My new "economical" ride....

[justice]

Needed something to save some gas since I have to drive a bit for my new job, so I got this....










How does 60+ mpg sound? It sounds like $$

[crash]

that's pretty wild looking. expensive too. lol

what's the brand.. specs.. etc etc ??

[9dawgs]

a couple of youg fellas at my church just bought these.



They decked them out in all the off-road gear like a mesh gear bag that goes beneath the seat in that empty space, headlight "roll cage", semi-gloss black paint. It actually is the coolest scooter I've seem, plus you can take it off road and thrash around. Reminds me of a mini-bike I had when I was a kid

[kings-x59]

If you want to really go old school, do the tube frame mini-bike thing with the briggs & stratton engine and a centrifugal clutch heh heh heh. That's a slick looking scooter, how fast will it go?
When I was a teenager in the 70's I saw a guy out on I10 doing about 60 on the biggest vespa I had ever seen. It was terrifying. Everytime he hit a bump the scooter went unstable on him. The wheels were too small to create any gyro effect for the bike at that speed.
that is sweet though. I don't get any respect in my 'stro on the highway, I can't imagine driving that on my commute.

[justice]

that's pretty wild looking. expensive too. lol

what's the brand.. specs.. etc etc ??

Its a Roketa MC-54 - one of the new breed of scooters imported from China. Its basically a copy of a Honda Reflex with a Honda Helix motor.

http://www.extreme-scooters.com/roketaMC54-250cc.htm

[trybe13]

I wanna see you haul your bass gear to your next gig on that!!!

[justice]

I wanna see you haul your bass gear to your next gig on that!!!

easy..i put it in the drummers van...lol

[mdmead]

I suppose it varies by state (& province!), but what are the general rules for scooters regarding having a motorcycle endorsement? I know certain size scooters don't require them, but I see 300cc scooters on the site listed above and it seems those should have some pretty decent performance comparable to motorcycles.

[kings-x59]

wow it comes with an MP3 player AND a stereo. The price doesn't look so bad. pretty cool.

[justice]

I suppose it varies by state (& province!), but what are the general rules for scooters regarding having a motorcycle endorsement? I know certain size scooters don't require them, but I see 300cc scooters on the site listed above and it seems those should have some pretty decent performance comparable to motorcycles.

for the majority of the places that I know about, any scooter over 50cc or that will go faster than 31mph requires a motorcycle license.

And yes, the maxi-scooters (250cc and up) can run with motorcycles and are classed as such.

[justice]

wow it comes with an MP3 player AND a stereo. The price doesn't look so bad. pretty cool.

well, it has an FM radio aand a "hookup" for an MP3 player...

[justice]

and after todays 109mile run...65mpg...

[knucklehead]

ok i understand everyone rush to save a buck on gas BUT does the cost of your new toy the insurance and the cost of getting your licence if u didnt already have one plus gear to wear riding it offset the amount of gas you save driving it?

[meetthespeakers]

I want to see you mod it like these:



I was as well looking at more of a moped, but I like stuff more like this:

[Rebel]

If you want to really go old school, do the tube frame mini-bike thing with the briggs & stratton engine and a centrifugal clutch heh heh heh

That would be a Cushman,,restored go for around 2 to 10 grand now.

http://www.hobbytech.com/
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cushman- ... 3aUSQ3a101