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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: dcbale on April 17, 2011, 11:20:57 AM
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yes thats right after 23 years since i rode full time i made the so called right (stupid ::) ) desision to do it all again mmm some pepole have called me fool hardy relived youth i call it about time dont know why i put it off for so long so at the young age of 46
but one wage morgage 3 kids 2 cars (but only 1 car now) high petrol costs i thought why not try it again sh** i can save some money while im at it ? so i did the corse for the Ls i was the oldest youth there and pased whew what a releaf and yes i was sh**ting my self to so i thought witch bike do i get mm ahh the kymco ck 125 or normaly goes by kymco pulsar 125 nice bike not to heavy verry cheap to fill in australia $11 per tank and cheap to buy $2490 on the road half the price of the main stream bikes so mutch for very little out lay my first impresion ? mabey i should have goten a bigger bike but after iv ridden it for nearly 3 weeks to work in wind rain and shine it kinda grows on you and then i thought hey its not a bad little bike after all and when i fill up i always have a smile on my face unlike my car driving counterparts at the gas station so all in all was it the right thing to do bloody oath it was because im happier person for doing it.
dave b
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You know people will always have comment's about something. Many people have a shallow life so don't worry about what people say. Many years ago, I was hurt bad on a bike but recently purchased a DT 300i after a Peoples S200 and am really enjoying it. If people give me that kid stuff comment.........I come back with, you know when you reach a certain age, one need's something in life to excite him again, what will you have? Usually no comment back from them...I could care less what anyone think's. If they have constructive criticism, I gladly listen. We each pay our own way in life's struggle and when does anyone really help. Go for it dcbale andf enjoy your life, I am!
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Welcome back! Hope you enjoy this forum, it's 40 years since i was last on a scoot, a bit nervous at first, but now i'm loving every second!
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Ditto, ditto. . . It was a 32 year intermission for me. Nervous as heck at first but after a short while, loving it again just like before. Like I'm a kid again!
Be careful and enjoy!!!
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Speaking of "kid again"! When I was a kid, I road my two wheel bicycle everwhere. I rode anywhere I wanted, think I'll go here, think I'll go there....what ever struck my feeling's at the time. Stop anywhere, do thing's than back on the back and go home for supper than back on the bike and go again. YOU KNOW, I get that same sorta feeling now! Get on the scoot....where should I go? Well, I went that way yesterday so I'll go this way today! Only difference today, is I get there quicker and am not tired! So speaking of "kid again", I honestly think all of us get that feeling...so go ahead and act like a okid again!......I do, and why not...we deserve it!
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I'm with you Syl, well actually i wish i could be! Geographically, but i know exactly how yopu feel ;D
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I quit riding back in the 80's and bought my Kymco in 2008... I will be upgrading this summer.
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Me too! 35+ years since my last ride on a "real motorcycle" then bought an Agility 50. Traded that for the Yager in 2010. You have joined the club! Welcome!
Karl
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And then there are the ones that don't even start until 49! This last summer I rode from Portland Oregon to Portland Maine! Loving every minute of it! ;D
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I think Melody just upped the ante! Portland to Portland on two or three wheels is worse than half days: 6 to 6!
Karl
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I guess I'm a piker. I only went 9 years without, guessing I was getting too old. HA! Jokes on me.
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I was 10 years away, glad to be back. :)
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Welcome back to riding. @3 years that's noting I came back after 50 years. I when I was 16 and that not again untilo I was 66 or actually 65. I love it but do take you time to get re adjusted to riding. Its not like riding a bicycle all the skills you had need to be resharpened and in some cases relearned. good luck and good riding
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Yep, good advice, Oldrider.
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Hey, thats great. I also starting riding again after almost 30 years off a bike. Nearly 3 years now, and I still experience a feeling of nervouse anticipation every time time ride - but that feeling keeps my feet on the ground and VERY wide awake! ::) Enjoy!
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Just got our licences Wife and I Am 70 and wife (cant say) I had Vespas in 1950s but after hit by guy in stolen car gave it away, Still loved the idea and we have Just purchased 2 Kynco Like 125s (one each) after a breif stint with a Honda Scoopy and Yamaha Jog. Still mad caravanners with 4wd but loving the scooters. We are in retirement village in Australia where people say we are mad but so what i can't live for ever.
