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How about Hannie Caulder?

Sam Adams: You're a hard woman, Hannie Caulder.
Hannie Caulder: Like the man said, there aren't any hard women, only soft men.
Also see andruschak.net/mike/Priestess%20of%20the%20Whip.jpg

Yep! I is a Cossack. At least on my father's side. On my mother's I am English, 1/16th Spanish, and a Fifth of Scotch.

Rode my Thumper for over seven years / 30,000 miles -- including a tour from L.A. to OKC:

Want cheap? I bought my 2000 Savage in 2004, for $2,325. Would have been still running except I had medical problems that had me not doing my maintenance. Gasoline mileage? I got 50 mpg in the city, but I had fun -- no one could beat me when the traffic signal went green. On tour, above, I was getting 60-65 mpg doing limit speed on the Interstate. Coming back on the lesser roads I got over 70 mpg on CA62 across the Mojave, doing 50-55 mph.

I have only had my Scooter for just 6 months. Still quick enough at the traffic signals to keep ahead of the cars. But barely fast enough for the freeways. I don't know how much faster than mph my Savage it could do, I know that my 150 can average 61.5 mph on the freeway mostly doing WOT.

When it warmer I will be doing a third Full Moon Madness and see how the scooter does on a 370 mile jaunt.

Some scooters are bigger than some motorcycles. Motorcycles can be less expensive with better fuel mileage. Manual transmissions go over 100,000 miles as long as you do not abuse one. CVT belts need to be replaced what? every 10,000 miles?

Whatever. Ride Your Own Ride.

What I HAVE difference between scooters and motorcycles is what non-riders think about the scooters and motorcycles. People and ask about the Savage about once a year. I cannot ride a week without someone asking about the scooter. Non-riders view scooters and scooterists as safe -- safer to ride, safer to talk to the rider.

Still impressive, need pictures. I only need a case at a time:

California Highway Patrol guidelines: www.chp.ca.gov/programs/lanesplitguide.html

1) Travel at a speed that is no more than 10 MPH faster than other traffic
2) It is not advisable to lane split when traffic flow is at 30 mph or faster
3) Typically, it is safer to split between the #1 and #2 lanes than between other lanes.

Note: the sport bikers in the above youtube video were not following the guidelines.

Personally, I will not split if the cars are moving. I do not split if I will not gain. I watch my traffic signals ahead. Generally, in L.A., I can see three or four signals ahead. If at a red, and the next signal will also arrive at a red, why push it?

WHOIS: www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=ScooterDomain.com

ScooterDomain.com has been in business for 10 years. (this is good.) The Registrant is W.V.C. HOLDINGS CORP., 16300 SW 137th AVE., Bay 101, Miami, FL 33177. GoogleMaps shows that address to be farmland -- no street where it should be, no building at that address. (No good.)

www.scooterdomain.com/ -- same bogus address, local telephone references to the same bogus address.

There is no way to talk to someone if they want to ignore you.

On the other hand, I do not see a lot of complaints on the Internet.

Take your money, take your chances. I don't deal with people that are hiding, that I cannot visit them. Others are comfortable with not knowing who they are dealing with.