'My - Have Scooters Changed Over The Years'

[cheezyflier]

I have a Triumph Sprint ST and am getting ready to go and buy a Triumph Rocket III

my buddy has a sprint, it's an awesome bike. i have had the priveledge of spending alot of time on it during the first year he owned it.

We have the same tastes and philosophies, Cheez...............
my first bike was a new '68 BSA 650 Lightning, followed by several Harleys.
My latest (and probably last) ride is this '96 1100 Viagra:



I agree that helmets are not much more than decoration.
On an open highway.......a do-rag and goggles is fine ( depending on
state law).
1/2 helmet on a nice day in town.....
rainy and/or cold: full face.

i've always loved the virago. i don't understand why they stop making them in the bigger sizes. (i think they still make the 250) the engine and tranny are still produced though. they are what powers the star line of bikes.
i owned a v-star too, mostly because of how much i liked the virago engine.

but just for clarity, what i was saying about helmets is that they are not the magic safety bullet some would have you believe. when i return to riding, i'll be wearing my 1/2 lid on sunny days, and my full face on rainy days or for long freeway trips. as one who has taken a pidgeon to the forehead at 70 mph, it's not as much fun as it looks.

 

[Matt Wynn]

has taken a pidgeon to the forehead at 70 mph, it's not as much fun as it looks.

oh i'm not the only one there then thank goodness for that, if i'd have done the ton and hit the pigeon.... are these helmets chicken-gun tested?

 

[Rick_Piper]

Hi Guys

I have one of them Maxi Scooters

A 2004 Gilera Nexus (bought as an insurance write off & repaired (cosmetic damage)

also a 2004 Kawasaki Z1000 & a 2009 Kawasaki ZX10R

I no longer have a Car as 25 years of fixing them for a living has driven me mad

Regards
Rick

Z1000 for use on Trackdays (not muck stock kawasaki left)

My dry bike ZX10R with lots of mods (in 3 months !)

 

[n4gix]

Cushman Scooters from the 1940's and 50's. Can't beat 'em. Heck,...ever the Dead End boys would tool around on them.

The Cushman was a real scooter!

My dad used to commute to work on a Cushman '51 model. He was assigned to the (then) CAA Maintenance Facility as an Electronics Tech, while we lived in Miami Springs, FL. If the weather was bad, he'd drive his '46 Willys Overland.

They had a DUKW* ("Duck") assigned to them so they could get to the VORs and NDBs around the area that were frequently located in the swamps. Sometimes dad would take me with him on a maintenance call... fun times!
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUKW

Every weekday the other neighborhood kids, my dog Penny and I would line up to wait on him to get home. He'd spend about an hour giving all who were there at least one ride around the block. Penny would always get at least three rides!

This could well have been a picture of us (although it's not). I've long ago lost all the family pictures from that era...

 

[kurt190]

Really keen biker myself - I've got four:

KTM 950 Adventure
KTM 640 SuperMoto
1978 Triumph T140E Bonneville (US Spec)
Royal Enfield 500 Bullet Trials

Love them all though if I was honest the Triumph is my baby - had it over twenty years now.

kurt