Scooters in the city

[bluntman]

With gas prices climbing I was entertaining the thought of buying a scooter just to go to and from work, maybe 10km both ways, all on city streets. I was thinking of picking up a Honda Ruckus...

http://www.mid-citieshonda.com/assets/images/ruckus_Side.jpg

Whaddaya think?

[SourcE]

Weird, I was thinking the exact same thing.

We got a flyer with all the new Vespa\'s and to my surprise, the missus actually agreed with me...!

:D

[bluntman]

I don\'t know about the newer Vespas, there\'s just something missing on them. I love the older Vespas, like the ones in Quadraphenia or something. Maybe it\'s just the hidden \"Mod\" in me.

[miggiddy]

I believe you still need your motorcycle license for these, correct me if I\'m wrong. What sort of mileage would you get on that? How much for insurance?

[SourcE]

Originally posted by miggiddy
I believe you still need your motorcycle license for these, correct me if I\'m wrong.

Yes you need an M License (http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/classes.htm) (can be conditional) to drive one.

[Broli]

i don\'t care how good it is on gas!

it just looks so . . . .

well u know . . .

are u an urban artistic-type with a passion for foreign films and dining in new bistros?
if not, and if ur not ghey!

then that is not the bike for u!

:D :p

[TheProfessor]

How much does something like that cost? You\'d have to figure in the cost of the scooter, increased insurance, maintenence, etc. and see if it still make sense financially. Also, would you still take it if it were raining out?

[SourcE]

Originally posted by Broli
if not, and if ur not ghey!

then that is not the bike for u!

:D :p

This coming from the guy with a Johnson as his avatar....:sarc

[miggiddy]

$2,749 plus taxes, delivery, etc.

Check out the Camo (http://www.honda.ca/NR/rdonlyres/eypw26e3lewonl54l25ey6465d76uxm7p77wj2qoaqvgoq3wye xjjxnbyv45cyfb3sysz45iimt4jp/RuckusEN.pdf)

[Broli]

Originally posted by SourcE



Originally posted by Broli
if not, and if ur not ghey!

then that is not the bike for u!

:D :p

This coming from the guy with a Johnson as his avatar....:sarc

hey!

its a non smoking ad!
and it is here to save lives
and prevent erectile dyscfunction, thereby create lives!

are u really against
saving lives and creating lives?
hmm


now, PSIVIC is right!
rain, purchase, winter,
all anit-scooter

these scooters are not the answer!
if u really want to save on gas money
take public transportation!
then u will have no problems!

[MaxRPM]

I was considering the same thing but because of the free parking!!!. I pay $8/day, that monthly cost alone would cover a scooter and most of a motorcycle. I\'ve been fighting the urge for a motorcycle for the last 5 years, this doesn\'t help.:D

BTW, if the scooter is 50cc or under you don\'t need a an M license. I\'ve had my M since 87 so I am not worried.

[SourcE]

Originally posted by MaxRPM


because of the free parking!!!. I pay $8/day, that monthly cost alone would cover a scooter and most of a motorcycle.



At $15 per day, I couldn\'t agree more........:sarc

[KenYork]

do i sense a group buy? TM3 scooters running about the city

[bluntman]

Originally posted by MaxRPM


BTW, if the scooter is 50cc or under you don\'t need a an M license. I\'ve had my M since 87 so I am not worried.

Oh Lord, I don\'t even understand the new rules regarding low speed motorcycles and I work in the office that made that new rule!!!

[MaxRPM]

You pay 15 a day? Damn! What area do you work?

I just heard it on CTV news last week, they did a scooter special and said 50cc and under no license required and the best thingh is the free parking. Though I can\'t imagine riding anything under 50cc.

[bluntman]

There is a licence required, but it\'s not a moped licence and it\'s not a full M licence, it\'s called a low speed motorcycle licence (diplacement up to 49cc, speed limited to 60km/h, I believe, and special plates are required). It looks like an M you driver\'s licence but the condition for the low speed motorcycle use only appears on the back of the card. Obviously it restricts you to low speed motorcycles, but it will be up to the police to enforce that.

