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Post by danno on Aug 6, 2013 8:28:04 GMT -5
Your first priority is to set yourself a budget. It's not just about having enough money to buy a scooter and you're all set!
Pre-Purchase.
MSF course...Depending on location expect to spend $100-$200
License...Depending on your state......$50
Helmet, Jacket, gloves, good boots... $300-$400 minimum
Decide which size bike to choose?
Refer to SylvreKat's excellent questions she posted above. This will help narrow down your choices.
Purchase...
I would also suggest you start out with a good used scoot. Perhaps there's a scooter group in your area that can give you good leads. If you see one on Craigslist, post it here and get the opinions of the many riders with years of experience you'll find on this site. I know...it can be risky, but it can also be a place to find good values. Spend at least a month looking at the used market, you'll educate yourself of the different scoots and their market values. Don't rush into buying. Try and buy one where your gut instincts tell you the owner took good care of it, and not one that has been laying around with no one really caring for it.
Post purchase
Insurance....Depending on coverage. Liability only? less than $100 a year.
Security.....Good lock and chain...$50-$100
Maintenance,...I'd have a mechanic or better yet, yourself change the fluids and filters....oil, antifreeze etc ...$50-200
I suppose I just want to realize its not like going out and purchasing a bicycle and you're then you're set to head down the road.
There's lot's of expense. The better prepared you are, the wiser choices you'll make.
I wish you the best.
Danno
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Post by danno on Aug 6, 2013 8:07:28 GMT -5
That is the nicest looking scooter I've ever seen. Very, very nice!
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Post by danno on Aug 6, 2013 8:02:17 GMT -5
I suppose this is the modern day version of the good Samaritan story found in the Bible.  |
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Post by danno on Aug 3, 2013 8:58:14 GMT -5
Please don't tell those dogs out there I'm a cat!
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Post by danno on Aug 2, 2013 6:17:40 GMT -5
Ethanol in and of itself does not gum up a carb, the alcohol in it tends to "scrub" deposits in fuel systems and that junk flows downstream into the carb. We had all kinds of problems with older motors when they first got E10. After a few tanks the problems decreased as the systems got cleaned put. Problems with newer motors from E10 have been rare. That said cheap rubber can be a problem and that should concern those with china scooters. The best way to avoid the problems is to burn fuel and not give it the chance to absorb water. So would I be wrong in saying if you use your scoot everyday, additive such as seafoam are overkill. If you're one that doesn't use your scoot/motorcycle/car regularly, a shot of seafoam is probably a wise thing? |
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Post by danno on Aug 1, 2013 17:06:41 GMT -5
I guess we first need a judge to decide..any volunteers?
Or we can just play for laughs
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Post by danno on Aug 1, 2013 7:57:26 GMT -5
He could of just given him a warning!
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Post by danno on Aug 1, 2013 4:30:48 GMT -5
Yes danno, but you never did buy that oh-so-cute pink jacket I found for you. Did you? ;D >'Kat It's on sale! Today ONLY! $49.  ...Both for $99.99 If sold separately...$130.00 Act now!   |
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Post by danno on Aug 1, 2013 4:24:34 GMT -5
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Post by danno on Jul 31, 2013 16:08:44 GMT -5
I'm trading it in for a scooter and a pair of shoes. I didn't want to add any more miles on it than it already had.
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Post by danno on Jul 31, 2013 15:59:56 GMT -5
[tr][/tr]Thanks Oldchopperguy, now an oldscooterguy....... Rob (scootnwinn) is right, I ride a Burgman. However, during my MSF training...I ask them for their biggest....baddest...scooter they had. When I got to the course they pulled out a pink Vino, very similar to the one in the picture, except it was all beat up and not very shiny. It was the biggest scooter they had. So for two days I was a real man riding pink. Danno |
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Post by danno on Jul 31, 2013 10:39:23 GMT -5
Hey....I don't need no stinkin "triple A"
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Post by danno on Jul 31, 2013 9:41:06 GMT -5
Real men can ride pink  |
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Post by danno on Jul 31, 2013 7:15:37 GMT -5
It's amazing to me to watch how grown men are influenced and almost brainwashed by our society into how men should be defined. Hollywood, imo has had a lot to do with it. Over the years there's been actors like Steve McQueen and James Dean, John Wayne. Then there was Dennis Hopper. and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider and of course...the real men of 's Angels. All these imagines conjure up a masculinity that many men want to identify with. For whatever reason they want to have a tough guy image. Observe the average motorcycle rider and how they express their manly hood. They typically do not wear a helmet, many with a shaven head, facial hair, tattoos and of course leather, and don't forget the sunglasses. This is a person who obviously has a deep concern of what others think about him. If your definition of manhood is tied to what others think of you, than to me that's not a real man. Being a man has nothing to do with what others think. ![]() |
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...Both for $99.99
