Scooter Sighting Thread!
 

Oh nose

will a goped count its suposta get 100 mpg gallon i want to test it some time when i get it fixed

Huh?

I saw some guy in town here riding a Ruckus (I think) this weekend. Do they make 2-pass Ruckii? He had a kid on the back.

Say what.

Nose again

Sunday the local Moped Gang went for the first offical group ride of the season, sure there are only 4 of us, but 4 adults on mopeds riding around town is alot of fun.
Here is my current moped, altho I just put an ad up to sell it:

https://nbtsc.org/%7Eryland/motorcycles/TomosMoped.JPG

I might get a Puch Magnem MKII from one of the other people in the moped gang, it's a top tank moped, so it looks like a tall skinny motorcycle with pedals.

China

Classified ads? Craig's list? Is there a "wanted to buy" section on Craig's list? Seems like you might flush one out of hiding that way...

Korea

Cambodia

I have spotted 3 or 4 new scooters around town in the last few weeks. Saw a new Vespa today. Someone at the marina I sail out of got the Yamaha Ruckus-lookalike.

Something's up in scootering, because last summer, I literally saw none (here).

Thailand

Scooters are quite commonplace almost everywhere else in the world,but in North America they hardly exist...Times may be changing,though.I rode all kinds of scooters in England in the '60's and '70's...loved 'em....When I came to Canada,I switched to conventional bikes,until last year,when I found and bought my last,and best,bike...a scooter,a Suzuki Burgman 650.Its a monster for a scooter,more like a baby Goldwing.Fast,comfortable for 2,tons of storage,and good on gas.I feel like I have come full circle,and I'm hoping I can ride this thing until I'm really ancient...

Cueball

Where do you live, cueball?

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Today's Globe and Mail...

Canadian 'easy riders' on the rise

"Iconic Italian images usually include women dressed in Gucci and heels zooming down cobblestone streets on their stylish scooters.But that much-romanticized vision is now gaining speed in the Great White North."

Does this count as a scooter sighting :)

https://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/DSCF2187.jpg

from https://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/PV/pvscooter.htm

Mongolia

Hi Metro....I'm in Alberta,just east of Edmonton...

By the way,I'm a big fan of Metros,I used to have a'91 Chevy Sprint that I put 250k on...gave it to my daughter and its still running with over 300k on it..

Cueball

I thought I'd throw this one in too, I found it in my storage shed last week. It's a 1988 Yamaha Riva 200cc scooter. Not my actual bike, but I will try to get a pic up soon. (Mine is in much worse condition on the outside).

About six months ago, I upgraded from a 50cc Yamaha Zuma to a 250cc Vespa GTS.

I love it so much. I've never reached the max speed, and I've been up to 80MPH before. It seems to be getting 70 - 75MPG, but I haven't done any real testing other than resetting the trip meter every time I fill up.

I live in Orlando, Florida. I see other scooters around, sometimes. There's a couple that have a matching Ruckus pair over by where I work. I occassionally see a guy on a green Vespa near where I live, too. At the university, I regularly run across a guy on a Vino 125, and a couple others I don't recognize.

I more often see motorcycles, though. Two wheeled vehicles are becoming more popular recently, while trucks are closely followed by SUVs for the most common types of vehicles I see around. Pretty sad, in my opinion.

Anyway, picture time!

https://offsite.thejedsite.com/Jedspa2.JPG

Newport is scooter central in the North East - we even have three wheeler rentals running around all over town - 4 or 5 different scooters park outside my office every day.

I sighted this scooter in a friends barn. It's an 82' honda urban express 50cc. I traded some stuff for it so now it's mine :) . It needs some work and sort of runs.

Nice find. That looks awesome.

My new scooter gets 118.4mpg with no hypermiling techniques over the first 700 miles..and it is getting a bit faster too!

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/fo...d42500d8ff.jpg

https://www.fuelly.com/attachments/fo...7e4e51cb96.jpg

I bought my step-dad's '73 Honda Trail 90 (CT90) last year. He's the original owner. He just hauled it around on his RV bumper, and used it to put around the campgrounds.

It hasn't been run in decades. The weather is getting nice. And it's time for me to start the overhaul/restoration. :)

Interesting bike the CT90, just looked it up and came across this page...
https://www.weightlessdog.com/ct90.nsf
which looks like it might help you with some stuff. I keep hankering after a road legal "rough road" bike, for poking around the boonies on. One of these looks like it would fit the bill quite nicely. Just wanna get down gravel/dirt roads and old railway beds etc, nothing too heavy. Would prefer something that can get up to 40-50 mph and can carry a pillion passenger, these up to it? Don't really want one of the more modern dual-sports with a huge motor though.

Nice link, RW. Thanks. I'll read up all I can before I start, so I know what problems are common (folks should know, since they've been around for 40 years!). Everyone I've ever met that had one, loved it. They've got a four-speed, dual range transmission. So you get low gears for off road and high ones for on. Wikipedia says top speed is 55mph, with FE around 100mpg. I wish I worked close enough to commute on it.

New subject:
I saw the scooter below at the Farmer's Market last summer (and found the pic on my laptop!). I've got no idea what it is, but the finger sized exhaust and the lack of license plate tells me it's probably <50cc. It drew a crowd of gawkers. Look at the features: Two-tube frame w/ integral gas tank. Mono shock rear suspension. Teeny engine. Mirrors and lights for street legal. Twin disk brakes. Passenger foot pegs. Minimalistic and pretty cool.

https://themillers.us/images/Scooter1.jpg

That would be a Sachs Madass, they only came out a year or two ago, Sachs has been around for many years and are apparently well made, and with a price tag of $1799 for a new one, I would hope they are hold up to the reputation, Apparently you can get them as a scooter (automatic tranny) or as a motorcycle (4 speed manual gear box) both with a 4 stroke engine, apparently Honda engines will bolt right in place too if you want a larger or to turn an automatic in to a manual, not sure if they use a Honda engine or not.

I have a 71 CT90. They are indeed good little bikes. I wouldn't count on speeds over about 40 though unless you're going down hill with a tail wind. They will haul a passenger but not quickly. For low speed exploring on back roads and trails they are hard to beat. Put that tranny in low range and it becomes a little tractor that can go anywhere it can get traction. My daughter and I are taking it and my Lifan DS down to Death Valley in a couple weeks for some back country riding.

Q