[SourcE]

Check out the Aprilia SR50 R Factory (http://www.apriliausa.com/modelli/scooter/modello.asp?id=113#)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/SourcE2/p00533_0113.jpg

$5k but it\'s an AWESOME scooter, best you\'ll get IMHO
:D

[bluntman]

oooo...I think I\'m in love! :D

[SourcE]

Originally posted by bluntman


oooo...I think I\'m in love! :D

tell me about it, I\'m having a hard time NOT running out and getting one right now. There\'s a place in Woodbridge that is an suthorized dealer and he has 3 in stock....:)

Check out the accessories you can get also, some of those helmets are mint

[Whos ur dadd]

So, after you factor in all of the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining said vehicle, would you still be saving money? That is on the assumption you keep your 3. I can see it making a lot of fiscal sense if you get rid of the car and go scooter alone, but don\'t see the benefit of keeping the car and getting a scooter just to save gas.

majic, do the math man and post up some figures.

[bluntman]

...and the helmet will mess up my hair too. ;)

[Cardinal Fang]

A scooter is no chick magnet boys.

[majic]

Originally posted by Whos ur dadd


So, after you factor in all of the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining said vehicle, would you still be saving money? That is on the assumption you keep your 3. I can see it making a lot of fiscal sense if you get rid of the car and go scooter alone, but don\'t see the benefit of keeping the car and getting a scooter just to save gas.

majic, do the math man and post up some figures.

w/o crunching too many numbers and rounding stuff up.. you can do 100km on 2L of gas (this is a PURE guess, 5th of what you can do with a mazda3) 10km trip times 2 is 20km a day times 200 working days a year = 4000km

now.. mazda3 would cost you 4000km/100km=40 times 10L = 400L times a buck a liter = 4 large
scooter a 5th of that so 8 bills.. 3200 saved BUT.. add extra isnurance costs, factor in that out of the 200 days you can do maybe 150 or even LESS due to weather and quite quickly you\'re down to maybe 2500 saved.. and this is based on 2L/100km fuel economy :p so you would need at least 2 years to recoup the purchase costs..

my 3cents :)

[Cardinal Fang]

And he\'s a single man ladies!

:D

[majic]

Originally posted by Cardinal Fang


And he\'s a single man ladies!

:D
au contraire ;)

[SourcE]

Originally posted by majic

you would need at least 2 years to recoup the purchase costs..

my 3cents :)

you forgot my crazy $15 per day parking at $5,400 for the year vs. $0 for parking a scooter anywhere in the city.

that makes 1yr to recap losses, plus after talking to the salesman, the stock speed is 60km, however Aprilia Italy provided him with the codes to remove the speed limiter, plus he is throwing in a performance exhaust, rear damper set-up and something else so that i will be running this puppy 90-100km\'s per hour.

SCARY FAST ON A SCOOTER......:p

[bluntman]

Originally posted by majic



Originally posted by Cardinal Fang


And he\'s a single man ladies!

:D
au contraire ;)

http://www.zentao.com/guitar/lesson1/myhand.jpg

[majic]

Originally posted by SourcE



Originally posted by majic

you would need at least 2 years to recoup the purchase costs..

my 3cents :)

you forgot my crazy $15 per day parking at $5,400 for the year vs. $0 for parking a scooter anywhere in the city.

that makes 1yr to recap losses, plus after talking to the salesman, the stock speed is 60km, however Aprilia Italy provided him with the codes to remove the speed limiter, plus he is throwing in a performance exhaust, rear damper set-up and something else so that i will be running this puppy 90-100km\'s per hour.

SCARY FAST ON A SCOOTER......:p

LMAO!!! i park for free so i didn\'t really take that into account.. :p

don\'t forget tho.. riding a scooter is like banging a phat chick.. might seem cool at the time but when you really think about it you wouldn\'t want to be seen doing the deed ;) :p

[SourcE]

Originally posted by majic

riding a scooter is like banging a phat chick..



ahem.... a fat chick that goes 100km\'s, and looks steamin\'

this thing is a \"racing\' scooter buddy, no fat chicks, just svelte and lithe....with fuel injection, not those crappy carb\'s you see on \"normal\" scooters.....

[Whos ur dadd]

Originally posted by SourcE

ahem.... a fat chick that goes 100km\'s, and looks steamin\'

this thing is a \"racing\' scooter buddy, no fat chicks, just svelte and lithe....with fuel injection, not those crappy carb\'s you see on \"normal\" scooters.....

What la la land are u living in?

Dat\'s like saying broli\'s mom is hot. She may be a great bang for the buck (figuratively and literally), but she ain\'t hot.