Archive for July, 2009
I work about 5 mile from home and dont need to go on a highway. This city does not allow electric scooters on the street. It there a motor cycle that is electric that can keep up with regular traffic and is street legal just like the gas powered ones.
Have a look at the Vectrix. http://www.vectrix.com/portal/. I know its a scooter, but it can do 60 mph, so it can keep up
I’ve been looking online for good deals and found a lot but i would like to know whats a good brand of scooter and I also found a website http://www.gsmotorworks.com/index.cfm and the deals sound to good to be true can anyone help me out?
i have a yamaha fino in thailand, been very good for 2 yrs, only had to replace battery. i agree with the other poster, buy something that is from a quality known company. if your scooter needs service you have someplace to take it, get parts…mostly somebody that knows how to work on it. you’ll save money in the long run.
be careful and learn to ride it…those small wheels are different at first.
I am getting myself a scooter/Moped/Vespa to save on gas around town and to/from work. While I know they are very uncool, I do not want to look like a complete idiot while riding around. However I do want to wear something that will save my skin if I do end up dumping the scooter. Any suggestions on what to wear to keep me safe, but also keep me from looking like a complete gomer? The weather here is between 60-110F
If the weather is real hot, going ahead and get a vented textile jacket. They will not protect you as well as a leather jacket, but ultimately you are riding around on a small displacement vehicle so i wouldn’t expect to crash at high speeds. make sure the the armor included in the jacket is CE rated, just to ensure that it really does help you in case the worst happens. Full face helmets are the safest, but I dont see too many people riding around with full face helmets (or a jacket for that matter) on a vespa. Perhaps a modular helmet would be most practical for you, or at the very least, a 3/4 helmet. I would avoid the 1/2 helmet, lest’ you are going for the harley look or you’re just particularly fond of the Nazi SS.
Gloves… Definitely look into leather gloves, not a mesh or a mesh/leather hybrid. Your hands will slide when you fall, and typically you will rest most of your weight there on impact, so to keep those palms nice and… skin covered… invest in comfortable leather gloves.
Long pants are a must, jeans or riding pants preferably, and shoes that not only have torisonal rigidity, but that cover your ankle in case you slide after the accident. It seems like overkill, yes, and it becomes a pain in the ass to keep gearing up and down everytime you get off the bike, but you’ve pretty much covered all the bases you can as far as gear this way.
Make sure to take the MSF course, invest in health insurance, and learn proper riding and collision avoidance technique.
Ultimately, few people riding scooters will follow through with more than a helmet, if at all, but ultimately it is your life and you decide how you want to protect it. I’ll be the first to admit that even with all this gear, there are plenty of times when i ride with just a T-shirt.
…and pants of course
With the price of gas going up we decieded to buy a scooter for my wife. Her being in the US Army she makes 3 round trips across this base every day.
- May 7th we contacted Dave at Extreme Scooters asking for info on a Tank 150 Touring deluxe scooter. (Tank brand is the only brand offering a 3yr. warrenty)(For scooters in the 1,000-3,000 price range)
He called me back and said he had a few black tanks left and if I e’mail my info he’d hold one until I got my taxes. Or call and give me a chance to put a down payment on one if they started selling. He said that his company being only 3 hrs away we could get parts fast when needed. I sent an email with our info and he replied back with a comfirmation that he has a black one and a copy of his Business License. And a bill of sale for a Black Tank 150 Tourning Scooter.
May 9th since his company dosen’t accept Credit cards I sent out a personal check for $1300 by certified mail.
May 13th I recieved an email from USPS that he recieved my check.
I called him and asked what would be the expected turn around. He told me he’d have to wait a few days for the check to clear. Then it’d be 4 days shipping.
May 15th I checked my account and the check had cleared my bank.
May 16th I called dave and asked for a tracking # and when I’m to expect it. He said he’d call me on tuesday (May 20th) to give me info when to expect it.
May 20th he didn’t call! We called him late afternoon and asked what was going on. He said he no longer had any black tanks left only one orange one. He was talking very fast and very rude. He said the price of oil has gone up and everyone is buying scooters he’s too busy to sit on the phone. Do I want to orange one or he can get a Roketa Bali 150 Black with the same warranty. I told him that the Roketa only has a 90 day warrenty. He said they have the same warrenty and come from the same company. I told him I need time to think so we hung up.
He sold my scooter after he already had my money!!!!!
I sent him an email saying that I want to have all furure conversations through email. and asked for him to send a email with his new offer.
He called back that night and we told him that we sent an email please read it and respond back. He said he don’t have time to check emails.
1:30 AM he responded back by email saying that I had 3 choices get my money back, the orange tank, or the black Roketa with the same warrenty.
May 21st I knew money back would take weeks, and our bank is in MN so we have to mail the money up there to get it back into our account so we could buy a scooter from another source. At the same time I checked on the net and the sites I found the tank I wanted were gone and the price of the Roketa had gone from $1100 shipped to $1300 since the 9th. So we sent a email back saying we’d take the Roketa with the same warrenty.
May 22nd He responded by email and said he’d get one to us. (Note: No tracking #)
May 27th My wife called him asking for a tracking #. He said he dosen’t have one yet but the company should be calling us by friday to set up a time to drop the scooter off. He said if they don’t to call him back and he’d get a tracking #.
May 29th No call from a company to drop off the scooter so My called dave and left a message asking for a tracking #.
No responce from Dave
May 30th we get a military lawyer involved. Our lawyer calls dave and he answers his phone then tells him this long story that our scooter is comming from california and it’ll take some time. (please note that he’s had our money since May 13th) Our lawyer told him that he’d being doing all transactions from here on. That he was going to send him and email that he’s to respond to with a tracking #.
June 2nd still no tracking # from dave at extreme scooters.
He said he’s right next to a Airforce Base and does allot of buisness with them. We need Military to stick together and put this jerk out of buisness.
I need info on how I can blog this all over the internet. My wife earned this money fighting for our freedom in Iraq this year.
Anyone know of how to make this show up on searchs?
That was well written and your situation was well described I would move on with your life and use your skill to help you make more money than a scooter etc. Clearly you are upset and have a right to be but on the other hand you could do what could help you which would be taking that energy and putting into a direction that benefits you the most.
i’m thinking of buying a gas scooter,
how much do they usually cost?
how much are these kind?
http://www.gas-scooters-on-the-web.com/image-files/gsx36cc.jpg
and how much are these kind?
https://www.happyscooters.com/files/prodimages/b_thumbnail/gs_88.jpg
and if you could provice links to cheap ones, that would be amazing.
THANKS!
The ones I’ve found were between $800 and $1500. You should check the motor vehicle laws in your state to make sure you are buying something that is street legal. For example in Maryland, Motor Scooters must have a "step-through" chassis. I have no idea what that is but if that’s the law, you might wanna make sure yours has one.
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