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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 6, 2014 11:51:34 GMT -5
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Post by shalomdawg on Sept 6, 2014 20:11:56 GMT -5
howdy and welcome
i see the "in the face of adversity, spit" i would advise you consider not spitting up wind
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 7, 2014 0:00:40 GMT -5
Beautiful country, and a beautiful scoot! Enjoy BOTH to the max!  Leo in Texas |
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Post by bvance554 on Sept 7, 2014 0:34:21 GMT -5
Looks like you enjoyed a nice day!
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 7, 2014 9:01:24 GMT -5
Nothing beats it guys! Been having the most fun I've ever had on the road with this little monster. Even the most familiar places feel new again.
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Post by xyshannen on Sept 7, 2014 9:46:56 GMT -5
That's awesome man. It's getting harder and harder to find places like that here. The city has just about ruined them all. Jacksonville is a massive city. I have to drive 45+ minutes away to even come close to something like that.
That is a sweet looking lil scoot too. Have fun brother, have fun.
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 7, 2014 13:11:44 GMT -5
That's awesome man. It's getting harder and harder to find places like that here. The city has just about ruined them all. Jacksonville is a massive city. I have to drive 45+ minutes away to even come close to something like that. That is a sweet looking lil scoot too. Have fun brother, have fun. I feel for you. I often complain about the 30-45 minute drives to go get things that I need done but the one upside of living in the garden part of the "Garden State" is that it's a lot of beautiful open countryside and beaches. I don't think I could ever go without it having lived so near it my whole life. Thanks man, I will continue having a blast.  |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 7, 2014 22:47:57 GMT -5
Add me to the fan-club. Beautiful area!
As for your sort-of jet photo, come join us on the thread originally about videoing a 70-something mph ride which has evolved into discussions about ufo's. And cows.
>'Kat
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 13, 2014 11:37:49 GMT -5
Glad you enjoy SylvreKat! I'll have to go check that out. I'm a big fan of all of those things, especially cows. :-p |
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 13, 2014 12:01:16 GMT -5
So while I've been riding every day, I haven't done a new ride to some scenic spots again for you guys....so here we go!  Today I decided to go take some pictures just for you all of the historic fishing town of Mauricetown, New Jersey, the historic ship building town of Dorchester, New Jersey, and the bridge (and remnants of the old bridge) which connect the two. This is Widow overlooking the Maurice River, which runs all through my entire area and is great to go boating and fishing on, from the lookout spot on the Mauricetown side of the river. Directly to the left of the frame boundary of this photo is where the old Mauricetown-Dorchester Bridge used to begin. If you look above my left rear view mirror and to the right of that light post you can see rubble where it used to connect in Dorchester across the river. For historical reference, here's an illustration of what it used to look like. It was a swinging draw bridge that had to make way for ferries coming up and down the river and it was operated by manpower, not machinery. That bridge would eventually be demolished, not sure of the year, to make way for a bridge that met the needs of the time. I'm not sure when this one was constructed, but it has been here for my whole life. (I'm 25, heh.) It begins about a quarter mile up the street from the original bridge's start point on the Mauricetown side.  In this picture you can see the Mauricetown Academy. It's a Greek-Revival style two-room school house. I actually used to have a similar structure directly across the street from my home, the Delmont School. Anyway, this school was built sometime in the 1860's by an architect named Charles Bacon. This school officially closed in 1962. These are just some photos of the old houses that still stand and are lived in today in Mauricetown.  I really wanted to get to the exact spot where the old Mauricetown-Dorchester bridge connected on the Dorchester side for the sake of completeness, but it's not the easiest thing to do on a scooter haha. So instead I headed over to the Dorchester Ship Yard, where it basically made the connection via a railway that ran nearby, and snapped this photo of the grounds. Lastly, here are a few shots of the town of Dorchester - an equally small, cozy, and historic town.   |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 13, 2014 12:16:42 GMT -5
You, my friend, are having TOO much fun! ........LOLOL!
You remind me of "me" back in the day, on my chopper, discovering the great sights I'd never noticed growing up. This post of yours is truly what this site is all about... I'll bet your encouraging ride pix sell more scooters than paid advertising... and even makes this Texan want to see New Jersey! Cheesh...
Keep the story going, we love it!
Leo in Texas
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Post by captaincrunnk on Sept 13, 2014 12:31:46 GMT -5
You, my friend, are having TOO much fun! ........LOLOL!You remind me of "me" back in the day, on my chopper, discovering the great sights I'd never noticed growing up. This post of yours is truly what this site is all about... I'll bet your encouraging ride pix sell more scooters than paid advertising... and even makes this Texan want to see New Jersey! Cheesh... Keep the story going, we love it!Leo in Texas Haha it's a sickness Chop! It really is! I now have two serious ones in my life: Pro Wrestling (I went to Wrestlemania 29, as a grown man, c'mon) and SCOOTERS!  In all seriousness though it's at the point where I dread driving in a car for any reason, I'm always thinking, "Oh, I wish I could be riding here, this is nice." lol I couldn't be happier with having made this buy. Even though my clutch is starting to slip a bit, which I plan on temp fixing with some sandpaper tomorrow afternoon until my performance clutch comes in, and it does have some of those little Chinese niggles you find with these things, I regret nothing. MORE people should be buying and riding scooters and/or motorcycles, they're missing out. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 14, 2014 1:33:14 GMT -5
Captaincrunnk,
Yeah, it IS a sickness... I've had it now since I was 10, and I turn 68 in 2 months... LOL! The only cure I ever found was bigger and badder bikes... Until old age and arthritis gave me a reality-check... Now, instead of "bigger and badder" it's "smaller and lighter"... Still beats walking though, and, in decent weather, it sure beats driving the car!
I ALWAYS did like scooters. Then fell in love with big bikes for decades... Now, it's back to scooters! And TODAY'S scooters are LIGHT-YEARS ahead of the scoots of my youth. Even the WORST Chinese scooter today is still better in most every respect than the BEST American or Italian scooter of the 1950's. For REAL frustration, the Chinese rides have NOTHING on 1950's cloth-insulated wires, points n' condenser ignition, solid frames, no-shocks spring-suspension, feeble, yellow headlights, bicycle brakes and Fred Flintstone kick-only starters... And, the new scoots are FASTER per-cc too.
Your CLUTCH is slipping? Hmmm... THAT'S about the ONLY part my old 150 didn't have trouble with. It DOES happen though. It's always good to get the clutch fully engaged pretty quickly when starting up from a dead stop. Especially when riding two-up, "gentle" startups may put some extra wear on the clutch-shoes. I do remember the "owners manual" on my Xingyue did say to "start up smartly" and "don't be gentle" for that reason. Oh well, clutches are pretty easy to work on or replace. And they don't break the bank...
Considering that a new Cushman, Vespa or Lambretta 125 or 150 cost something like $800 in the late fifties, and a new Chinese 150 can cost as little as $1,000 or even less, today... They are actually about 1/10 the actual cost of one in the fifties, in actual dollar-value. THAT is like getting a new Ford or Chevy for $5,000 today. Not too shabby!
Keep the great pix coming!
Leo in Texas
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Post by ghcoe on Sept 14, 2014 8:24:40 GMT -5
Good read. I have a similar thread on another forum. Too lazy to post twice and loading photos here kinda sucks. Have fun and keep on posting......
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Post by urbanmadness on Sept 14, 2014 9:38:04 GMT -5
Why do the 50's always seem to look cooler then the 150's and 250's? I love the looks of that bike...
Beautiful pictures!
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