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Just got our licences Wife and I Am 70 and wife (cant say) I had Vespas in 1950s but after hit by guy in stolen car gave it away, Still loved the idea and we have Just purchased 2 Kynco Like 125s (one each) after a breif stint with a Honda Scoopy and Yamaha Jog. Still mad caravanners with 4wd but loving the scooters. We are in retirement village in Australia where people say we are mad but so what i can't live for ever.
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That is so cool ;D I like you attitude!! I hope you and your wife (Eve?) enjoy your riding...and dont forget the protective gear! (Where are the pics??)
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Hi Brad Currently on caravan trip until end of June in South Australia 800 klm from home. Will take and post pics of our new Like 125s (Red and White) when we get home. Yeah got all the kevlar gear, gloves helmets etc got to protect fragile bones Kevneve
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I have been driving scoots for 12+ years now as my primary means of transportation, but it has been almost 6 years since I sold my Kawasaki.
It is incredible that this much time has passed.
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Hi Brad Currently on caravan trip until end of June in South Australia 800 klm from home. Will take and post pics of our new Like 125s (Red and White) when we get home. Yeah got all the kevlar gear, gloves helmets etc got to protect fragile bones Kevneve
Nice! Maybe even include a pic of the trip? I am in South Africa (I believe that there are more thana few S'Africans there as well), which is both beautiful riding and caravanning country - but I sold my caravan a few years ago. Maybe include a pic of your rig as well ;) . Safe Travels...
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I have been driving scoots for 12+ years now as my primary means of transportation, but it has been almost 6 years since I sold my Kawasaki.
It is incredible that this much time has passed.
Do you miss tha Kawa? I sometimes think that I would not mind getting a Duelie again - but that would mean selling my scoot :o , which is NOT going too happen ;D
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Do you miss tha Kawa? I sometimes think that I would not mind getting a Duelie again - but that would mean selling my scoot :o , which is NOT going too happen ;D
Interestingly, I mostly miss suspension and brakes of "regular" bikes. No that much acceleration.
Scoots have very poor suspension compared to motorcycles. (nakeds, sport touring)
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First scoot I've owned at 48. Rode my bro's Goldwing at 21yo but never went for the endorsement. Just got a used Agility 50. Fun. A little nerve-racking driving it 13 miles home from the dealer on some busy roads, but getting more used to it. Still can't get da wife on it though after 1 week's time.
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I guess I was away 30 years. Had a Honda 360 as my last bike at 17. Then bought the Xciting 250 last fall at age 47. I never worry what people think about my Scooter, because I know that 60+ mpg is a great thing. I think many big bikes get worse mileage than my wife's Mazda 3. I did seriously consider getting a URAL Russian side car bike, and might yet someday. But they get terrible mileage.
Have any of you folks looked at the URALS. Talk about a neat looking machine. The URAL company basically copied the plans of the WWII German Sidecar bike machines, updated the engine a bit, and now make them again. If you look at the one with the desert camo, WOW.
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Have any of you folks looked at the URALS. Talk about a neat looking machine. The URAL company basically copied the plans of the WWII German Sidecar bike machines, updated the engine a bit, and now make them again. If you look at the one with the desert camo, WOW.
They look cool, but I would be worried about reliability.
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They look cool, but I would be worried about reliability.
I believe that was a real issue with some of their first machines. But they figured out quickly, kicking the ways of a command economy, that if they wanted to survive, they better improve. I am told that the reliability is now pretty good with the new ones. Not Kymco good, but good.
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I've been out of "Scooting About" for about 6 years ... but some of you guys have been out longer than I have been alive. And here I was thinking that I was WAY out the loop. ;D
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I believe that was a real issue with some of their first machines. But they figured out quickly, kicking the ways of a command economy, that if they wanted to survive, they better improve. I am told that the reliability is now pretty good with the new ones. Not Kymco good, but good.
I surely DO HOPE that reliablity is not "Kymco good", because Kymcos are all but reliable, despite popular fairy tales... ;D 8)
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I am afraid I disagree on Kymco good. My People S 125 has been perfect. Haven't done anything but oil and tires. This is the fourth season and it has 30,200 K on it now. I hope the DT300i I am picking up at noon will be as good.
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I am afraid I disagree on Kymco good. My People S 125 has been perfect. Haven't done anything but oil and tires. This is the fourth season and it has 30,200 K on it now. I hope the DT300i I am picking up at noon will be as good.
Lucky you. That's what statistics is for, and there is statistically significant and statistically insignificant specimen. :)
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The three dealers around here rate them above average. They say they have very few problems from the ones they have sold. I don't have the failure rates world wide for Kymco. I don't believe any one does. Most would just be familiar with what is happening in their small portion of the universe.
Don't know if one small statistical distribution in one location could predict the overall outcome in the total population. There could possibly be too many variables at work.
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The three dealers around here rate them above average. They say they have very few problems from the ones they have sold. I don't have the failure rates world wide for Kymco. I don't believe any one does. Most would just be familiar with what is happening in their small portion of the universe.
Don't know if one small statistical distribution in one location could predict the overall outcome in the total population. There could possibly be too many variables at work.
In most cases and especially in USA, scooters are "leisure vehicles" or "something for fun", more of an "oddity", than vehicle that is used daily.
Only when you drive it as a primary vehicle, and own a number of them over a longer period of time, you can truly see what is their build quality... and of course it is better than anonymous Chinese crap, but it is substandard nevertheless...
I said this many times and will repeat again, some solace can be found in fact that nowadays I have no idea what "good quality" scooter brand would be, especially for these little scoots and <500 cc. Pretty much all are made of cheapest components available and they are not made to be durable, but to be replaced every two years as design and marketing paradigms shift.
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Welcome back to riding. I was 50 years between rides and now ride every day. Good luck and enjoy.
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I am afraid I disagree on Kymco good. My People S 125 has been perfect. Haven't done anything but oil and tires. This is the fourth season and it has 30,200 K on it now. I hope the DT300i I am picking up at noon will be as good.
I agree with you. By "Kymco Good" I meant that I think they are a step above, and Urals are trying to catch up to Kymco quality. I look at mine and think even the little things, like the quality of the hoses, fit and finish, wheels, are all quite nice. My motor hums, and with the fuel injection it is start and go.
Admittedly, mine is a leisure machine, and I have not had it long. But I wouldn't have bought it if I thought it were lesser than a Yamaha or Honda.
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Ok, I'm not there yet. I'm seriously considering getting a DT300i though.
It's been already 24 yrs since I rode a bike.... :o
I'm just a bit concerned with all those texting and chatting id10Ts on the road now.
It's illeagal now, but there are still too many not abiding the law.
I'm doing my homework now and figuring out where to find the proper training.
For I'm sure wanting to relearn and be safe. I have now still dependents and love life too much to be a fool. It's one of the reasons I'm opting for a scoot.
Thanks for letting me hang around an learn. :)
Have Fun!
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In most cases and especially in USA, scooters are "leisure vehicles" or "something for fun", more of an "oddity", than vehicle that is used daily.
Only when you drive it as a primary vehicle, and own a number of them over a longer period of time, you can truly see what is their build quality... and of course it is better than anonymous Chinese crap, but it is substandard nevertheless...
I said this many times and will repeat again, some solace can be found in fact that nowadays I have no idea what "good quality" scooter brand would be, especially for these little scoots and <500 cc. Pretty much all are made of cheapest components available and they are not made to be durable, but to be replaced every two years as design and marketing paradigms shift.
When I decided I wanted a used scooter to get around my Madison, WI suburb, I went to a couple scooter stores. I learned there is obvious Chinese junk and there are more reliable Chinese brands. The way I understand it, is some scooter brands are easier to repair and have less overall problems, other Chinese brands you either can't get parts for, or break down more frequently. There's I think 6 scooter stores In Madison, a big college town where scooters seem to outnumber bicycles. After talking to the store I eventually bought mine from, I was convinced and went with the Kymco brand. This particular store only carries Kyco and Genuine for these very reasons, though he will work on Yamaha, Honda and a few other more well known brands. Take this for what it's worth.