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General Discussion / Re: nearest deer miss yet!
« on: March 21, 2024, 03:01:13 PM »
my nearest miss was a slalom between mamma doe and baby fawn as they walked in front of me
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General Discussion / Re: AK 550s on sale
« on: March 20, 2024, 08:39:20 PM »Was just looking online at my local full line motorcycle (and Kymco) dealer. They have had 2 2023 silver scoots for a while. Both are listed on the website for a sale price of $8799 compared to list of $10,399. No idea about all the ‘add on’ fees, but found it interesting to see large discounts on anything with 2 wheels!
Located in Iowa City, IA
Link: https://www.sfmiowacity.com/Inventory/All-Inventory-In-Stock/Kymco/Agility
sounds right, trying to move inventory, they are leftover models, I got my '22 for $800 less
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General Discussion / Re: One step closer to a `23 AK550 from the factory
« on: March 20, 2024, 02:03:57 AM »Agree with Ruffus that the AK is very different than a conventional scooter. [snip]
another in agreement, I compare my AK to a SV650 I once had, the fun factor in the twisties is similar if not better, add the Brembo brakes and better suspension, cargo in the whale belly, touring comfort. The Kymco AK550 is a reliable hidden treasure.
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General Discussion / Re: if KYMCO would spend a few $ on marketing!
« on: March 17, 2024, 09:47:53 PM »Actually I think Kymco made a genius decision to partner with Harley Davidson in their joint project called LiveWire and that alone will get Kymcos name out there while selling new electric cycles alongside H.D.
Even if it doesnt make a *huge* wave it should be enough to turn some heads in the Western world and get more butts on seats!
https://kymcousa.com/kymco-the-strategic-partner-of-harley-davidson/
article is 3 years old and this is first I have heard..... if they really wanted to market, I'd have heard of it long before 2024
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General Discussion / Re: craziest thing you've done on a bike?
« on: March 11, 2024, 02:20:08 PM »
crazy by who's definition?
I don't think so crazy, cause turns out, it's easy and doesn't take any special skill, just the proper tires
riding in blizzards and ice storms
I don't think so crazy, cause turns out, it's easy and doesn't take any special skill, just the proper tires
riding in blizzards and ice storms
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: 50°F is an awkward temp
« on: March 10, 2024, 12:53:29 AM »
50° is the awkward temp, at 30mph, the wind chill is down to freezing, on a bigger bike, that goes faster, down to the mid 20s
once is gets to the 40s easier to make the decision to use a heated liner rather than an extra layer
once is gets to the 40s easier to make the decision to use a heated liner rather than an extra layer
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General Discussion / Re: March is springtime in Alabama.
« on: March 09, 2024, 02:50:35 PM »
lot of bikes out yesterday here in northern New England, sunny temps up to 50s, back to cool damp & 30s today
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General Discussion / Re: I remember lane splitting in California 1967 !@#$%
« on: March 08, 2024, 01:37:43 AM »
I see the benefit of lane splitting in urban traffic, something I never see where I live, I think there is more benefit to legal passing on double yellow like Vermont
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General Discussion / Re: Okaaaay....good to know
« on: March 07, 2024, 05:46:36 PM »One evening, my grandmother was called into work at Wright Patterson AirForce base. She gave my brother $10 for us to go eat dinner at the Melodee Diner in her little town in Ohio. It had one stop light.
I was about 10.
I had the shrimp dinner.
A few hours later my grandmother loaded me into the back seat of her Pontiac and rushed me to Wright Patt....where the flight surgeon pumped my stomach. Of course that was hours too late. I didn't die - just wished I was going to.
Oh, she had a few words with that diner! (I think. She made us wait in the car.)
Stig
one of the reasons I like where I live in NH, fresh seafood, several friends that fish for a living, mostly lobster. Fish market in town, owner drives down to Gloucester, MA every morning 4am to pick up yesterday's catch, never know what kind of fish he will have in the market today, but he tries to always have lobster, scallops and some kind of white fish, cod, haddock, pollock, sometimes shark or tuna. Yesterdays fish taste great today, but tomorrow might not
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General Discussion / Re: Okaaaay....good to know
« on: March 07, 2024, 04:03:23 PM »
never order seafood more than 20 miles from the ocean
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General Discussion / Re: if KYMCO would spend a few $ on marketing!
« on: March 07, 2024, 03:57:44 PM »
6%
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General Discussion / Re: NSR: Will This New Engine Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
« on: March 07, 2024, 03:48:12 PM »
It was the encabulator and it's mods that made it possible
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General Discussion / Re: not keen on seeing this
« on: March 04, 2024, 06:23:31 PM »
a few years ago, my GF bought a cheap no name scooter, she rode it back and forth to her job 2 miles away, for 2 months, then one day she came walking pushing the scooter, had no idea what was wrong, never thought of putting gas in it
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General Discussion / Re: handlebar guards
« on: March 04, 2024, 12:24:24 AM »
were they part of the windscreen? The Givi windscreen I got for my AK550 is shaped to keep the wind off the handlebars too
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General Discussion / Re: NSR: Back to the Mother Ship
« on: March 03, 2024, 01:19:11 PM »
Fastback, feature races were short, 25 laps on a quarter to half mile track depending on venue, + a 10 lap heat race and practice laps. Engines didn't have to last a hundred miles max. It was my brothers belief that an engine runs best just before it blows up. He would rebuild the engine for every race, with used pistons, and his engines smoked a bit to, enough that other drivers stayed clear, strategy worked, track champion at local track, won over half the races. We also crossed the border to race at St. Pie Quebec, 1.3 mile road course & 1/4 mile oval. When we raced the road course, we had to change an engine on a pit stop, still came in top 5