Do you take any crap for riding a Scooter?

[Stig / Major Tom]

I'm one of those people who can never think of a clever response, to anything, until the next day or two.

Which is why you'll see me flipping up my face sheild and shouting something terrifically pithy at a passing squirrel who is.... not even looking at me..

[Mscmkr]

When you have a Harley rider give you crap about your scooter just remember, insecurity rides the biggest, loudest bike they can find, Confidence rides whatever he wants to. If you need more proof, watch how many Harley riders ride with no helmet. Then notice that scooter rides almost always have helmets on. Could this be false bravado? Can't look cool wearing a helmet.......right?
     Every since I bought my scoot I have had people come up to me and ask about it. Or they will roll up next to me in an intersection and ask what the gas mileage is or what the brand is. I have had people take pictures of it sitting in a parking lot while I'm inside having breakfast. I have also had fathers ask if they can take a picture with there children sitting on it.
     I have had my scoot parked next to several Harley's and while I'm taking off my helmet, several people walked up and started complimenting me on it and didn't even notice the full dress Harley's sitting right there.
     I love my little scoot and have no problem riding it. And I don't care what other people think. Follow your passions and life will be so much better.

      Ride safe, mscmkr

[LidoCA]

 I have had friends and family ask "why are you riding a girls bike?" I had a young
couple in a pick up truck point and snicker at me at a red light.
 On the same day, I had a Harley/Goldwing type touring bike guy not only wave, but gave me a thumbs up. HE GOT IT!! I am having a blast on my little blue and white plastic scooter. Nothing else matters.

[Calothrix]

When I rode my scoot home for the first time several years ago my two youngest boy's were waiting in the driveway and their first words were "Dad you look gay on that thing".....but after I did a demo drive up and down the street..... their second words were "when do we get to ride it!"

[paper]

You  guys are mean!! I'm now feeling really insecure..

I'm feeling so bad about myself I'm going to go ride my People 50 to work.. I hope I feel better by the time I get there..

[Porkie]

Yeah, I feel bad too just knowing that the ONLY reason I rode those high horsepower and torque cruisers, like my past VTX 1800, Suzuki 1500 Drifter, my dyno winning, 96 inch Harley and the last one, a Suzuki CR1800, with their performance exhaust, was  that  I was just insecure and had no idea, I could have saved a lot of money by just getting in touch with my feminine side, by eating chocolate kisses and watching Hallmark movies on Netflix, and just keeping my first little 50cc Zuma Scooter! Oh the humanity.

Maybe the reason some of you feel bad being the subject of stereotyping is because you do the same thing in your omnipotence. Karma can be a Beeeach.

Ride what you have and be nice to everyone you meet. LOVE one another, is the most important thing a person can do in this life.

Sam:)

[paper]

I lied. My KLR650 was in the way of getting the scooter out, so I rode it instead.

[ts1]

Not many HDs around here. And their riders are said to engage in procuration, extortion and drug dealing.
BMW is the bike for physicians, lawyers and directors. Both groups don't care about scooterists.
But I get remarks for riding a Kymco scooter from Vespisti, Lambrettisti & Co.

[wkreps]

I was just insecure and had no idea, I could have saved a lot of money by just getting in touch with my feminine side, by eating chocolate kisses and watching Hallmark movies on Netflix, and just keeping my first little 50cc Zuma Scooter! Oh the humanity.

Maybe the reason some of you feel bad being the subject of stereotyping is because you do the same thing in your omnipotence. Karma can be a Beeeach.

Pokie, I'm tearing up just thinking about "chocolate kisses and watching Hallmark movies on Netflix". LOL

[DMblues01]

I've gotten a few friendly ribbings about the scooter.
Mostly because my dart league team plays out of a biker bar. But the majority of them are friends, so it's just harmless fun.

I do get amused when a guy on a motorcycle waves going by, and then pulls his hand back real fast when he realizes it's a scooter. 

A wise man named Indian Larry once said," Ride what YOU like, and to hell with what anyone else thinks."

And a wise ass (me) once said," I don't need a big motorcycle. I'm secure with the size of my penis!"   

[zombie]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ln13IiIQj_o/Tn_coy1euLI/AAAAAAAACfA/MAvs3lj0Jxs/s1600/indian+larry+motorcycles+401.jpg

[DMblues01]

Nice link Zombie! I always did love Larry!

[Porkie]

"Not many HDs around here. And their riders are said to engage in procuration, extortion and drug dealing."

Very biased and naïve comment.


The way you said the above it seems you think that ALL Harley riders engage in this behavior. It's a shame that you post this without saying: "In my opinion etc."

Only the 1% motorcycle club's (H angels, Vagos etc) are doing this stuff.

It's like saying all Kymco riders eat Sushi, blowfish and Kimchee:)

Sam:)

[zombie]

Yeah, I feel bad too just knowing that the ONLY reason I rode those high horsepower and torque cruisers, like my past VTX 1800, Suzuki 1500 Drifter, my dyno winning, 96 inch Harley and the last one, a Suzuki CR1800, with their performance exhaust, was  that  I was just insecure and had no idea, I could have saved a lot of money by just getting in touch with my feminine side, by eating chocolate kisses and watching Hallmark movies on Netflix, and just keeping my first little 50cc Zuma Scooter! Oh the humanity.

Maybe the reason some of you feel bad being the subject of stereotyping is because you do the same thing in your omnipotence. Karma can be a Beeeach.

Ride what you have and be nice to everyone you meet. LOVE one another, is the most important thing a person can do in this life.

Sam:)

Are you F'n with us? Really?

[Porkie]

Sorta but not much. Everyone else makes a bad choice in bikes, clothes, lifestyle etc but the ego makes us view ourselves under a different microscope. It's an "I'm okay you're not" kind of idea.

Jump ship and get a different kind of ride and all of a sudden you become the thing you loathed not long ago.

Bikes/ scooter's are just machines but the rider's are as different as those machines but we don't tolerate each other very well, do we? Judge not lest ye be judged is applicable.

The comment about the HD riders not wearing helmets (A very small percentage) is not accurate because it implied it was everyone.

The comment that scooter riders all wear helmets (Some do and some don't) is totally inaccurate in the town where I live because the little 49cc scooters don't require being registered, a motorcycle license, insurance (?) safety inspections nor a helmet etc.

 ALMOST all of the scooter rider's I see from my storefront window,  right in the busy part of town, wear no helmet's and their passenger's don't either. When it's warm, a lot wear flip-flops, short pants and t-shirt's.

I just don't like naïve generalizations about any one or any thing as all it shows is prejudice and lack of real experience in a real world, from biased individual's.

Sam:)