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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 $$

that's pretty wild looking. expensive too. lol

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

mdmead wrote: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.

kings-x59 wrote: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...

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

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?

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