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Come on people, it's really not complicated. 
A scooter is an automatic motorcycle. Comprehend? A twist and go. No gears. There is no engine size that defines 'scooter' - you get big ones and little ones.
If your scooter is a 50cc or smaller, and if your scooter is restricted to a maximum speed of 30mph then it is ALSO classified as a moped. Doesn't stop it being a scooter.
Does chopping the roof off a car make it a convertible? Yes.
Does it stop it being a car? No. |
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Technically it wouldnt be a convertable because it would have no roof! It would still be a car, just a cold, wet and windy one. Unless in summer when it would have great air con!
Thanks for the scooter/mo-ped thing! I think we have it sussed now!  |
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| jayluvmito wrote: | braking are a good m ake, and a good product. who cares about your zxr400? woodeefuckingdoo. its fast, it handles, yet you proberly cant ride to full potentioal, or are just another twat who does 130 down a a road. who cares? go on ebaya nd see howmany zxr400's the same you can buy, or how shit they really are? the scooter is his speial, his ideas and its proberly fun for him. why is it a waste of money, and a chav mobile?
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OK I'm going to attempt to understand what you have typed, although this is difficult because you seem to have a limited grasp on basic grammar, punctuation and spelling.
"Braking are a good make" - I've never heard of them and if they were a decent company they would have a proper brand name.
"woodeefuckingdoo. its fast, it handles" - Yes, this is what most people look for in a bike.
"you proberly cant ride to full potentioal" - You've never seen me ride my bike, so how can you comment on this? At least to use the full potential of my bike I dont have to look like a dick in a racing crouch on a scooter, redlining it in the single gear it has 
"just another twat who does 130 down a a road" - No, just because my bike can do 130, doesn't mean I do it on the road. In fact I probably ride more responsibly than most scooter riders.
"go on ebaya nd see howmany zxr400's the same you can buy, or how shit they really are?" - I don't have a problem with many people owning ZXR400s, as this means it is easier to get parts and advice. Also, there are far, far more scooters than ZXR400s on the road.
"the scooter is his speial, his ideas and its proberly fun for him. why is it a waste of money, and a chav mobile?" - Probably fun for him? Probably expensive for him too, when he can have more fun on a better and cheaper bike. You can't see the anodised bolts etc when you're riding it (which, by the way, is the point of having a bike) so it's pointless putting them on. It's a 'chav' mobile because the bike, and the modifications to it, are popular in the 'chav' subculture. He may not be a 'chav', but his scooter is similar to what a 'chav' might ride.
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| Posted: 15:04 - 30 Dec 2005 Post subject: |
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to be fair 'TheShaggyDA' im not making shit up.....no peds exist...a honda nc50 is a 'noped'...yea it sounds gay n stupid but thats what ive been told by many people on www.mopedarmy.com cos i have three of um...and a puch maxi real moped not one of them chav plasticy shitboxes (no offense to any one who does)
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But your missing a point, even though it may look a little 'chav', a 'chav' could probably not afford to build/run it.
I dont see it covered in tacky neons either?
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Both are scooters. (bottem one is a Maxi-scooter)
Actually the definition is not that hard. Everything with a (semi) flat footboard (no frame there) is a scooter.
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| Yoshi wrote: | | jayluvmito wrote: | braking are a good m ake, and a good product. who cares about your zxr400? woodeefuckingdoo. its fast, it handles, yet you proberly cant ride to full potentioal, or are just another twat who does 130 down a a road. who cares? go on ebaya nd see howmany zxr400's the same you can buy, or how shit they really are? the scooter is his speial, his ideas and its proberly fun for him. why is it a waste of money, and a chav mobile?
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OK I'm going to attempt to understand what you have typed, although this is difficult because you seem to have a limited grasp on basic grammar, punctuation and spelling.
"Braking are a good make" - I've never heard of them and if they were a decent company they would have a proper brand name.
"woodeefuckingdoo. its fast, it handles" - Yes, this is what most people look for in a bike.
"you proberly cant ride to full potentioal" - You've never seen me ride my bike, so how can you comment on this? At least to use the full potential of my bike I dont have to look like a dick in a racing crouch on a scooter, redlining it in the single gear it has
"just another twat who does 130 down a a road" - No, just because my bike can do 130, doesn't mean I do it on the road. In fact I probably ride more responsibly than most scooter riders.
"go on ebaya nd see howmany zxr400's the same you can buy, or how shit they really are?" - I don't have a problem with many people owning ZXR400s, as this means it is easier to get parts and advice. Also, there are far, far more scooters than ZXR400s on the road.
"the scooter is his speial, his ideas and its proberly fun for him. why is it a waste of money, and a chav mobile?" - Probably fun for him? Probably expensive for him too, when he can have more fun on a better and cheaper bike. You can't see the anodised bolts etc when you're riding it (which, by the way, is the point of having a bike) so it's pointless putting them on. It's a 'chav' mobile because the bike, and the modifications to it, are popular in the 'chav' subculture. He may not be a 'chav', but his scooter is similar to what a 'chav' might ride.
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right.....
so because you have never heard of braking, they are shit? they make a lot of products, and a lot of very well engineered products.
fast and handles. maybe some people like to have something a bit different? not just to go 130mph or to get their knee down on a roundabout, but maybe so they can show off a little bit of individuality, and personality? or you can have a plastic fantastic crotch rocket.
and as for riding to its full potential, i assume, not only because of the way you come across, and due to the fact that it isnt wise, legal or really possible on a public highway.
and for saying their are far more scooters than zxr400's on the road....well duh. theirs like a thousand different makes of scooters, to your zxr400.
fine for you, but i like to have something different, so i will carry on building my fighter while riding my lil dtr, and carry on getting flame by people like you.
i like argueing too, jay.
