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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on October 12, 2016, 10:13:09 AM
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I've four nearby coffee shops, and two chain franchises that I frequent for coffee.
The latter 2 are McDonald's and Tim Horton.
I'd rate the service and coffee as being nearly equal....with Tim's coffee being just a touch better for my tastes. I like strong coffee.
TH has lost my morning business until they return the umbrellas to the patio tables.
Sitting in the open with dew forming on me at sunrise is a deal breaker. McDonald's has an overhanging roof.
What's your favorite scootering stop for coffee? Can you sit outside?
Stig
PS: none of these places any longer freak when I walk in geared up.
Different story, early on.....
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Hope to join you for one of those morning coffee clatches but looks like "later" since I am taking care of a niehbor's place while is working on the road. Been decades since I ever went to a place to have coffee and shoot the breeze with someone.
Karl
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Downtown Bangor,Maine @ West Market Square Artisan Coffeehouse. Outdoor and homemade pastries/scones,etc.
Seldom buy pre-made coffee. College students prefer to brew their own. Get it the way WE want it and at much less cost.
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I have many to choose from.I live in a neighbor hood of a mall and many stores.But yet the drive to the closrs scooter store is miles away.somday a scooter store might open a coffe house......lol
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I’m more of a diner guy, than a coffee house one. There’s a diner in our next town that opens at 6. We had a 24 hour diner, but it had fire 2 years ago. Both have (had) good coffee. The local convenient story in our area is called Wawa. They also have pretty good coffee, with lots of choices. Their current deal is $1.00 for any size coffee --12 oz to 24.
- Wolf
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I don't drink coffee so I ride past thinking for the price of a cup I can fill my tank. ;D
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Ha...Interesting question. Never thought about it, but, yeah, I too have coffee shops that are an excuse to ride. I haven't had my gt300 long enough to have regular stops with that bike, but probably will continue to use Starbucks as my destinations more than any other place. Great to sit there and mess around with my iPad, or maybe just relax and think about trips on the bikes, family, sports, politics, zombie apocalypses, etc.
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Tough to answer cuz there are good ones everywhere around here, & I rarely ride for just coffee.
Probably the most common couple I ride to when just going for a cup is the Red Cup Cafe in Mukilteo.
Great view of the sound (Actually views where the Cannonball ended this year). Good coffee, mediocre (IMHO) food, but the view makes it a stop, & there are some pleasant roads to run on the way there, & from there if ya know your way around.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/red-cup-cafe-mukilteo (https://www.yelp.com/biz/red-cup-cafe-mukilteo)
The other place is a hair closer to me just north of Seattle. The Richmond Beach Coffee Company.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/richmond-beach-coffee-company-shoreline (https://www.yelp.com/biz/richmond-beach-coffee-company-shoreline)
Good food, great coffee. A bit breezy in the winter, but near some good views & fun roads.
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Have a TH 3km away, but my Buddies are at the McDonalds 7.5km away. Good excuse to ride farther. But -7.5C this morning is getting near my self-imposed limit of -10C. The DT has good protection and I added hand guards to deflect the wind. That has made a big difference on the cold morning around freezing or lower. McD coffee is my preferred choice in the poll. I usually hit McD four mornings a week. Great waste of time, but we solve the world's problems each morning. Even from here in Canada we can solve your Trump (situation, problem, solution, or whatever you want to call it).
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We have a Starbucks about 1.5 miles from our house, and one of the baristas there rides an old Honda Helix (think "Larry Crown"), so there is a kindred spirit and lots of scooter conversations when we roll up on our scoots. And the cup holder on my scooter fits a "grande" size cup perfectly. :)
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Cup of coffee and a scooter.
Perfect.
Neither has to be expensive.
Who invented coffee. ...and what the heck did they ride before the Italians invented the scooter?
Stig
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Cup of coffee and a scooter.
Perfect.
Neither has to be expensive.
Who invented coffee. ...and what the heck did they ride before the Italians invented the scooter?
