Maybe it's a conspiracy, I don't know.
Last week on my way to the gym, a van full of kids is next to me at a stop light and they start asking "hey, what kind of scooter is that?". I give them a dirty look and ride off into the sunset.
Just a few minutes ago, again I'm at a stop light and notice a couple of guys looking at the bike and nodding approvingly. The driver rolls down the window and says "That's a nice looking scooter". I ask him, "does it really look like a scooter?" and he's like yeah, it's not a scooter? I smile, light turns green and off I go.
So, maybe it's the Miami ignorance since there's trillions of scooters on the road, or maybe it's just my dorky appearance. Anyone else have this experience?
Dress like a power ranger next time :laugh:
be like yea ..wanna race ? i bet my scooters faster then your scooter and it looks better :)
I call my GS "The Scoot." :dunno_white:
I defence of the retarded people that don't know a scooter from a cooter... The lack of a fairing might be what's throwing them off... It's not an "American Chopper" and it's not a "Crotch Rocket" so they think it's a scooter.
Quote from: RVertigo on December 21, 2006, 04:04:41 PM
I call my GS "The Scoot." :dunno_white:
I defence of the retarded people that don't know a scooter from a cooter... The lack of a fairing might be what's throwing them off... It's not an "American Chopper" and it's not a "Crotch Rocket" so they think it's a scooter.
Hey, RTARDigo, he said it's an F. :laugh:
Last time I got pulled over for speeding/multi lane changing (by a cop on a Kawasaki), he was like, where you going. I was like, work. He's like, how long have you had the scooter? I'm like um... a year. Later I was like... he should know enough about bikes to know this isn't a scooter.
In his defense he pretty much only saw it from behind, they say our back wheels are relatively narrow, and the fairing on the F model is fairly wide and also vertical, which could make it resembles a scooter. Either he wasnt paying attention or he was making fun of me.
Cops... jumping to conclusions? What next, pigs fly?
i dont hate cops... he was pretty cool about it...
It's the pseudo-futuristic fairing on a relatively small bike.
I know why I prefer naked.
No GS looks like a scooter. I imagine the cop was just trying to annoy you with the word "scooter".
You should have called his police car a "nice Hyundai."
:)
Quote from: Trwhouse on December 22, 2006, 07:12:28 AM
You should have called his police car a "nice Hyundai."
:)
:laugh: :laugh:
I know Harley guys around here call some bikes "Scooters", even their own. Just like hey... nice: bike, chopper, scooter, sled etc....
:thumb:
Its not meant to be condescending.
Yeah, My buddy i ride with has a CBR 929, and my gs is about as tall as his bike, so its not that small.
Quote from: scottpA_GS on December 22, 2006, 08:41:00 AM
I know Harley guys around here call some bikes "Scooters", even their own. Just like hey... nice: bike, chopper, scooter, sled etc....
:thumb:
Its not meant to be condescending.
That's common around here too, mostly by Harley guys that have been around awhile. It's not a put down, scooter means bike.
Ya its one of those weird things people say that means motorcycle, or maybe the cop was an idiot. I got pulled over on my zx6r and a cop told me that I race the bike because I didnt have any ram air tubes, and he also told me I dont know how to take care of my bike because the chain and sprocket were worn out ( I put them on 3 days before) and he asked where my turn signals were, I told him I thought I didnt need them because I passed inspection, then he got all red faced and started throwing a tantrum...seriously he did though, it was pretty comical. I usually dont bash cops but this one seriously did this, :mad: , when I said the turn signal thing, and then he calmed down and talked in a quiet smooth voice and asked if I was really telling the truth about forgetting my insurance, I told him yes and he gave me a warning....crazy cop, he called for back up too, oh well. I was told my gs looked like a dirt bike made for the street...and the guy was serious...
Things like this happen... I noticed that when I got my R6, most of my friends couldn't tell the difference between my GS and the R6... Everyone's like, "That's your new one??? I thought that's your old one..."
HAHA EXACTLY!! if they dont know alot about bikes, they cant tell the difference.
