Scoot boys....bless 'em!!

Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

As noted i said it brought out the arsehole streak in blokes.

Oh yeh i will agree in the 'getting you around argument' they are bloody good. But so are unicycles... How many of them do you hear people ranting on about.

What i object to anyway is the delusions that they are a) fast, b)any where near the experience of riding a geared motorcycle.

And they are gutless, gutless compared to a lawnmower even, especially since my point was mainly at somerset scratcher who, correct me if im wrong, is still riding a fully restricted ped. That means its barely kicking out what... 2.5 brake, maybe 3? Then we get stories of it thrashing cars off the lights.... i imagine they were too busy passing a joint round or such to notice the lights change.

Not to mention the whole fad of revving them at the lights, and pretend gear shifting. All scooter riders want to be on a 'proper' bike, and all scooters round here have gravel surfed at least 3 times, leading to my point of them being unsafe.
Imagine, hit a pot hole, midget front wheel, gone. Lean too far and hit centre stand... gone. Rear end someone when youre doing that stupid townyish leaning over the front chin above the front wheel 'cos it makes it go faster' Rolling Eyes

Maybe you havent had the experiences of scooter riders i have, but all i have met are cunts, and frankly every time i see a scooter do something stupid, i want them to fall off. One came round the strange swan neck bend thing we have to get into college at about 40ish... and went so wide he missed the curb by an inch, and was so lent over with his ground clearance like an inch off the floor. And the best bit, he was in general stupid burberry crap, etc. With little neon light thingies on his ped. Some how he kept grip, got back upright and punched the air and rode off. I mean come on.
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Scooters are bloody nippy and will beat lots of things off the lights. Maybe not for very far, but they'll have the initial few tens of metres. Scratcher claims to have beaten a nova full of chavs on his ped - a 1.1 litre nova with 4 people in it isn't going to move very fast so why doubt his claim? He may be embroidering the truth slightly but are you telling me that you never do that?

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Mr Pants! · I Karma Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

The XJR1300 from the front is a misleading bike, it can look a bit like a standard road bike.

I had a Aprillia 125 take me on when I was on it, it was so amusing we were behind some cars and there was no overtaking opportunity, he was the proceeding to warm up his tyres by zig zagging left and right in front of me. We then got to a convenient straight and he decided to overtake, so I let him tuck in, his right arm made those really violent movements as he wacked the throttle to the stop and he was off...... Next gear.......... bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

He gave the little rear look to see if I was keeping up, LOL, as he went to move back in to the left lane and opened a big enough gap to his right, I fucked it past him! He went past me like he was stationary.......

At the next roundabout I stopped and he sat behind me, I don't think he wanted to play any more.

It was an amusing ride, I remember when I was on my GP125 all those years ago a guy on some huge bike did the same to me. Just like this guys I really believed I was going so fast, until he passed me that is.
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

a small scooter will beat a car up to 15mph

why do you have such a complex about scooters Question

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carnislick · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

My scooter could beat 1.1 puntos up to about 45 mph.

The reason they can do this is because the optimum mechanical abilty can be acheived by simply wrenching back the throttle. Whereas on a geared vehical you have much more to think about and you have more mechanical control making it harder to acheive the machines maximum performance.

So when a "ped boy" boasts how HE can beat cars etc to XXXmph that is why people get annoyed because it takes no skill what so ever but they claim that they are the greatest just because they ride the easiest peice of equipment to use ever.

i think that ONE the reason that people see the scooter riders in such a negative light

Paul
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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

This is true, however they cannot do brilliant starts, when throttle is ripped back it eases on the power progressively, hence why you never see one wheelie from lights unless they shuffle in the seat, in which case it just pops up and comes down again. And goes no where.

I dunno, they just seem pointless.
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LorryDriver71 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Funny how it seems to be the people who aren't on very big bikes themselves that have the issues with scooters. Laughing

mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Lorry driver you just need to chill out a bit, in the grand scheme of things your bike is slow as well, hopefuly you don't ride it like a ped boy! Very Happy

Roo · Nova Slayer Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Karma :

Not universally....
Gilers Runner 180's really are quick around town. Very Happy

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LorryDriver71 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Karma :

I don't have an issue with the speed of scooters, they can be nearly as fast as 50cc geared bikes. It's the way they look. Sooo gay.

This is not in anyway sarcasm here, but I genuinly don't understand there popularity, I would have though the vast majority of people would be embarrassed to be seen on them, I know I would. Seem's most people have lower standards.
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carnislick · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

Bonny, its a z750, it is basically a sleeved down budget z1000, however statistics show it is not selling as well as it should be due to high asking price. It also skimps out on a few of the cool bits the z1000 has, i.e. the 4 into 2 into 4 pipes. They look awesome

Although the z750 is a cool looking bike.
I just prefer the z1000

my dad owns a "ongoing project" z900 (1970's model) with the zephyre 1000 engine. I love that bike it looks and sound cool (my dads kinda streetfighter-ing it) and he has some bandit forks to go on soon. It also has the 4 into 1 pipe which is cool.

Paul
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

i thought my scooter was pretty decent looking when i got it tbh

and at the time it was a grand cheaper than its geared brother the rs50
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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

From looking through the last few posts it has become obvious that people don't like them because they don't look very nice. Rolling Eyes

Tarts.

Mine gets me from A to B...simple.

So what if the mechanical structure of my bike is simple, why bother doing anything else when it still makes the final top speed, of OK 40 MPH.

I'm only 16, If I was allowed anything bigger, surely I would get something bigger, the pure reason the restriction is in place is because far too many kids were dying. How many of you can take the piss out of 50's when you are only on 125's yourselves baffles me, wait till I get my 500. Middle Finger

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Visitor Q · $25 whore Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Karma :

Your right they do, but mine was mint then, after i abused it for a year, i sold it on for 750. Losing what, 450 quid. For a year of learning, having fun, and generally becoming in love with biking. Cos it was a proper bike.

Scooters have two wheels and move, a bike that does not make.
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McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Bonny, who are you to have a go at people for paying over the odds for a bike? Laughing

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Mr Pants! · I Karma Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

Why do ped's always seem to S around on the road?

I am not taking the piss here, I really want to know. Every ped rider I see seems to S around, especially when coming off a round about or something, they will lean out of the exit, then lean the other way then back then back again. It is like they are out of control?

I had two behind me in the car the other day, left and right and left and right. All over the road.

Or is this the cool thing to do and I am missing the point?

Some of these peds from a distance look like race bikes at the front with their lights on, the amount of times I have nodded at them! They probably think it is cool to be nodded at by a big bike, well I guess I would in their position. We all have to start somewhere! Smile

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