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Post by Paladin on Dec 17, 2014 21:04:04 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Dec 8, 2014 12:14:49 GMT -5
I drink Scotch, the good stuff. If you want macho, you want a'bunadh -- .from one cask, not filtered, not watered, no nothing but pure whisky just as God intended it to be. |
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Post by Paladin on Dec 8, 2014 12:03:20 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Dec 6, 2014 14:34:16 GMT -5
It is a acceptable price. And I assume you are in Phoenix area and will be picking it up at his store. It is a *BIG* difference between getting a scooter in a crate dropped at your door and getting a scooter from a brick and mortar dealer with a service shop and will be doing the DMV paperwork -- which worth at least $500 for me. www.networksolutions.com/whois/results-v2.jsp?domain=azscooter.com |
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Post by Paladin on Dec 3, 2014 20:33:15 GMT -5
... i assume the intent is five horsepower or MORE .... Square root of HP = MPH. My 11.7 bhp touches about 68 mph. 8 bhp should touch 56 mph, a bit more if you crouch down. 5 bhp should touch 45 mph. If you block wind, a bit slower, if you cheat the wind, a bit faster. The first freeway in the US was the Arroyo Seco Parkway, 1940. I believe it was designed to do 45 mph. I remember going on that freeway in '65 and hitting to a stop sign at the end of the on ramp. On a 25 bhp 1957 VW. Yoiks! Luckily there was no one else behind, so I reversed up the ramp so I could accelerate pass the stop sign. In the late '40's - early '50's it was common to cars doing 45-55 mph on the freeways, and the original laws set the 5 bhp minimum on motorcycles. Some States, such as California, upgraded the motor-driven cycle to 150cc. Some States do not have any minimum for motorcycles/scooters. Whatever. My slowest vehicle was a 45 bhp 5,000 pound GWVR Fiat 238 Van/micro-motorhome -- full size bed, 20 gallon water, 40# propane, sink, refrigerator, stove, heater, 50 gallons of gasoline, carried my 175cc Enduro inside. It could 57 mph flat road / no wind. Uphill on the Interstates I would drive on the shoulder so loaded semis could pass me. I know slow, my Vespa is not slow. |
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Post by Paladin on Dec 2, 2014 2:49:33 GMT -5
Life is dangerous. 50-60 years ago we got hurt and it was just "Kids will be kids!" Now, kids are not allowed to learn that doing stupid things hurt.
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Post by Paladin on Dec 1, 2014 0:07:33 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Nov 29, 2014 15:26:02 GMT -5
I have been on two wheels since 1949, powered since '64.
First motorcycle was a Honda Sport 50, no step-thru Cub scooter thing.
Looked at maxi-scooters in '2004, slick, practical, but "Nah, can't see me on a scooter."
At age 65, knees ache, after a triple-bypass and a minor (nothing is "minor") stroke, I actually considered a scooter.
Rented a Vespa LX150, streets from LAX to Arcadia hitting over 60 mph, hop on the freeway to NoHoScooters to look at the SYM Wolf 150. Look good. But when I went to sit on one the legs said "no f***ing way!" I no longer wanted to swing a leg over a saddle.
So why did I get a Scooter? -- because my legs don't do straddling a saddle no more.
Why did I get the first motorcycle, and why I continue ride? Because I HATE being in a cage.
Yeah, I love the cheap gasoline, I enjoy riding, but mainly I ride because I am not in a God Damned Cage.
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Post by Paladin on Nov 29, 2014 2:35:14 GMT -5
For my money... a 150cc is just NOT built for the job of interstate riding... Use your best judgment... the end goal of any scooter ride should be to complete the ride and park yourself and your scooter at your destination in one piece. I have been riding two wheels since 1949, powered since 1964. When I killed my 652cc cruiser I wanted smaller. I rented a Vespa LX150, found it as totally acceptable, and bought one. Since then I did two Mojave June Moon rides, 2013 and 2014 -- 370 miles between dinner and breakfast (late breakfast last run.) I have also went camping, once west Sierras, once east Sierras. My scooter is 150.5cc, 11.7 bhp, can do over 65 mph, and is freeway and Interstate legal anywhere. After over two years on my Vespa I know that a 150cc Vespa is just fine for Interstate Touring. |
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Post by Paladin on Nov 26, 2014 19:13:31 GMT -5
Why do you ride? I ride mainly because I hate being in a cage.
Hence the worst is when I cannot carry something too big for the scooter, and I have to take one of the wife's cages.
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Post by Paladin on Nov 26, 2014 18:17:22 GMT -5
I used to go out on the Internet to check the weather. Now everyone else on the Internet can check the weather in West Gardena, CA.. It is an Acurite Five in One -- it watches wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, rain, and air pressure. (Six sensors -- they have trouble counting.) I mounted the sensor on the roof, so the wind was not messed up by stuff at ground level. It has AA batteries, but has solar charging built in. No wires, is wireless to the display and a bridge so the world can watch my weather. Currently sunny and the temperature is 80 degrees, dropping down. |
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Post by Paladin on Nov 21, 2014 9:19:54 GMT -5
I got the Vespa because I did not had to straddle the seat. People do not have to straddle a saddle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SidesaddleIs my scooter a car, or is it a motorcycle? |
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Post by Paladin on Nov 18, 2014 1:00:34 GMT -5
I leave my speakers muted.
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Post by Paladin on Nov 16, 2014 0:01:14 GMT -5
You are lucky. In Kalifornia I cannot get gasoline -- just the "fuel" we have. When I went tour on my Savage I noticed that got 5% more miles/gallon once I crossed the State Line -- and it dropped when I returned.
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by: Paladin - Nov 15, 2014 23:43:44 GMT -5
Post by Paladin on Nov 15, 2014 23:43:44 GMT -5
Wendy broke the hoe. She wanted a new one, one with a metal handle and not another with a wood handle that rots. Lowe's did not have a hoe with a metal handle. Ace did not have a hoe with a metal handle. Home Depot did not have a hoe with a metal handle. El Super did not have any hoes, but they have pastries 3 for a buck. OSH did have a hoe with a aluminum handle, and 15% off this weekend..   I love riding. I love Los Angeles where I can generally get anything I want. I love that the scooter can generally carry anything I want. And I especially love riding for gasoline under six cents a mile |
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-100 mpg for the PCX 150: 