Who here rides a Harley

[Badgersmilk]

Ugh hum...  My avatar...

[tombogan03884]

As far as riding a scooter more than about 45 minutes.  YOU CAN KEEP IT!  The seats on those things have 12" of cushion, but when you sit on it, it takes the form of a door wedge pointed toward the sky!   

That aside, ugh hum...     I'd guess 1 in 4 people around here have one. 100% road legal, no insurance to pay, no tags to buy (my 18 year old car tags cost $110 a year here!), 50 mpg, out accellerate most cars up to 65 mph, and in the two years we've had ours, I've spent less than $50 on it (oil, belt, bulbs). Hate to admit it, but it's twice as fun as the GSX-R1000 I had before.

Our second scoot shipped outta Texas yesterday (hoping for a better seat!). 

Gas prices be damned!  $2.80 per fill up!   

 Seriously curious, What about licenses  ?

[deepwater]

No argument from me Mike!  Still fun to see what you're capable of...

Heck, a few years ago, I did about 14 hours one day on my Triumph and it nearly cripple me!  

just rode from Albuquerque, New Mexico to St. Petersburg, Florida. 1000 miles of which were documented for the Iron Butt Association. just finished up doing the paperwork and will send that in to them in a few days. the ride is 1100cc Viagra......excuse me., Virago. she doesn't like all the extra weight of a wife on the back though, lose half of my mileage.

http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=1

deepwater

(looking for a bigger, more comfortable scooter, maybe a Goldwing or a Valkyrie)

[fightingquaker13]

(looking for a bigger, more comfortable scooter, maybe a Goldwing or a Valkyrie)

Maybe a smaller wife?
FQ13 who is just kidding, I've seen pictures and she is a cutie. Maybe try a side car, bonus points if it has the M42 mounted.

[deepwater]

Maybe a smaller wife?
FQ13 who is just kidding, I've seen pictures and she is a cutie. Maybe try a side car, bonus points if it has the M42 mounted.

anything smaller and I may go to jail.  thinking maybe a trailer until I get something bigger

deepwater

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[fightingquaker13]

anything smaller and I may go to jail.  thinking maybe a trailer until I get something bigger

deepwater

Dude! (and yes, I used the word dude without a trace of irony). Here, let me do it again. Dude! That is just so wrong! If you are going to use four wheels, just give it up and roll on four wheels. Leaving aside the fact motorcycle trailers look dangerous (fishtailing, jackknifing, bouncing in a pothole and pulling you off balance etc), you just look like a big doofus if you are pulling one. Give it up and buy a van with a couple of cots in the back. Or if you don't camp, go with a four door convertible. You'll look better and be safer. Or, get your wife her own bike....
FQ13

[deepwater]

Dude! (and yes, I used the word dude without a trace of irony). Here, let me do it again. Dude! That is just so wrong! If you are going to use four wheels, just give it up and roll on four wheels. Leaving aside the fact motorcycle trailers look dangerous (fishtailing, jackknifing, bouncing in a pothole and pulling you off balance etc), you just look like a big doofus if you are pulling one. Give it up and buy a van with a couple of cots in the back. Or if you don't camp, go with a four door convertible. You'll look better and be safer. Or, get your wife her own bike....
FQ13

I would have liked the space for camping gear and such, more room for  leathers, rain gear etc.... who cares what it looks like, I'm enjoying it and my wife can't ride (or drive). I've seen a lot of the little trailers on the road and must say they look fairly safe, well balanced and light.

deepwater

[Badgersmilk]

Seriously curious, What about licenses  ?

I just heard all this for "official" when we took my daughter in to get her license.  

If you have a regular car drivers license your all set.  No special endorsements or anything needed.  Or, if you don't have a license at all, you can take a 10 question test, ride around in the parking lot for 5 minutes and they give you a "Moped License", that anyone can get.  10 years old?  15 DUI's?  Here on a green card?  Doesn't matter.  Long as you pay $25 & pass the test, you get the license.  Just make sure the word "Moped" is visible on the back of your bike.  That's your "plate".  I wrote it on ours with a paint marker!  

Technically (legally), your not supposed to have more than 50cc's...  But unless the cop is also a scooter mechanic, no way can he or the average person ever tell the difference between a 50, and a 150.    Externally, the only way to tell is the coded part number stamped on the bottom of the case.

that's a 50.   

My neighbor has two new cars between him and his wife, a '67 Cobra Mustang, a Harley Fat Boy, and he rides his scooter to work +50 miles round trip almost every day "just cause its fun".  

[MikeBjerum]

Dude! (and yes, I used the word dude without a trace of irony). Here, let me do it again. Dude! That is just so wrong! If you are going to use four wheels, just give it up and roll on four wheels. Leaving aside the fact motorcycle trailers look dangerous (fishtailing, jackknifing, bouncing in a pothole and pulling you off balance etc), you just look like a big doofus if you are pulling one. Give it up and buy a van with a couple of cots in the back. Or if you don't camp, go with a four door convertible. You'll look better and be safer. Or, get your wife her own bike....
FQ13

I think a great big

BITE  ME!!!

Will say it all for now 

[fightingquaker13]

I think a great big

BITE  ME!!!

Will say it all for now 

Screw the bite me, are they safe? It just seems like a light weight rig bouncing around on two wheels at 75mph could lead to badness. If I'm wrong, I'll be glad to stand corrected as I don't have a dog in this fight. I've just always thought that they were a potentially bad idea.
FQ13