I've waved at a few scooters that I thought were motorcycles at first. Generally the scooter riders (scooterists?) seemed very confused as to why a man in full leathers was waving at them.
When I rode my scooter I got waves from bikers all the time. I also waved to them. I figure if you are not driving in an enclosed protective cage then they get the wave. :thumb:
You said it right, ignorant. They rent a lot of those Aprilia RS50's here in Panama City Bch. and technically it is a motorcycle, and someone once confused my GS for one of those, so I showed him really quick like that I had way more performance than any 50cc scooter/motorcycle.
With a few simple mods you can get your GS to do 0-60's in under 6 seconds, and your 1/4 mile in under 14 seconds at over 90mph, I like to see a street legal scooter that could even come close to that.
No one should be ashamed to have a small bike, its better than no bike, and I would of actually got a smaller bike if I could. I'd trade my GS and my left nut for a Aprilia RS125, but there not street legal here in the USA
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/yankee-punker/Aprilia20RS12520Spains20No120m.jpg)
THATS A 125!?!
I agree with Yankee.. I've been spouting since I joined that an RSV250 is my dream bike!
Yeah, a 125cc two stroke. I'm not sure if the first one is a special model or an 07, but this pic is of a standard Aprilia RS125 for 2006.
http://www.maxmoto.co.uk/new_bikes.shtml#rs125
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/yankee-punker/aprilia20rs12520200520l.jpg)
I'd take either one, but I think the first one looks freakin sweet!
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 06:30:02 PM
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
What is it you don't understand, cubic centimeter's, or the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sport-bike. :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 06:30:02 PM
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
It's a two stroke racebike that's not too far off the horsepower of the GS. Then to boot it's got much better suspension, brakes, etc. and it weighs much less.
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 06:38:49 PM
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 06:30:02 PM
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
What is it you don't understand, cubic centimeter's, or the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sport-bike. :laugh: :laugh:
the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sportbike. Course, Ive never ridden one. I guess, by the looks of it, it must be powerful and fast enough to warrant all the cool styling and quality looking parts.
Where do they make up for the vastly lower cc's? By cutting weight? Engine efficiency?
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 04:16:04 PM
With a few simple mods you can get your GS to do 0-60's in under 6 seconds, and your 1/4 mile in under 14 seconds at over 90mph, I like to see a street legal scooter that could even come close to that.
Honda silverwing! the SUPER SCOOTER!
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/18march02honda2002silverwing.html
itll do 110!
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 07:52:21 PM
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 06:38:49 PM
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 06:30:02 PM
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
What is it you don't understand, cubic centimeter's, or the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sport-bike. :laugh: :laugh:
the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sportbike. Course, Ive never ridden one. I guess, by the looks of it, it must be powerful and fast enough to warrant all the cool styling and quality looking parts.
Where do they make up for the vastly lower cc's? By cutting weight? Engine efficiency?
It's a TWO STROKE... they make considerably more power per CC than our 4 strokes. They're just ridiculously inefficient, high maintenance, and non street legal.
Quote from: jdanna on December 22, 2006, 11:05:01 PM
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 04:16:04 PM
With a few simple mods you can get your GS to do 0-60's in under 6 seconds, and your 1/4 mile in under 14 seconds at over 90mph, I like to see a street legal scooter that could even come close to that.
Honda silverwing! the SUPER SCOOTER!
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/18march02honda2002silverwing.html
itll do 110!
Those are nice, but 600cc, and the over all size of it, and after reading that report I think its a motorcycle for people who don't get the concept of a clutch.
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 11:52:01 PM
Those are nice, but 600cc, and the over all size of it, and after reading that report I think its a motorcycle for people who don't get the concept of a clutch.
yea i wouldnt buy one, but i am intrigued by them.
gotta salute honda for just going nuts, like they did with the goldwing, and the rune.
i love it when vehicle companies build something totally over the top, even if it isnt my cup of tea.