Stig
- Abyssinian (Ethiopian) Monks.
- Bicycles, & livestock.
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Cup of coffee and a scooter.
Perfect....
For sure.
...Neither has to be expensive....
For sure, here too!
...Who invented coffee. ...and what the heck did they ride before the Italians invented the scooter?...
Chinese folks riding bikes made in Taiwan. ;D
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We have a Starbucks about 1.5 miles from our house, and one of the baristas there rides an old Honda Helix (think "Larry Crown"), so there is a kindred spirit and lots of scooter conversations when we roll up on our scoots. And the cup holder on my scooter fits a "grande" size cup perfectly. :)
I've instructed my daughter to increase my medication if i ever put a cup holder on my scooter, wear a Tie-Dyed wife beater, shorts down to my black sox, mandles, or go to the Mall with my jeans unzipped more than 3 times in a week.
And if I do all of these things at once....it is a symptom that I'm gonna be a runner again. (last time, I joined the circus as a barker for The Yak Lady)
Just say'n....
Stig
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I've instructed my daughter to increase my medication if i ever put a cup holder on my scooter
You're a hoot dude. Had a ram mount cup holder on my Burgman for long distance touring and got one for my SW but never installed. You can have it if you want or ever get to that geriatric stage. Personally, I like that clean uncluttered look. I've got friends with Burgman's with satellite radios, bike to bike radios, gps and cup holders with a spaghetti of wires all over the cockpit.
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...Personally, I like that clean uncluttered look....
+1
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I've instructed my daughter to increase my medication if i ever put a cup holder on my scooter...
Well, I only partake of the drink in the cup holder at a few of the notoriously-long-red-light-intersections we have, or when I get to a parking lot...kind of a reward for driving correctly and arriving safely at my destination. Besides, it's a way to rub it in to the motorcyclists that they can't carry squat on their machines like a scooter can - gotta grab that superiority wherever we can, you know. ;)
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Besides, it's a way to rub it in to the motorcyclists that they can't carry squat on their machines like a scooter can - gotta grab that superiority wherever we can, you know. ;)
One day, as kids, my brother and I towed our plywood coaster a few miles to ride down the very long driveways of mansions along the Scioto river in Columbus, OH. A kid came out riding on his twin-engine go-cart....he sat and watched us for awhile and asked us to let him have some turns 'driving' our coaster...it was his driveway.
After awhile he invited us home for lunch....where his Dad walked in with a TV star.
Are coasters like scooters & go-carts like motorcycles?
Stig
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Well, I only partake of the drink in the cup holder at a few of the notoriously-long-red-light-intersections we have, or when I get to a parking lot...kind of a reward for driving correctly and arriving safely at my destination. Besides, it's a way to rub it in to the motorcyclists that they can't carry squat on their machines like a scooter can - gotta grab that superiority wherever we can, you know. ;)
I satisfy my short man syndrome (scooter man syndrome) with blasting off the line in my SW and leaving everyone in the dust including a recent bout with a Mustang GT 500. That's why I had to get rid of my Honda 919. Too much hooliganism in me.
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I satisfy my short man syndrome (scooter man syndrome) with blasting off the line in my SW and leaving everyone in the dust including a recent bout with a Mustang GT 500. That's why I had to get rid of my Honda 919. Too much hooliganism in me.
Not a big deal to me on my burger (650). I can deal with the real sporting models beating me to 60ish and beating the rest to 90ish.
The S200..maybe 30ish -40ish.
They HD200 (SYM) 50ish-60ish
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First off the line is rarely your safest choice. But if there's a good lookin' gal nearby..... ;)
Back to the OP...Going to have to figure my own personal "Coffee Tour". I like the independent shops when I can find them, but can only think of a couple I would call semi-regular stops. Hmmmm, gonna have to pay more attention.