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| jayluvmito wrote: | right.....
so because you have never heard of braking, they are shit? they make a lot of products, and a lot of very well engineered products.
fast and handles. maybe some people like to have something a bit different? not just to go 130mph or to get their knee down on a roundabout, but maybe so they can show off a little bit of individuality, and personality? or you can have a plastic fantastic crotch rocket.
and as for riding to its full potential, i assume, not only because of the way you come across, and due to the fact that it isnt wise, legal or really possible on a public highway.
and for saying their are far more scooters than zxr400's on the road....well duh. theirs like a thousand different makes of scooters, to your zxr400.
fine for you, but i like to have something different, so i will carry on building my fighter while riding my lil dtr, and carry on getting flame by people like you.
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Send me Braking's website then...
You'd rather have something a bit different rather than something nicer? Even if a bit different means ugly and slow? OK...
As for individuality, most people wouldn't know a Fireblade from a GSXR from a ZXR, but they can differentiate between a scooter and a bike. If image is what you care about (and it seems to be, with this priority for individuality) then a bike is always going to have a better image than a scooter. Scooters are regarded as learning or commuter things by the general public. I don't care too much, but the ZXR looking nice is a plus.
The way I come across? The way I type on a forum dictates my ridind style? In that case I would ride properly, using correct grammar and spelling It is possible on a public road to legally use the bike, not to it's full potential, but you can use it more than you can use a scooter (i.e. being able to hold it at 70 on a motorway comfortably for a start )
Anyway, I am only talking about that ugly scooter. You got a DTR and building a fighter? Well that is cool, I like those bikes (what's the fighter based on?) , I even don't mind scooters, I just find it pointless when people spend so much to achieve so little on a scooter lol
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Send me Braking's website then...
You'd rather have something a bit different rather than something nicer? Even if a bit different means ugly and slow? OK...
As for individuality, most people wouldn't know a Fireblade from a GSXR from a ZXR, but they can differentiate between a scooter and a bike. If image is what you care about (and it seems to be, with this priority for individuality) then a bike is always going to have a better image than a scooter. Scooters are regarded as learning or commuter things by the general public. I don't care too much, but the ZXR looking nice is a plus.
The way I come across? The way I type on a forum dictates my ridind style? In that case I would ride properly, using correct grammar and spelling It is possible on a public road to legally use the bike, not to it's full potential, but you can use it more than you can use a scooter (i.e. being able to hold it at 70 on a motorway comfortably for a start )
Anyway, I am only talking about that ugly scooter. You got a DTR and building a fighter? Well that is cool, I like those bikes (what's the fighter based on?) , I even don't mind scooters, I just find it pointless when people spend so much to achieve so little on a scooter lol
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https://www.braking.com/bk/home.asp
knock yaself out
by the way you come across i meant saying about your zxr400 being nicer faster etc. some people dont care about speed, and looking nice is a opinion. so some people like mopeds, so its their thing, its all not pointless for what you like
and seeing as you asked so nicely, im gonna waffle now..
wel my bikes not doing anythign at the moment unfortunetly as my dads has taken pritority.
hes building a spondon triumph 900, with dymags, 03 r1 seat, mazzroochi 52mm front end pfm supersport brakes etc. lookign buetiful now, thanks to the tubalar frame and s/sided arm. i have a 900 triple in bits. was a trohy, but ahs every thing speed triple, bar a hayabusa front end, and is painted in mg rover purple. need a engine or a new crank for it though. also have a gsxf600 which im waiting for a gs550 to come up for its frame and bodywork, n its goin in that. just sorted out a duke 900 running gear for one of the rd250's too. unfortunetly theirs too much on the go as i got a written off mx125 to put back together, a mx50 it bits which im toying of putting a mx lump in and putting the finishing touches to my sv650sk3.
need money first. lol
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/yellowmito/DSC00789.jpg
triumph triple.
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/yellowmito/dtr2.jpg
what the hell..my dtr lol
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I stand corrected as the biggest retard of the year 
Still don't like the scooter tho, and that bike be nice when you've finished it Jay.
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dodsi said enough in the 3rd post so why is this thread two pages long.
Yokogeri has posted the same pic and comments about bec's ped thing before. isn't there a pedsite you can all chav on together!
Get a real bike (something with gears) or post on the beginners section.
Borrrrrringgggggg post!
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| vfr800 wrote: |
dodsi said enough in the 3rd post so why is this thread two pages long.
Yokogeri has posted the same pic and comments about bec's ped thing before. isn't there a pedsite you can all chav on together!
Get a real bike (something with gears) or post on the beginners section.
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Why look at the posts if you find it boring?
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dodsi said enough in the 3rd post so why is this thread two pages long.
Yokogeri has posted the same pic and comments about bec's ped thing before. isn't there a pedsite you can all chav on together!
Get a real bike (something with gears) or post on the beginners section.
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It's two wheel just the same as a cbr600rr or 50cc geared bike such as an RS, its the rider that makes the difference,
50cc scooters are a means to an end, I still stand by my comment that my brother should have had a cheap 50cc scoot to tid ehim over 6 months after the theft of the RX50, instead dad bought a spanking new RS50 to the tune of £2300 which John threw across traffic lights 5 days later... if it had been a scooter, at £600, wouldnt have cared as much.
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So where do vespas and lamberettas come into it? They have gears! Go up to a proper Mod and say his Vespa is gay! Or tell him he looks quiere in a suit, youll know all about it then. Its each to their own. I have a zxr400 but I can appreciate that people have different tastes. And I didnt buy my bike for the "general public". I bought it for ME. And because it was cheap! 
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