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alindeman1989 Samba Member
Joined: April 18, 2005 Posts: 657 Location: Newark, Ca
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: moped riders role call |
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anyone here have moped? let me know _________________ 2180 powered 1974 super( sleeping since 2011)
1967 beetle(new project) |
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slamnfreak Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 299 Location: Waiting in the drive-thru at Bueno Nacho
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'm supposed to pick up an '86 Yamaha Razz tomorrow. It'll be my daily commuter for awhile...give the SC a break. _________________ "sometimes i wish you could kick people through the internet..." |
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66busman Samba Motorcyclist
Joined: September 14, 2006 Posts: 1166 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I've got a couple for sale
I think mopeds are pointless. Small motorcycles can(and do) get better gas mileage in town, because you don't have to run them flat out all the time to keep up with traffic. My '66 Honda S90 will easily get 125mpg around town, whereas I'd be lucky to get 80 with my old Spree. But, if you're too lazy to go and get your cycle license, enjoy yourself _________________ '66 SO-42
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alindeman1989 Samba Member
Joined: April 18, 2005 Posts: 657 Location: Newark, Ca
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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pics? _________________ 2180 powered 1974 super( sleeping since 2011)
1967 beetle(new project) |
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Stonefish Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2004 Posts: 734
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: |
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I have a few...don't ride them as much as I should!
1976 Puch Newport
1977 Puch Maxi
1983 Sachs Taxi Lux _________________ AC/BC (Air Cooled/Breakfast Club)
Historian and Archivist for the Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association
1965 Notchback SCCA/PHA prepared, 1966 Bus, 1968 Beetle, 1969 Bus, 1970 Squareback, 1971 Fastback, 1973 Thing, 1983 Rabbit LS, 1986 Cabriolet, 1987 Viper VW powered "A" Sports Racer, 1996 Harlequin Golf, 2001 Eurovan Weekender, 2003 Jetta Wagon, 2007 Passat 4Motion wagon. |
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Kuncle I am Kyle Deese
Joined: June 08, 2005 Posts: 1284 Location: Greer...South Carolina...
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: |
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I would roll the shit out of a moped.. I was going 70 the other day and this guy passes me like I was going 35.. that vespa was in the wind for sure.. _________________ Ost Kuste. |
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luckystiff Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 2252 Location: hickory,nc
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:36 am Post subject: |
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a Vespa is NOT a moped. and most vespas would leave you in the wind at 70mph. some will yes but not most.
i've been looking into a scooter ar small motorcycle for gettin' around town. i should have bought the honda dream i looked at 3 or so years ago but decided against. or i shoulda kept my yamaha xs650 i sold a while back. though if i mostly should have never sold my Lambretta LI150 10+ years ago. i've never stopped missing that scoot.
i've run across a coupla decent cb350's. probably what i'll end up getting unless another dream shows up local...ken.... _________________ ITMC
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stoneloco808 Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Pakalolo Country, HI
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: |
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I have an '05 Yamaha Zuma. I use it more for running quick trips and errands to the local shopping center. I also use it as a pit bike at the local drag strip. It was more an impulse buy than anything else. Once I seen the same paint scheme as my sport bike I just had to find one. I was obsessed with finding one for a few months, luckily I did.
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Kuncle I am Kyle Deese
Joined: June 08, 2005 Posts: 1284 Location: Greer...South Carolina...
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:07 am Post subject: |
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luckystiff wrote: |
a Vespa is NOT a moped. and most vespas would leave you in the wind at 70mph. some will yes but not most.
i've been looking into a scooter ar small motorcycle for gettin' around town. i should have bought the honda dream i looked at 3 or so years ago but decided against. or i shoulda kept my yamaha xs650 i sold a while back. though if i mostly should have never sold my Lambretta LI150 10+ years ago. i've never stopped missing that scoot.
i've run across a coupla decent cb350's. probably what i'll end up getting unless another dream shows up local...ken.... |
Damn ken sorry I stepped on to your scooter knowledge _________________ Ost Kuste. |
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66busman Samba Motorcyclist
Joined: September 14, 2006 Posts: 1166 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Vespas have clutches and gear shifters, not the same as a 'ped. Thought you knew _________________ '66 SO-42
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luckystiff Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 2252 Location: hickory,nc
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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Kuncle wrote: |
luckystiff wrote: |
a Vespa is NOT a moped. and most vespas would leave you in the wind at 70mph. some will yes but not most.
i've been looking into a scooter ar small motorcycle for gettin' around town. i should have bought the honda dream i looked at 3 or so years ago but decided against. or i shoulda kept my yamaha xs650 i sold a while back. though if i mostly should have never sold my Lambretta LI150 10+ years ago. i've never stopped missing that scoot.
i've run across a coupla decent cb350's. probably what i'll end up getting unless another dream shows up local...ken.... |
Damn ken sorry I stepped on to your scooter knowledge |
vintage scoots are another longtime love of mine. gotta stand up for 'em...ken.... _________________ ITMC
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Bart Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2002 Posts: 2516 Location: Chapel Hill, TN
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't moped mean moter/pedal? Those were big in the 70's during the energy crisis so people could pedal them like a bike if they wanted to save on fuel.
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myzamboni Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2002 Posts: 978
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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I've always wanted a Honda Passport. Better stability than the small wheeled scooter. They go 45-50mph.
_________________ -Tom-
Check yo'self before you wreck yo'self!
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Dunebubby Samba Thread Killer
Joined: October 12, 2006 Posts: 882 Location: In my den,throwing darts at a picture of my ex-boss
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Man now THAT's a machine! I had 2 Cimatti citybikes when I lived in Hawaii as well as a 67 puch I got for free because the frame was cracked and the gas tank was integrated into the frame so it leaked if you filled it up too much.My dad had a few Yamaha Chappys. Those are too freaky since they're so small though. I took a gas tank off another Cimatti that had it mounted on the frame in the front and added that to one of them so I had dual tanks. Then wrecked one into the back of a car,(a Rabbit ironically),that stopped in front of me with no brake lights,(compound fracture to the r.tibia,broken left wrist,cut head to the skull),so I took the forks off the scrappier citybike and made one.I also had a Garelli that I got for $50 because it needed minor work. That one would go almost 40 uphill with both me and it loaded with the Honolulu advertiser.Tossin' papers in Hawaii in the 80's at 15 years old. Man those were good times. I brought only the "trick" citybike when I moved to the mainland in 1984. The citybike sat on my back porch till I threw it in a dumpster when I moved in 2000. I'm still kicking myself in the balls for that one. Would have been perfect for cruzin around S'Cruz these days given gas and all. |
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slamnfreak Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 299 Location: Waiting in the drive-thru at Bueno Nacho
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Picked up the Razz this afternoon.
_________________ "sometimes i wish you could kick people through the internet..." |
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runslikeapenguin Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2005 Posts: 4674 Location: Federal way WA
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:57 am Post subject: |
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i rolled a 1980 peugeot to college and back for a year, it got well over 100mpg and would do 30. after the first week i learned every back road, parking lot and alley in the city, it was actually faster to get around than a car
alas i had to leave it back home in cali
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:42 am Post subject: |
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I can't believe so many of you are admiting to having a moped. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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petrol punk Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2007 Posts: 973 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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crofty wrote: |
I can't believe so many of you are admiting to having a moped. |
Mopeds are dope, I'd rock one if I wouldn't get ran over here.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=w_kIUSr7-is
That guy is actually pretty cool, he really is a member of a moped club in Chicago. If you listen to the lyrics you can hear him talking about jets. _________________ 36hp '56 European DeLuxe oval, '70 bug 1835cc dual 36DRLA, and a '98 4x4 5spd single cab Tacoma |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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4Doora Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2006 Posts: 1153 Location: Hudson, NH
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