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One day, as kids, my brother and I towed our plywood coaster a few miles to ride down the very long driveways of mansions along the Scioto river in Columbus, OH. A kid came out riding on his twin-engine go-cart....he sat and watched us for awhile and asked us to let him have some turns 'driving' our coaster...it was his driveway.
After awhile he invited us home for lunch....where his Dad walked in with a TV star.
Are coasters like scooters & go-carts like motorcycles?
Stig
Good comparison, I think. Seems like most of the motorcyclists who try out riding a scooter find it a blast.
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Good comparison, I think. Seems like most of the motorcyclists who try out riding a scooter find it a blast.
For those of you who ride a Maxiscooter can attest, these scoots are big and powerful and can outrun most everything on the road except for sport bikes. Like I read once in a motorcycle magazine. Maxiscooters are motorcycles dressed up like motorscooters.
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For those of you who ride a Maxiscooter can attest, these scoots are big and powerful and can outrun most everything on the road except for sport bikes. Like I read once in a motorcycle magazine. Maxiscooters are motorcycles dressed up like motorscooters.
Mostly true, but there is a bit of a line in terms of handling.
The TMax, Burgman 650, & BMW maxi's frame mount motor and transmission.
In effect they handle like a CVT motorcycle with a lower COG than most bikes. Just barely over the line to motorcycle you'll find the Honda NC700x, CTX700, & related bikes.
The SilverWing is it's own thing with the motor on the frame but at least part of the drive train's weight on the swingarm, resulting in what is noted by myself, & everybody I know who's ridden one, as more "scooterish" handling. Not bad, but different.
The rest of the Maxi's have more traditional scooter setups so handle like bit scoots vs. a motorcycle. Ride a few of the aforementioned followed by a smaller Maxi scooter & you'll see what I mean.
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Mostly true, but there is a bit of a line in terms of handling.
The TMax, Burgman 650, & BMW maxi's frame mount motor and transmission.
In effect they handle like a CVT motorcycle with a lower COG than most bikes. Just barely over the line to motorcycle you'll find the Honda NC700x, CTX700, & related bikes.
The SilverWing is it's own thing with the motor on the frame but at least part of the drive train's weight on the swingarm, resulting in what is noted by myself, & everybody I know who's ridden one, as more "scooterish" handling. Not bad, but different.
The rest of the Maxi's have more traditional scooter setups so handle like bit scoots vs. a motorcycle. Ride a few of the aforementioned followed by a smaller Maxi scooter & you'll see what I mean.
After 2 B650's, a 400, Reflex and Silverwing, I've had a pretty good lot of Maxiscooters and agree, they have similarities to motorcycles but not entirely. I did get a chance to own a couple of Goldings and a Honda 919 Hornet. But truth be told I'm a scooter guy at heart and found a keeper with my 03 Silverwing. Much lighter than my last Executive and simpler to work on. And yes, I had the drive belt break on my Burgman. I got on this site when I picked up an S200 last Spring. I doubt that I'll go back to a motorcycle.
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If the wallet and wifey allow, everyone that owns a touring bike 1000cc's and larger should have a 300cc or less scooter. Never having owned one until I bought my gt300i, I didn't know what I was missing. Coffee shop runs just down the street are more enjoyable. Heading up to the hardware store/Home Depot just to look around is far more frequent as is the excuse just to get on it and go anywhere. Still love the big bike for longer distance scouting, but the scooter added another dimension.
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If the wallet and wifey allow, everyone that owns a touring bike 1000cc's and larger should have a 300cc or less scooter. Never having owned one until I bought my gt300i, I didn't know what I was missing. Coffee shop runs just down the street are more enjoyable. Heading up to the hardware store/Home Depot just to look around is far more frequent as is the excuse just to get on it and go anywhere. Still love the big bike for longer distance scouting, but the scooter added another dimension.
Last year I put on 3000 miles on my Nissan pick up truck and 4500 miles on my LIKE. I rode my Like to every store unless I was buying something that would not fit in the back. I drive a company truck for work, otherwise I would be a scooter commuter.