If some one ask you is it scooter ??? There is two options :
1- He want to drive u like crazy and make u very sad
2- He never understand what is motorbike
Better dont listen them and just say "I am not speak with turtles sorry"
If you talk about 125cc race bike , let me tell you. Very famous Italian bike company Cagiva has 125cc 2 stroke race model and top speed is 200 km/h :thumb:
So next time if u will race with 125cc 2stroke race bike think twice before had any scandal :icon_razz:
Check it
First video show u top speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9-VMf4vWjU&mode=related&search=cagiva
Second show u the bike had 15000 rpm , crazyyyyyyyyyyyyy
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7245786187087354851&hl=it
Speaking of scooters, has anyone seen people on scooters wearing leathers? I must've seen hundreds of scooters this past year (college campus, those Vespa or Vespa-look-alikes are another of those must-have items for sorority girls, I guess), but I swear I've never seen any of them wear any sort of gear (and only about 25% of the ones i saw were wearing a full face helmet). Seem's kind of odd, since I figure if you can go as fast as a motorcycle (which they claim all the time), then wouldn't you fall just as hard if you go down? :cookoo:
Quote from: zeda3000 on December 23, 2006, 03:10:57 AM
Better dont listen them and just say "I am not speak with turtles sorry"
This is good. I am going to use this one. :laugh:
Most people on scooters dont wear leathers because they cant go as fast as motorcycles.
The most popular scooter suze is 50cc. Top speed is about 75kmph and it takes them a while to get anywhere after 60 kmph. Here you dont even need a bike license to drive a 50cc scooter just a car license.
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 07:52:21 PM
Quote from: Yankee Punker on December 22, 2006, 06:38:49 PM
Quote from: indywar360 on December 22, 2006, 06:30:02 PM
125cc's? I don't understand. :dunno_white:
What is it you don't understand, cubic centimeter's, or the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sport-bike.
the thrill of riding a super lightweight but powerful 2-stroke sportbike. Course, Ive never ridden one. I guess, by the looks of it, it must be powerful and fast enough to warrant all the cool styling and quality looking parts.
Where do they make up for the vastly lower cc's? By cutting weight? Engine efficiency?
2-strokes typically make twice the horsepower, and weigh half as much as an equivilent (siq) displcement (cc's) 4-stroke. Ex: a 500cc 4-stroke makes 40hp, while a 500cc 2-stroke will make 80+hp; the 4-stroke will weigh 400lbs, while the 2-stroke will weigh about 240lbs.
Note: For every 12lbs added, you lose 1hp (or is it 6lbs?); so if you can lighten a bike 12lbs, you can effectively gain a horse[power], because the engine doesn't have to work as hard to push the weight. So, actually a 2-stroke makes 4 times the power of a 4-stroke.
Quote from: scratch on December 23, 2006, 09:13:25 AM
2-strokes typically make twice the horsepower, and weigh half as much as an equivilent (siq) displcement (cc's) 4-stroke. Ex: a 500cc 4-stroke makes 40hp, while a 500cc 2-stroke will make 80+hp; the 4-stroke will weigh 400lbs, while the 2-stroke will weigh about 240lbs.
Note: For every 12lbs added, you lose 1hp (or is it 6lbs?); so if you can lighten a bike 12lbs, you can effectively gain a horse[power], because the engine doesn't have to work as hard to push the weight. So, actually a 2-stroke makes 4 times the power of a 4-stroke.
The days of four strokes needing twice the displacement to match two strokes is over. There have been some great improvements in four stroke technology. This is why the 250cc motocross class has 450cc four stroke singles. The 500cc two stroke GP bikes of back in the day made about 180+ HP, while the 990cc four stroke machines were easily making over 230HP.
Also, rideability of two strokes is another thing to discuss. They simply don't have the linear power delivery that a four stroke does, which in turn makes them a bit more difficult to ride.
True.
it must depend on location, because ive seen a couple of Aprilia RS50's at my dorm, and the guys just ride them on the street with out a problem
uhh thanks for killing this thread nick! :thumb: