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Those are some nice looking gloves. Nice price too. At the motorcycle shop I go to, they want upwards of $50 and $75 for their leather gloves.

I'm going to rig my scoot with enough plastic explosives to launch a 200 pound man into space. The poor unfortunate soul who even sits on my scooter will trigger an explosion that will send his body so far up into the stratosphere that it will be mistaken for space debris. No locks, alarms, or tracking devices required. Just mutually assured destruction.

Cheers!

I live in Arizona. Possibly one of the worst states in the union for trying to get business done with the state. I looked it up online and the only appointments the DMV makes are for CDL license testing. I could indeed take one of the classes that the state accepts as good for the motorcycle endorsement. I've looked into those as well. They run about $250 here. I haven't been willing to pay up. It's something like $15 or $20 to take the test at the DMV. One of these days I'll just bite the bullet and bring a lunch box with sandwiches, drinks, and a crossword puzzle book and just spend the day waiting at the DMV for the test. Maybe even get there at 8am when the door opens and try to be the 1st in line. =)

Hi folks! I'm in my mid 40's and I've been riding motorized 2 wheelers for the last 28 years. I've never bothered to get my motorcycle endorsement on my drivers license and I've never had a problem. Of course I've never been pulled over on a bike either. I've talked with other motorcycle / scooter riders and it seems most of them haven't bothered with the motorcycle endorsement either. I've heard that if pulled over it's a minor citation for driving without a motorcycle license (So long as you have a valid driver license). I'm just curious as to how many people on this forum actually took the test and got their endorsement. Please share. And don't be bashful about telling me how foolish I am for not getting it. For the record; Yes, I am that lazy. The DMV here is a painful experience. Long lines. Huge waits. It's an all day production just to get the simplest things accomplished there. I keep telling myself that one day I'll bite the bullet and go take the test. But the last time I got up the gumption to go down there, I found it was a 4 hour wait just to get to take the test. I wasn't willing. I'd rather just get the ticket if pulled over.

Cheers!

I live in Phoenix where most of the main roads around here have a posted speed limit of 45 mph. Most of the people on the road are cruising at 50 - 55 mph. On my scooter my indicated speed tops out at about 55 mph which I'm sure that the actual speed is closer to about 49 or 50 mph. Most of the traffic passes me by. I stick to the right hand lane most of the time. So when driving in town I pretty much go full throttle. I really don't need a twist throttle. Just an on/off switch for the gas. I'm either flat out full throttle or on the brakes just to keep from getting run over in traffic. I couldn't imagine trying to make do with a 50cc. Not here with these crazy drivers. Now if I had my druthers, I'd like to keep around 40 mph. It's a comfortable speed on a scooter that gets me where I want to go in a reasonable amount of time and affords me the enjoyment of a nice ride. But when you live in the city, you can't always have your druthers.

Wow! Okay cool! I can't believe I was looking in the wrong spot for the air intake. On my motorcycle the air intake is pretty obvious. It even has a donut air filter that's reminiscent of the old Chevy 350 V8 air filter that sat on top of the carburetor. Smaller of course. I've already done some minor altering of the scooter. I peeled off the "Cali Classic 125" decals on the sides of the body panels, and I peeled off the "Lance" sticker on the front. Minor of course, but it's a start. On my motorcycle I installed a jet kit on the dual carbs, put a high flow air filter on it, and put on some loud, barely baffled pipes to give it some growl and a bit more umph. That might be a place for me to start on the scooter. An upsized main jet in the carb, a high flow exhaust, and an intake mod that will make it breathe better. It tops out right now at about an indicated speed of 55mph with my 205 lbs on it. I think the actual speed is probably closer to 49 or 50 mph. I'd like to boost that to an actual max speed of 60 mph. I think on a 10 inch back wheel and a 12 inch front wheel the scoot would get a little squirrelly to go much faster. I love the idea of the driving lights around the headlight, and the white wall tires. These are all things I can handle. Like you said, a man's gotta know his limitations. LOL

By the way, Old Blue is an awesome chopper! I love it. I had no idea you could actually fit Chevy 409 pistons into a motorcycle block. Damn! That thing must have screamed down the road. I've never owned anything so hot. 25 years ago I had a 1973 El Camino with a 400 big block 4 bolt main, with high rise manifold, a holly carburetor, custom headers, a 4 inch lift, a Muncie 4 speed racing transmission, 4 inch chrome pipes protruding from the back, and a ford truck rear end. It was baby blue with a tight black tonneau cover over the bed with chrome snaps, and "Lil Tugger" custom painted on the tailgate. It had big brass cajones that dragged the ground behind it (so to speak). It was one of the last real American cars with an unapologetic 8 miles per gallon fuel economy, and a bad attitude. The cops used to pull me over just to get a closer look at it. Man that was my only claim to fame. I should have kept it. It'd be worth some real cash today.