ever going to get that Chinese POS fixed?" All joking aside... its looks good! Thanks Josh, you're a sweet guy.....and welcome to the monkey house with marraige! BEEEN there! Been there, hell, I'm HERE! Hope Sue doesn't read this..... Rich |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 25, 2010 0:13:47 GMT -6
I'll join the crowd...
I get people all the time asking "what is it?" "Is it a motorcycle?" "Is it a scooter?" etc.
Out of dozens of inquiries, only one was negative... FUNNY too... A fifty-ish body-builder type, with a thirty-ish bikini-model type wife pulled in to the local gas station while I was gassing up. They were riding a $50,000+ full-custom chopper, complete with blower and injection under several hundred pounds of chrome and metal-flake paint....
He asked why a guy my age would ride a little scooter? I explained because it was all I could afford, and at my age, I was happy to quit shifting gears. HMMM.... His wife asked what it cost. BINGO! She turned on the guy and railed something like: "You could have one of these for the cost of a month's insurance on the chopper?...!!!"
I could still hear her chewing him out over the straight pipes as they burned out of the gas station... HeHeHe...!
I'll bet I sold a dozen or more of these 150's for ATV Discounter before they folded!
Most folks love 'em. Those that don't can ride whatever they like, or can afford... LOL!
Leo in Texas
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Post by Bashan on Aug 26, 2010 2:09:48 GMT -6
I'll bet I sold a dozen or more of these 150's for ATV Discounter before they folded! Most folks love 'em. Those that don't can ride whatever they like, or can afford... LOL! Leo in Texas |
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Post by ccprof on Aug 26, 2010 5:19:59 GMT -6
Guys - It's our DUTY to educate the masses!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 27, 2010 2:12:03 GMT -6
Rich,
Yup... It's been a LONG time since kids rode Cushman, Vespa, Lambretta, etc. to the Dairy Queen! Too bad, too! So many folks today, when thinking of a motor-scooter, only envision Sal Mineo's Doodlebug from "Rebel Without a Cause" reruns. I think that was a Doodlebug... there were several models like that in the fifties, especially in California.
I was excited to see a re-birth of scooters a few years back. While I rode Harley choppers all my youth, I always enjoyed scooters. First modern ones I was exposed to was the Bajaj Vespa copies from India. I really wanted one, but they were still too expensive for my retirement budget.
Then along comes the generic Chinese 150... BINGO! Had to have one no matter how much trouble they were... Heck, they're no more trouble than the old fifties Harleys... LOL!
I've been a pretty good "ambassador" for scooters around here. There's an excellent B&M store nearby, and, for those who just can't spend the store-bought price, I help 'em with Internet purchase info, and PDI, etc. And, of course, introduce them to this site, as well as the "others". I just make sure they know what to expect, and are mechanical enough to work on them, as they need to know that there's a reason Internet prices are cheaper, and involve zero help after the sale.
Since gas didn't go to the $6+ level drivers were scared of, scooter popularity has dropped somewhat around here, but the old f*rts like me who use them for daily drivers still ride plenty.
The most fun part is the reaction of the wives and gal friends when they learn their guy's chopper cost maybe 50 or 75 times more than a scooter. Whew, talk about couch-sleeping time... After checking them out, even some of the crotch-rocket jockeys decide to get a scooter for daily driving to save their 400 hp organ-donors for Saturday night mahem...
Last season I traded rides with an 18 year old kid on a built Japanese missile that would have made the Terminator proud. GOOD LORD was that thing FAST!!! Scary-hell-fire and damnation, warp-nine FAST... But, my old back got tired quick, from my butt in the air, and the handlebars down near the front axle... LOL! He loved my scoot, but thought is was "a little slow". Oh, yeah... When I told him it only had 9 hp, then he thought it was pretty fast, considering...
He was a hoot! When he caught up with me, riding his, he yelled "yer not gettin' it going right... Goose it REAL GOOD an' then hit the nitrous button!" Ah, the sweet insanity of youth... Oh well, they don't call them "crotch-rockets" for nothing! Hey, I DID manage an accidental "stoppie" trying to keep from running a redlight at mach 3... LOL! Must still be a little kid lurking in me somewhere...
I asked him how many ponies his ride had... He said about 250 or 300 unless you hit the nitrous... then about 450. Hmmm... Can you say "E-ticket ride"?
I think the future popularity of scooters will depend a lot on the price of gas, and the unemployment situation. As we sink into 3rd-world status, so will our transportation.
Such is life!
Ride safe!
Leo in Texas
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Post by mthomas on Aug 27, 2010 6:09:06 GMT -6
You guys have a B&M store in Texas?
Hell, I just eat some Bran.
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Post by Alleyoop on Aug 27, 2010 12:15:01 GMT -6
Yes, everytime I ride parked or at a stop sign or light. They roll down their windows and start asking questions about the Trike. They ask is that a Custom Job, how fast does it go, how much where do you get them and of course they always say it really is sharp looking. But of course I alsways have it nice and shining, use Speed Shine on the Plastics and Armor all on the Black as well as on my tires  Alleyoop |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 30, 2010 22:46:58 GMT -6
You guys have a B&M store in Texas? Hell, I just eat some Bran. Yeah, "MOXIE SCOOTERS" is just down the road from me. I think they must have a website. I've bought some parts there, and they don't ever give you a hard time about riding a Chinese scoot. VERY nice folks. (Same for the local Honda dealer... NICE folks too!). Moxie sort of specializes in Taiwan and Korean scoots, and have some VERY nice ones (big selection!) for MUCH less than the Japanese models, and with good service, but they're still much more expensive than the Chinese versions. If I ever get to where I can "upgrade" I'll probably buy one from them... Something fuel-injected and more contemporary, but... in the mean time, my Chinese scoot is just fine. In fact, it's pretty doggone good! Stay regular...Leo |
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Post by tommyhasascooter on Sept 2, 2010 21:51:25 GMT -6
I get asked a lot about mine, I think most peoples image of scooters are the broken 50cc that aren't taken care of and end up slowing cars down on the road. When i tell them it can easily do 55 mph (60 if I use my feet) and that it gets 70-80 mpg. There always impressed One kid said.."I'll never be able to afford a fancy one like yours" WOW! I was really taken aback by that comment. I told him it was only 1000$ shipped to my door. He was all excited and wanted to get one.Maybe I helped him decide.. And of course there's the little kids with there parents... "LOOK MOMMY!!! a MOTORCYCLE!!" "vrmmm, VRRMMM!"Tom |
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. My wife keeps her distance too.
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