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Olympic Mathlete posted:I assume trikes were for the dumbasses that want something without any of the advantages of a bike or any of the advantages of a car either. See also: quads Around here, that's the majority. Lots of middle-aged, obese guys that look like Stone Cold Steve Austin from the neck up cruising 15-under the limit around Southern Indiana on HD trikes, Can-Am Spyders and Slingshots, etc. because the only thing that scares them more than 2 wheels are curves. Every once in a while, I'll see older guys on Goldwings and HDs converted to trikes and even a few with landing gear that come down as they come to a stop and retract when they accelerate. They're easy to spot because they actually wear helmets and are usually riding 2-up. I think most of them are probably due to weakened legs and I've seen a handful of guys over the years missing a leg, but still riding on two wheels except at stoplights. Whatever keeps them on the road and happy. Quads are different, imo. Like Pennywise said, they are good for tasks and jobs a dirtbike would be ill suited. Recreation-wise, they're narrower than a Jeep or pick up for smaller trails and to me it's an easy choice between a dirtbike or 4wd quad for deep mud. Kirk Vikernes fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Nov 27, 2020 |
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I don't own any of those things but it's good to know that the people with 10's of thousands of dollars to blow on toys have to justify themselves to you that they're man enough to drive them, I guess. I've got a 550 bike in the garage but it might not be large enough to prove that I'm a man so I don't post about it, y'know? Jesus.
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Nov 27, 2020 19:21
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I've thought about getting a scooter but I would rather just have a motorcycle again.
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Nov 27, 2020 19:26
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My scooter has an automatic CVT so it's super gay compared to a motorcycle. I will probably eventually get a motorcycle though. I just don't have a desire right now. Actually the #1 reason is I'd have to take the motorcycle safety course and that's super hard to get into around here. It sells out months in advance. And I can't do things months in advance because I'll never know where my brain cycle will be in the near future.
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Nov 27, 2020 20:40
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Dubplate Fire posted:I hope I don’t hit you with my car I follow all the rules of the road like it was a scooter or motorcycle and stay in the bike lanes as much as possible so it's not likely.
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Nov 27, 2020 20:52
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Pennywise the Frown posted:My scooter has an automatic CVT so it's super gay compared to a motorcycle. Like a turn, in scooter culture you lean into the super gay.
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Nov 27, 2020 20:59
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https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-history-of-the-cushman.html
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Nov 27, 2020 21:00
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-history-of-the-cushman.html I'd ride the hell out of that
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Nov 27, 2020 21:09
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Dubplate Fire posted:I hope I don’t hit you with my car Maybe learn to drive?
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Nov 27, 2020 21:14
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I have a dinky rear end motorcycle, not even 400cc. It’s a loving blast. Take it on long trips, short trips, medium length trips. It’s fantastic. Just sips the gas.
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I have a 276cc scooter (billed as a 300, because that's marketing for you, I guess). It's been my daily driver for the last few years and I've never caught poo poo for it. Great for getting around the city because I can park basically anywhere a bicycle can, and it's got enough oomph that I can take it on the highway and keep up with traffic. I rode it from DC to southern Maine and back a little over a year ago and got some funny looks on I-95 during the return trip, but I chalk that up to people not realizing scooters can go highway speeds. Whatever you do, don't buy a scooter new. Finding a used one with no miles should be easy enough; there are plenty of people who thought they'd be super into it and then discovered they aren't. It's almost certainly going to get banged up some way or another, so even if you did get it new, it probably won't stay that way for long.
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gary oldmans diary posted:a scooter is a fine thing to buy used but if youre buying one new and dont have a bunch of duis you should probably get this instead For an extra grand you can get, as somebody mentioned, a grom, which has a Honda engine made by Honda rather than a clone. It'll probably last 10 times as long, nobody does reliable small petrol engines like honda. Chinatown posted:how about youu buy a bike eh??? Rocket propulsion? Olympic Mathlete posted:I assume trikes were for the dumbasses that want something without any of the advantages of a bike or any of the advantages of a car either. See also: quads Try carrying 100kg of poo poo through rugged terrain with a bike. About the only thing comparable to a quad for this is a Suzuki samurai. Or I guess a mule.
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Weka posted:For an extra grand you can get, as somebody mentioned, a grom, which has a Honda engine made by Honda rather than a clone. It'll probably last 10 times as long, nobody does reliable small petrol engines like honda.
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Please, as someone who races 125cc two stroke karts, don’t buy some clone engine. If that poo poo seizes on a bike there’s a very large chance you’re going down and a company like Honda has far higher manufacturing standards than some random punter in China.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:OP, don't forget: get the model with ape hangers: I'd buy this - minus the the silly handlebar mod.
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