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#1 Film-Guy
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Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. It works better in European cities which tend to have more narrow and Vespa friendly streets.

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I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

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#3 Film-Guy
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I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

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I dont think I could ride a motorbike. Scooters seem a big more manageable. I can see a scooter being useful in urban areas, but not in a city like L.A.

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#4 MrsSolidSnake
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If you mean a push-along-with-your-foot scooter, then probably. As douchey as they look, they're really convienient to use when you can't drive.

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#5 JasonDarksavior
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[QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]

I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

Film-Guy

I dont think I could ride a motorbike. Scooters seem a big more manageable. I can see a scooter being useful in urban areas, but not in a city like L.A.

Give it a go if you can. A large city like LA is great for bikes. A small 250 is pretty manageable.
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#6 Film-Guy
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If you mean a push-along-with-your-foot scooter, then probably. As douchey as they look, they're really convienient to use when you can't drive.

MrsSolidSnake

Well I mean more of a motor scooter, like a vespa. A push along scooter can be quite nice too though.

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#7 groovdafied
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I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

JasonDarksavior
Sounds like insecurities....
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#8 hippiesanta
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d-bags on big-bike will laugh at scoots in the states
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#9 raven_squad
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Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. Film-Guy
Exactly my problem. :P
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#10 JasonDarksavior
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[QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]

I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

groovdafied
Sounds like insecurities....

Maybe :P But I honestly I reckon a motorbike looks so much better.
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#11 groovdafied
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[QUOTE="groovdafied"][QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"]

I would never ever buy one. I'm getting a Kawasaki Ninja 250 in a year and can't treat them seriously. You might want to think of getting a motorbike?

JasonDarksavior
Sounds like insecurities....

Maybe :P But I honestly I reckon a motorbike looks so much better.

lol, if only they had those sagging nut sack ornaments for motorbikes. ya? j/k
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#12 JasonDarksavior
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[QUOTE="groovdafied"][QUOTE="JasonDarksavior"][QUOTE="groovdafied"] Sounds like insecurities....

Maybe :P But I honestly I reckon a motorbike looks so much better.

lol, if only they had those sagging nut sack ornaments for motorbikes. ya? j/k

lol :P
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#13 Film-Guy
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[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. raven_squad
Exactly my problem. :P

Scooters would be good in some areas like Santa Monica, but not in some of the hilly areas. I can't imagine riding a scooter in the hills or in most parts of the San Fernando Valley.

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#14 iloverikku11
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I am not opossed to one, but it would not be practical where I live, in fact it would be impossible.

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#15 sonic__323
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Nah I wouldn't.

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#16 CRS98
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I'd have something to drive around town at least. The coast is pretty flat.
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#17 lamprey263
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I would if I lived in a city with flat streets, without pot holes and uneven roads and horrible weather, sure I'd ride one all the time.
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#18 tocool340
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Ummm...which scooter we talking about? This:

Scooter

Or this:

Scooter?

Well...it wouldn't matter since I'd use both...:P

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#19 DJ-PRIME90
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No. I'd rather walk. Big waste of money.
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#20 ChampionoChumps
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I know they are efficient but if I rode one I would feel like such a loser. I don't know why... they really don't look that stupid or anything. Maybe it's because they are so small it feels like a little kid should be using it or something.
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#21 Serraph105
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well no, but then again its a 30 minute drive into town for me. Even still I don't care for any sort of two wheeled vehicle.

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#22 Paco8byu
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Yes, it has been working good for me in college....but it's getting really cold now.

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#23 ehhwhatever
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I think it would be cool to have a dirt oval track for skooters.
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#24 CBR600-RR
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My first bike was a 50cc moped, it was crap. I am so glad I started riding bigger bikes, that was four years ago and now I'm 20!

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#25 Jackc8
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No. They just don't appeal to me. Gas isn't THAT expensive for pete's sake. And for daily transportation I really need something that keeps me warm and dry, and that I can carry stuff home from the store in.

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Only if it were necessary to make a large sum of money, or have extremely good sex.

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#27 branketra
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I prefer motorcycles for a two wheeled vehicle or bikes. Scooters aren't my thing.
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I'd kick my own ass if I ever thought of it.

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#29 PiscesChick93
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If you mean a push-along-with-your-foot scooter, then probably. As douchey as they look, they're really convienient to use when you can't drive.

MrsSolidSnake

I had one of them when I was ten! :-D

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Nope....not a European.
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#31 branketra
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Nope....not a European.LJS9502_basic
My neighbor has one. She's from America.
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#32 rawsavon
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like ever? ...sure, if the situation required it as a choice/buy one? ...f*** no I have a motorcycle though (biased opinion)
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Nope....not a European.BranKetra
My neighbor has one. She's from America.

And? Still not really a viable vehicle for the US and frankly...they look silly.
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#34 branketra
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Nope....not a European.LJS9502_basic
My neighbor has one. She's from America.

And? Still not really a viable vehicle for the US and frankly...they look silly.

The way you put it sounds as if you think only Europeans use them. That isn't the case. They do look silly, though.
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#35 branketra
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"] I have a motorcycle though (biased opinion)

Nice.
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"] My neighbor has one. She's from America.

And? Still not really a viable vehicle for the US and frankly...they look silly.

The way you put it sounds as if you think only Europeans use them. That isn't the case. They do look silly, though.

No. I have seen some (minority) use them.....but they work better in Europe and I'd imagine are more common.
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No, I would never ride a scooter.:lol: Not when I own a real motorcycle.:D
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#38 branketra
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] And? Still not really a viable vehicle for the US and frankly...they look silly.

The way you put it sounds as if you think only Europeans use them. That isn't the case. They do look silly, though.

No. I have seen some (minority) use them.....but they work better in Europe and I'd imagine are more common.

Minority as in race or in numbers? The ones I see are usually for local commute.
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"] The way you put it sounds as if you think only Europeans use them. That isn't the case. They do look silly, though.

No. I have seen some (minority) use them.....but they work better in Europe and I'd imagine are more common.

Minority as in race or in numbers? The ones I see are usually for local commute.

Numbers. I doubt I've seen twenty riders.....
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"] My neighbor has one. She's from America.BranKetra
And? Still not really a viable vehicle for the US and frankly...they look silly.

The way you put it sounds as if you think only Europeans use them. That isn't the case. They do look silly, though.

He's saying they work better in Europe where everyone has to drive a little crap machine because the roads are 500 years old and are barely large enough to ride a bike down.

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Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. It works better in European cities which tend to have more narrow and Vespa friendly streets.

Film-Guy

You live in LA?Man you are LUCKY I would do anything to live their:D

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[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. It works better in European cities which tend to have more narrow and Vespa friendly streets.

sexyweapons

You live in LA?Man you are LUCKY I would do anything to live their:D

You haven't spent much time in LA have you? :P

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[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. It works better in European cities which tend to have more narrow and Vespa friendly streets.

sexyweapons

You live in LA?Man you are LUCKY I would do anything to live their:D

If you visited...you'd change your mind.
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[QUOTE="sexyweapons"]

[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

Aka Scooter. I like the idea of riding one, but it's not very practical in Los Angeles. It works better in European cities which tend to have more narrow and Vespa friendly streets.

LJS9502_basic

You live in LA?Man you are LUCKY I would do anything to live their:D

If you visited...you'd change your mind.

Hell, I'd do anything to get out of the state! :P

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#45 branketra
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Numbers. I doubt I've seen twenty riders.....LJS9502_basic
They aren't as popular as regular cars or even motorcycles. In total, I've seen quite a few. En masse, none except at the store.
He's saying they work better in Europe where everyone has to drive a little crap machine because the roads are 500 years old and are barely large enough to ride a bike down.

Pirate700

Nice description of scooters. I haven't been to Europe, but I've seen the roads. They do seem smaller than U.S. roads. It's as if they were actually made with the pedestrian in mind.

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I would... 5 years ago... They are quite handy here.
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#47 Pirate700
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Nice description of scooters. I haven't been to Europe, but I've seen the roads. They do seem smaller than U.S. roads. It's as if they were actually made with the pedestrian in mind.

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A lot of the roads in EU were made hundreds of years before cars/trucks were made so yes they were mainly designed for pedestrians and horses.

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I rode one in India and it scared the **** out of me. Weaving between traffic, occasionally bursting forward, riding all those potholes... Man that was scary.

Anyways, after that debacle I swore to never ride a scooter again. So no, I would never ride a scooter again.

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I rode one in India and it scared the **** out of me. Weaving between traffic, occasionally bursting forward, riding all those potholes... Man that was scary.

Anyways, after that debacle I swore to never ride a scooter again. So no, I would never ride a scooter again.

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I love in those countries where they have the entire family piled up on one scooter. :lol:

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#50 branketra
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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

Nice description of scooters. I haven't been to Europe, but I've seen the roads. They do seem smaller than U.S. roads. It's as if they were actually made with the pedestrian in mind.

Pirate700

A lot of the roads in EU were made hundreds of years before cars/trucks were made so yes they were mainly designed for pedestriants and horses.

Sure. America, not so much.