Abuse towards scooter and moped owners =[

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Can I just ask why it is that us low-capacity motorcyclists gain an unwanted stigma of arrogance and are on the recieving end of 9/10 jokes inside the motorcycling community?
I understand that some of us are impatient in our quest for speed in our younger years, but with the 33bhp restriction upon recent test-passers, You don't need a computer to realise that we CANNOT just pass our test and have the instant gratification of a large capacity motorcycle. What further frustrates us is when we ask for tuning advice and we get laughed at... Okay, some of us are misguided, but doesn't anyone remember the days when you were 16 and all you dreamt of was that moped of your friends? when you got one, I bet it wasn't fast enough, and I bet hardly any of you kept it to 30mph.
My hand now hurts as this took 10 minutes to type on a wii, so I apologise if this feels like a waste of time, But coming from the heart of an 18 year old who has obsession issues with Motorcycles big and small, Please, dont neglect the next generation =[
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Riding: Yamaha RXS100
Aiming for : RD350 + Test
Dream bike: Suzi RG500 Gamma

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[Towton 1461]

Alex, you ever seen a grown man naked?
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it didnt display right on here, so i thought i buggered it up lol
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Riding: Yamaha RXS100
Aiming for : RD350 + Test
Dream bike: Suzi RG500 Gamma

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[Mystery]

i think its more down to chav's that own them so everyone that has one get's abused in the same category tbh
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Carbon knuckles assure you maximum protect against debris and unfortunate accidents or if someone cuts you off, their side mirror.Mopeds are like chubby chicks.. they are really fun to ride until you're friends catch you on one

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just curious, do you have a cz??
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[Ste]

Get a bike rather than a ped, even if it's just a 125.

You can't 'just' pass your test but it's not that hard. If you get a 125 then once you've got some experience on that you should be able to pass the test with just a couple of lessons or without any lessons.

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[Alexio]

If you are using a ped on a CBT then you can definitely just jump on a 125. I use my 125 to go on trips hundreds / thousands of miles to other countries, they are that amazing. Better yet, get a 2 stroke 125, accidentally de-restrict it (much like people do with peds) and you've got yourself a 95MPH machine. No one's laughing at you now

Edit: I see, good choices of bikes. What you're saying ultimately then is that we shouldn't laugh at 16 year olds who can't yet have a 125?
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G: With my GSXR I do often effectively use it as a scooter with a clutch in town.
ms51ves3: why does it need 500 miles? Are you teaching it how to be a piston?

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[cvntdude]

Bike - bird analogy, if you turn up at the pub car park on a crappy 50 cc honda dog or similar then you get a some abuse from some for it, just as you would get the same sort of abuse for turning up with a minger bird ...

Turn up with a nice bigger bike or bird and you then receive a better response ...

Ride what you like bird or bike, and don't care to much for those giving you abuse for it in an attempt to rile you for where you stick you bum on or place you dick into ...
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once again I spot the words 'Crappy 50' =P
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Riding: Yamaha RXS100
Aiming for : RD350 + Test
Dream bike: Suzi RG500 Gamma

[Robby]

If you've had 5 125s, why haven't you passed your test? Scared or just shit?

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[cvntdude]

It's like when i was about 13 or so i had a pushbike that looked like a motorbike, even had onboard sound, i thought it was cool as fuck, lokking back i think OMG what a cok ...

Same with the obsession i had with my XR2 car, looking back it was not that fast, and i spent to many hours and money on it ....

So nowadays i'm more interested with a good 600cc bike and anycar would do ...

mopeds, i shit um ...
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[Ste]

When does your CBT run out? It'll cost you more to redo your CBT than it will to do your test.

Stop spending money on lots of different sub 125cc bikes and put the money towards doing your test and buying a bigger bike.

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