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Post by trailheadmike on Jun 9, 2013 14:43:46 GMT -5
So i attended a "scooter block party" yesterday in Brooklyn that was attended by about 60 scooterists. I'd say the majority were contemporary Vespas, with a few older models (restored and un restored), some 1960s unrestored Lambrettas, one or two Kymcos, two Burgmans, a Yamaha tmax, two helixes, a few Buddys/Genuines -- an only ME with the Vog to represent the chinese scooter owner. We spoke a lot about service, and I got a lot of props for doing my own work. The Lambretta guys rebuilt their own scoots, but I was surprised that virtually no one ever picked up a wrench, not even to string up an led light. I felt good after that in what turned out to be about a 100 mile day through tunnels, over bridges, fast and slow knowing that I was able to participate as a result of my own hand. It was also nice to change a few "i thought chinese scooters were junk" opinions.
As I always say, this has turned out to be a great hobby. Keep on riding dawgs!
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Post by sailracer on Jun 9, 2013 14:58:56 GMT -5
 "YUPPIES"
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Post by hank on Jun 9, 2013 14:59:30 GMT -5
Hi Mike Outstanding Sound like a great day was had by all  Thanks ever so much for sharing your day with us ;D  Take care and ride safely dear friend Yours Hank |
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Post by indymoped on Jun 9, 2013 15:35:18 GMT -5
Chinese Scooters are junk. That's why we have to learn how to work on them ourselves otherwise it wouldn't be worth it to ride them if we had to pay somebody else to fix them.. LOL
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Post by justputtnaround on Jun 9, 2013 15:39:54 GMT -5
Right on I love my Chinese scoot met a Guy today who assembles and sells them now I got another local dealer to annoy the piss out of..
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Post by spandi on Jun 9, 2013 15:47:09 GMT -5
Thanks for representing us REAL scooterists! (This is just the beginning guys.)
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Post by ziggyzagg on Jun 9, 2013 17:44:29 GMT -5
Awesome... thanks for repn chinabike owners!
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Post by americanpsycho on Jun 9, 2013 18:33:43 GMT -5
The guy behind me had issues with his and spent several hours trying to fix it today. I'll pass on the Chicom stuff.
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Post by domindart on Jun 9, 2013 18:48:20 GMT -5
Pretty cool, wish there was a meet like that here  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 18:54:56 GMT -5
Well my scooter is a heck of a lot better looking than all the scoots i see around town and the Chinese have got some wins in the eye candy dept thats for sure. My landlord tried to get me to buy his Honda Helix! Ugliest thing ive ever seen!!
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Post by domindart on Jun 9, 2013 19:00:40 GMT -5
LOL I agree , I like the looks of mine a lot more than others
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Post by americanpsycho on Jun 9, 2013 19:04:10 GMT -5
Well my scooter is a heck of a lot better looking than all the scoots i see around town and the Chinese have got some wins in the eye candy dept thats for sure. My landlord tried to get me to buy his Honda Helix! Ugliest thing ive ever seen!! The Helix is a touring scooter. ALL touring scooters are downright ugly. The Honda Metropolitan is a nice looking scooter but not my thing. The Kymco Agility is also nice looking not to mention cheaper. |
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Post by scootnwinn on Jun 9, 2013 19:40:09 GMT -5
This thread is full of some weirdness. So spandi I do my own wrenching and ride Italian am I real scooterist? And psycho you realize with very few exceptions all Chinese scooters are Japanese scooters shamelessly copied and butchered. Ridiculous, great you went on a ride with other bikes how do you think those guys would feel to know that now you are speaking bad of them because they chose not to wrench. Just because the other guys at least some of them chose not to wrench their own rides doesn't make you better, just different. Don't bash others for what they ride or how they chose to ride... I'm sure you didn't tell them that to there're face or infer they weren't real scooterists did you? I hope one gets to read this thread and you have a chance to explain yourself
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Post by americanpsycho on Jun 9, 2013 19:52:37 GMT -5
And psycho you realize with very few exceptions all Chinese scooters are Japanese scooters shamelessly copied and butchered. Yeah I know that. There's the quality of materials and workmanship. |
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Post by scootnwinn on Jun 9, 2013 19:59:26 GMT -5
I'm sorry psycho that should have been directed at redrouch for giving the Chinese eye candy props and the bashing the grandmother of all Asian scooters that made it possible for the Chinese to shamelessly copy and butcher so many different scooters. Sorry rampant ignorance and bigotry bothers me
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