Cracker: Fillerup
61 Responses
First ←Older Page 1 2 3 Newer→ Last
-
Excellent!
-
For those Aucklanders considering a scooter, I heartily recommend Retro Scooters
While I won't disagree with the sentiment Paul as I certainly received excellent service from Michael and Miles, I do regret buying the 50cc Motofino (US model).
Not that I don't enjoy the travel, but I've had more than a few mechanical problems with the scooter which is a pain to get fixed under warrantly, and I wish I'd been arsed enough to get my motorbike licence so that I could get something with a bit more oomph.
50cc is absolutely fine for rush hour traffic around the CBD, particularly with all the bus-lanes, but as more than a few people here have attested, once you get out of the CBD an onto the more open road, the traffic is a little more feral and less forgiving of scooters (and shaking your fists at an inconsiderate driver while atop a nifty-fifty just doesn't have any intimidation factor whatsover) :).
-
You have a scooter Rich? Heh. I suppose you mentioned it & I wasn't listening...
You should head over to the SUV thread & have a go at me. :)
-
Heck, I can't talk, I've got a scooter and an SUV
-
Ah - then you CAN take your scooter across the harbour bridge, as someone above mentioned.
-
Yo - Didn't mean to start then abandon this thread - I've moved houses and was without interweb for a week. I've now got home phone and net through Vodafone, so I'll let you know how life without Telecom goes...
To answer a few questions:
1. I got the 2007 Vespa PX200, last of the PX series, two-stroke, so I don't know what that does for the environment, but it's damn good going up hills. It's 200CC, and it can definitely get over the harbour bridge.
2. It cost $5700 (+ about $300 for initial registration). The Belladonna's, which are the Indian made copies, are $4400. I'm sure they're fine, but I couldn't see the point in saving $1300 for something which is presumably not going to have a fraction of the resale value.
3. Unforrrrrrrtunately I also spent a shedload of money getting myself a whizzbang flash OPEN FACE helmet. Yes, it was all about style over substance, I admit it. In fact I think the Scooter shop ONLY had open face helmets. Then I log on in horror today and read all the stories about The People Who Used to Have Chins. Where were you people when I was making my purchase!? Is there some weird correlation between people who read Cracker, and people who have slammed face first into the road? So what should I do now? Consign my $450 helmet to the Attic of Poor Decisions?
4. One week on, I have spent approximately $8 on gas. I think it cost me more to take the Holden out for one evening than it did to use the scooter the other six days.
5. And no Che, my Holden is certainly not a muscle car - I see how it looked like I said it was - what I meant was the two ends of the spectrum - saving the planet vs driving a Dodge Charger like there's no tomorrow to worry about...
-
buy a mouthguard?
-
superglue a cushion to my chin?
-
cushion - no, too soft. what about a chin mounted skidplate?
-
So what should I do now? Consign my $450 helmet to the Attic of Poor Decisions?
Yep. And go out and spend all that cash you're saving on petrol on a pair of armoured kevlar jeans, a pair of shoes/boots with ankle support, a cordura or leather jacket with shoulder and elbow armour, and a pair of proper bike gloves (but it's ok, you can probably get away with a lightweight pair...). You probably won't need a back protector, either. But hey, it's your spine.
Nana out.
-
Pete,
That Vespa is a great choice - my one only ever felt unstable in high (WN) wind.
A good trick for when you get a helmet with a visor - use pledge furniture polish on it occasionally.
Sounds weird but it fills in the inevitable scratches which otherwise make night riding a blurry experience.
Happy riding - that thing will pull wheelstands if you like...
P
Post your response…
This topic is closed.