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Cool Cat
by: spandi - May 15, 2014 15:57:28 GMT -5
Post by spandi on May 15, 2014 15:57:28 GMT -5
Don't be be messin' with that kitty!
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Post by spandi on May 15, 2014 10:02:03 GMT -5
Hey Leo, I was wondering how the plastic paint was holding up. If I recall, the guy with the french car had minor cracking and brown spots (at first) but nothing time and a touch-up couldn't handle. Glad to hear it's working out. (keep us posted)  |
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Post by spandi on May 15, 2014 9:11:53 GMT -5
Congratulations! It's a tribute to all the work you guys do on this site that had made it grow so fast.  |
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Post by spandi on May 14, 2014 8:26:05 GMT -5
I'll go with Orville. Poor guy, no way to nickname that name. Orv? Ville? Villa? Good popcorn though. |
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Post by spandi on May 13, 2014 9:21:56 GMT -5
Not at all. Youtube has been acting very strangely of late.
Ok, one more try.....
Got it!....
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Post by spandi on May 13, 2014 8:55:02 GMT -5
Just look carefully at the video and see ie you can figure it out.....  |
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Post by spandi on May 12, 2014 7:22:50 GMT -5
I'll go with "Harpo Wright"  |
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Post by spandi on May 11, 2014 8:31:05 GMT -5
Hey, Lanternscooter...I've been an artist for 60 years, have a cat, and ride a scooter... And I'm STILL not gay... How'd THAT ever happen? Honest, ask my Wife... Really... LOLOLOL! Leo (aging like cheap wine, and riding straight roads) in Texas  You're (as always) just being you Leo. Since when was creativity and caring a matter of "orientation" anyway? It's just another example of turning everything (even identity) into a commodity. Once upon a time, men defined themselves by what they DID and not by what they BOUGHT. And if I remember correctly, even John Wayne had a cat. (I think his name was Pilgrim or something)  ...."Back in the day" scooters had a whole different connotation  |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2014 22:27:03 GMT -5
Yellow, the only way to go! My scooter is yellow, my riding jacket is black/yellow, my helmet is safety yellow. Interesting side note, I have never been bothered by police on my scooter, I was pulled over 6 times in 5 years on my electric bicycle (one time for stopping to remove dangerous debris from the road). Seems their main concern when it comes to scooters is safety (and on bicycles drug dealers). Yep. I guess if you're on a MOTOR VEHICLE of any kind you must have a license, insurance, etc and are at least somewhat "respectable" in the eyes of the law. (as opposed to a "Lowlife" on a bicycle.) |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2014 12:32:12 GMT -5
Hi vis is good. I don't like orange, and I was not going to buy an orange scooter (it was one of the two new ones left for sale on the lot that day) and the mechanic mentioned, "Well, on an orange one like that, you're more likely to be seen." That sold me, but hasn't worked; People are still blind to me. I wear reflective shi8 all over the dam thing/clothing and it's still like I'm a ghost. At 6'5, 240 lbs, on an orange scooter. Perhaps they think they've imagined me. Luckily, I have an upgraded horn and I always catch up with them at the stops... You took the words right out of my mouth. A 140db Stebel air horn will get you noticed.....QUICK!  |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2014 11:02:42 GMT -5
Ill tell you a story how i found out that china tire valves are no good. One day when i came out of work, i usually tie my front wheel with a metal chain link around a sign post but that day without me noticing, i tied the chain right next to the valve stem so when i was unlocking my scooter, i hit the stem with my chain and i heard air pressure release, it wasnt much force. the tire lost alittle air but i could drive home, i live 10 mins away from my job. Ever since that day i said, i gotta change these stems as soon as possible. Thank god this didnt happen to me while riding. Good. As I have read reports where people have been KILLED due to "catastrophic deflation" when those press fit valves gave way under speed. |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2014 2:37:48 GMT -5
spandi, I've found that my pink jacket seems to get me lots of respect. I wonder if the guys want to protect me, and the gals go all mother on me. That's why I keep trying to convince you fellows to go get pink jackets. But you just won't listen to me! >'Kat Sorry girlfriend, too fru-fru for me. But Day-Glo green will work nicely.  |
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Post by spandi on May 9, 2014 19:48:50 GMT -5
Good points, all. To tie it back into the original post (or flavor thereof), there is something about two wheels that just makes cagers blind and I don't understand it. I think there is a subconscious thing going on, wherein they are just thinking about their own lives and problems and somehow, when they see two wheels, they see "less" of a thing--perhaps there is some odd, subconscious, canned-response that tells them, "They are on two wheels--they can stop on a dime and maneuver at will so don't sweat them, just go." Now, I don't think most consciously would think like that, but I think it really may be what happens on a deeper level as people are thinking about other things.
I think you're right on the money! There is also (hopefully, but probably NOT) a subconscious attitude that anyone on two wheels is of less worth than "normal" traffic... I've been a biker for more than fifty years, and there is definitely an attitude among drivers that motorcycle riders are of a "less-than-human" race, and if one gets killed, his/her family isn't out all that much... Back in the day, I'd don my colors and ride my chopper on weekend runs, then put on my 3-piece suit and ride my bagger to the office on Monday... Still, a biker in a suit was still a biker to traffic... LOL!
Scooter-jockeys don't get nearly the negative attention of burly guys on choppers, but still... A bike is a bike in the minds of drivers, and somehow just not worth all that much. Keeps you alert!
Ride safe!
Leo
That's why I carry my groceries from Trader Joe's strapped to the sides. (see how upscale I am?) Actually I find the more Safety equipment I use, the more seriously I'm taken as a rider and the more respect (and better manners) shown. |
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Post by spandi on May 9, 2014 19:45:04 GMT -5
That is me taking them to them; but the scoot is new so all I have to do is remove the back tire so it should be no big deal. I did buy valve stems. I got these. Yep, those valves look to be a whole lot better quality then the rubber, press-fit Chinese OEM variety.  |
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Post by spandi on May 8, 2014 11:36:43 GMT -5
Si "Leopoldo" el mas loco de todos! (but I like it!) |
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