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Post by Paladin on Sept 1, 2014 16:51:18 GMT -5
Honda PCX150 ($3.7K+) and Suzuki Burgman 200 ($5K) are made in Thailand. Yamaha 155 ($??) is made in Taiwan. The Lance Havana Classic 150 ($2.3K) is also made in Taiwan, by SYM. My LX150 ($4.7K) may cost more than the made in Thailand "Japanese" plastic bodied scooters, but was made in Italy and has a steel body. We always have choices, slightly less quality or more money. And, Yeah, I like the five spoke wheels:  |
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Post by Paladin on Aug 27, 2014 13:47:18 GMT -5
Ahh.... Now I figured it out. I threw a bone and you went from six bones to seven.
Bones are good. Unless they are chicken bones and you have one in your gullet.
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Post by Paladin on Aug 24, 2014 15:31:49 GMT -5
Old e-mail:
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Order date: 09/10/2013
1 Heidenau K62 reinforced 130/70-10 ... $68.50
USPS: $9.99
Total: $78.49
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FedEx tracked it:
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9/19/2013 - 3:57 pm
Delivered to me
9/13/2013 - 4:19 pm
Picked up at FedEx from Racing Planet
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Just a one shot sale, but it was 9 days and the 130/70-10 is not listed as available in the U.S..
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Post by Paladin on Aug 22, 2014 16:40:36 GMT -5
... least-favorite of all these things are wet railroad tracks set at a sharp angle to the road they cross.... ,-118.291751 Aerial view and Street view:   If the street is wet I re-route so I will NOT ride over those tracks. |
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Post by Paladin on Aug 21, 2014 19:40:55 GMT -5
we all know driving on wet roads can be dangerous. But did you know that some of those white painted lines are not paint after all?.... Yeah, slick stuff, ain't it. You also need to watch manholes, track rails, leaves, dust, oil, water. snow, ice, bridges, cattle guards, etc.. Government is not required to protect you . |
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Post by Paladin on Aug 20, 2014 20:37:44 GMT -5
The idiot was doing 20-30 mph over the speed of traffic.
I will never be that stupid, so I will never have to be that "lucky."
I don't do "lucky" -- because luck always run out.
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Post by Paladin on Aug 5, 2014 22:46:23 GMT -5
You did GOOD!
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Post by Paladin on Jul 29, 2014 15:32:27 GMT -5
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Post by Paladin on Jul 28, 2014 9:25:54 GMT -5
...looks like maybe a Yamaha 500cc single. Those were neat rides! ... I think that's one of the "features" I like about scooters... Most are still singles.... I have no need for more than a single cylinder.
IS a neat ride. Thumper was a 2000 Suzuki LS650 Savage. First produced in '86, still available as the 2014 S40. Just 380 pounds, about the same as a Ninja 250, but with a 652cc single is far quicker off the line. Only problem is the vibration -- not enough. Suzuki did a fabulous job on the balancer.
If you want the bone shaking vibration, try a 404cc Cushman II. I took a test ride, a very interesting scooter that feels like it could tow a car.
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Post by Paladin on Jul 27, 2014 4:55:55 GMT -5
Looks sharp! Fishtail is the only way:  |
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Post by Paladin on Jul 27, 2014 4:41:02 GMT -5
... What I said was only an idiot would make the unfounded statements you made.... Fine. Stop making unfounded statements. The facts are, since after the push of protective gear the rate of deaths is triple. Why? |
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Post by Paladin on Jul 27, 2014 4:00:12 GMT -5
The statistics, from the U.S. Census Bureau:  www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1980-07.pdf Table 1110 www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1992-05.pdf Table 1008 www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/02statab/trans.pdf Table 1069 www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/08abstract/trans.pdf Table 1071 (after 2007) they stopped publishing the number of motorcycle accidents, I assume the death rate continued rising. In the early '60's the Japanese started selling in 1970 - 1980 the number of motorcycles and accidents shot up. In the 1980 MSF got into the act for motorcycle training and helmets laws caused registrations drop, and the accidents went down in 1990 and 2000. Accidents are up in 2004, because the number of motorcycles are rising. Starting in the 1980's the motorcycle manufacturers and magazines have been pushing sport bikes, speed, full face helmet, motorcycle boots, motorcycle pants, jackets, gloves, armor, etc.. And all that protection gear is associated with three times the rate of deaths compared with the late '60's when no gear existed and helmets were not required. Why is the death rate so high when the ATGATT is suppose to protect lives. |
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Post by Paladin on Jul 26, 2014 19:42:29 GMT -5
... You are an idiot, period.... I am not one who has had "accidents." Again I quote: You can't reach old age by another man's road. My habits protect my life but they would assassinate you. -- Mark Twain, 70th birthday speech, 1905 If you don't mind, I'll continue to ride the way I ride, that has been protecting me for decades. |
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Post by Paladin on Jul 26, 2014 13:08:20 GMT -5
I agree with you to a degree, but your logic is, why use any safety equipment, because you believe you won't make a mistake... If you are confident that you won't have an accident due to you own ability... The rider that rides without ATGATT has obviously not seen the results of serious accidents.
That is NOT my logic. I do NOT believe I never make mistakes. I do believe I am human, and one of the things humans do is feel "safe" when they have "safety equipment." Unless you are un-human you cannot stop feeling safer when you have protection.
"Gear" is for having more fun going faster. Gear is good on the track. On the streets, "gear" is associated with more "accidents" and more injuries and more deaths. I do NOT want to hope to survive accident -- I want to avoid them. I do not want "gear" so to be "safe" -- I want to be paranoid scared of accidents.
I started on pedal bicycles in 1949. By 1955 I was riding on the streets. I learned WHY to not fall. In 1964 I got my first motorcycle. I do not wear "gear" on the streets. I have never had an accident on the streets. I did ride dirt, and wore denim and helmet and gloves -- for fun. I dropped the bike at least once a week, protected, no problem, falling is part of the fun. I saw a mine with bats, went back with photograph equipment. With the equipment I was not allowed to drop it, to not have fun. I had to ride safely. I know myself. I know that protection allows you to have more fun. But I do not ride the streets for fun.
I DO see the results of serious accidents:
ATGATT -- he died.
I KNOW I have never had a crash on the streets. I know the statistics. I know that those pushing ATGATT have crashes, injuries, deaths.
I am afraid of ATGATT. I do not want to be injured or dead.
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Post by Paladin on Jul 25, 2014 14:54:42 GMT -5
Pain is a fabulous teacher. I learned about 'road rash' before I was six. IMHO, ATGATT teaches you that you can go faster and not worry about 'occasional mistakes.' I prefer being paranoid about any mistakes. It is better to avoid the collision than to hope you will survive it.
But I ride for transportation, not for fun. I ride a bike because (1) I hate being in a cage and (2) I am safer than in a cage.
That picture of the grater is the same as the ones re: safety glasses and the tool protecting the eye. Which is better, have the glasses, or to not pull a tool to your face? You can be paranoid about watching around you, but it is not as much fun.
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Fishtail, chrome, white walls, saddlebags.. Pure Class! 
