Moped Love

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Passed this cat on I77 in Columbia this morning. 70 mph (he was doing 70), being pushed around by the wind off of tractor trailers. I slowed down before my exit and let him pass to get another look. You had to see it, cods of steel.

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Here’s another pic. I just noticed the “single sided front end” on this thing. What the hell is he riding?

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Nothing against people who ride motorcycles and bicycles etc on the road. Personally I think 80% of the people on the roads are absolute idiots and don’t care about anything but themselves. To ride one of those you are putting part of your safety in the hands of others. I just can’t do it.

But a freaking moped at 70 mph? That’s a level of I don’t care if I die that I didn’t know existed.
 
ronn47 said:
Don't remember who, but someone makes a 400 cc moped.
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Suzuki makes a 650 Burgman that will smoke a stock HD. A friend of mine has one. He will pull up beside a Harley, power brake it and smoke the rear tire at lights. The HD will inevitably think he is going to leave him when the light turns green. Most of the time he leaves them in the dust. It's a sight to see!
 
SPST said:
Suzuki makes a 650 Burgman that will smoke a stock HD. A friend of mine has one. He will pull up beside a Harley, power brake it and smoke the rear tire at lights. The HD will inevitably think he is going to leave him when the light turns green. Most of the time he leaves them in the dust. It's a sight to see!
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Yep, seen it happen myself back when Salisbury used to host the Great American Smoke out.. Custom HD met up with a Burgman at a light,, HD reved over and over again. Light turned green, Burgman just left him.. I was gassing up a new Honda car at the gas station right at that light.. Laughed my darn head off.. The HD tried to keep up, he failed.
 
I know a dentist who owns a Burgman, it's his favorite vehicle – and he has several motorcycles, SUV, etc. He rides the Burgman everywhere. Not my cuppa, but more power to him
 
I'll admit, I have considered buying one. Our little town is tiny, and I can get just about anywhere in about 5 minutes or less. So I considered one for those quick trips to the grocery store/pharmacy/whatever. But then I remember that I am a rather large lad...and I dont want me friends to think I have lost my license due to DUI....
 
JohnFreeman said:
....because that pothole, that pothole is deeper than your wheel diameter....
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Ohhhhh my god.

Like when you were a kid riding a skateboard or roller skates and hit a tiny rock. Only soooo much worse.

I can see it. And it’s one of the funnier ways to die.
 
HMP said:
With the amount of luggage on it, I wonder if this is a guy that just tours the country or something. That's a lot of random stuff attached.
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And he has lower lumbar support on the seat. He's defiantly putting in the miles on that thing.
 
Chdamn said:
Was he Italian?
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I laughed HARD at this!

Nobody who has never been to a place like Naples, Italy would understand! Packs of people on mopes EVERYWHERE in traffic and absolutely FEARLESS about racing and weaving in and out of traffic down the streets!

The streets where, mind you, horns are used as turn signals are supposed to be used!

All these guys were missing were black leather jackets with gang affiliations across their backs!
 
SPST said:
Suzuki makes a 650 Burgman that will smoke a stock HD. A friend of mine has one. He will pull up beside a Harley, power brake it and smoke the rear tire at lights. The HD will inevitably think he is going to leave him when the light turns green. Most of the time he leaves them in the dust. It's a sight to see!
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Back in '87 when I was at Nuclear Power School in Orlando, our class leader was a sea returnee. He rode a Harley. Every other guy in the class who had bikes were of the crotch rocket variety and they predictably ragged on him big time.

One of my most memerable comebacks ever I remember as coming from him. "I'll tell you what. Let's chain your bike to my bike and we'll see which one wins."

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Was driving to work one morning in Stuttgart, Germany, during a nasty, heavy, early morning snow storm. 6"-8" of mashed tater-thick snow on the roads & this fool pulls right out in front of me on his Vespa, all sideways & shit. Dude manages not to dump it & I decide to stay close, just so my schadenfreude would have the satisfaction of seeing him eat it.

Nope. Dude, could flat out ride. That moped stayed sideways more than it pointed directly ahead, but dude never so much as put a foot down. He mighta been crazy/stupid/all of the above, but damned if he couldn't ride. Mad props.

Club I hung out with in Germany had a big annual bash out the clubhouse/kart track every fall & featured an 8 hour moped endurance race. Drunk bikers in racing leathers on gacked out, tweaked out moped & scooters. Big bores, expansion chambers, every go-faster mod imaginable & heavy drinking during pit stops. Never ran the full 8 hours & the winner was typically the last man upright, after everyone else had either seized up their little 2-smoker, missed a curve & ended up in the woods, or just toppled their drunk ass over. Good times. Lol!

I'd love one of these for bombing around town-

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SPST said:
I don't ride a bike to pull stumps. They make tractors for that.
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I don't ride a motorcycle at all, but if I did I would be more interested in riding comfortably over distance than how quickly I could make it race through the speedometer. Especially as I edge ever closer to 60.
 
Chdamn said:
Ohhhhh my god.

Like when you were a kid riding a skateboard or roller skates and hit a tiny rock. Only soooo much worse.

I can see it. And it’s one of the funnier ways to die.
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Maybe Paul Gilmartin need to add this to his "Undignified Ways to Die":

 
Red Marley said:
I'm not ashamed to admit I once owned a moped some years ago. Wanted to see what it was like; I do enjoy the challenge of riding inappropriate equipment. Sorta fun in a slacker kinda way, but it didn't stay long.
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50 cc of raw, two stoke power? :)
 
I had a mid 80's Tomos. Purchased from Barnett Suzuki when they were down town Raleigh near South St. I was 14ish. Rode that thing all over Raleigh. You could ride forever on a tank of gas. (2 stroke)

I'd love to have that thing back.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
I laughed HARD at this!

Nobody who has never been to a place like Naples, Italy would understand! Packs of people on mopes EVERYWHERE in traffic and absolutely FEARLESS about racing and weaving in and out of traffic down the streets!

The streets where, mind you, horns are used as turn signals are supposed to be used!

All these guys were missing were black leather jackets with gang affiliations across their backs!
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Yeah. I was definitely picturing Naples when I typed that. Holy cannoli those people are crazy.
 
Me. said:
Also... pet peeve of mine.....


The thing in the OP is NOT a moped! Most of the posts in this thread (including mine) do NOT reference mopeds. Only @Red Marley got it right.



To be a 'moped', you need to meet two requirements.


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1) Motor
2)Pedals
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THANK YOU.

I was irritated as well lol.
 
Me. said:
Also... pet peeve of mine.....


The thing in the OP is NOT a moped! Most of the posts in this thread (including mine) do NOT reference mopeds. Only @Red Marley got it right.



To be a 'moped', you need to meet two requirements.


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1) Motor
2)Pedals
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Yeah...whatever. The fat chick makes them same-same!
 
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