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General => Kymco News => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on January 19, 2017, 07:34:18 PM
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Anyone out there thinking about going from your scooter back to a motorcycle?
Or is it just me?
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Stig
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2nd. childhood kikes in anything goes, except when you cant get your leg over the seat,. so you young guys enjoy, I found the yager is easer to get my leg over the hump , flat floor,. than my downtown,. bigger hump,. got to ride till I am 90, 6 years to go,.
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I have thought about it but it is just the advantage of having so much storage on a scooter.
Paul
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I have had the "hots" for either the Royal Enfield or the Suzuki thumpers from time to time but always turn back to the DT. Even salivated over the Ural with the side-hack until I rode my wife's GTi300 with he training wheels. Yuk! Always ride fondly the DT with easy-clean, storage and reliability.
Karl
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I'm thinking of getting a motorcycle one day. But I am keeping my scooter as my primary transportation. It is just too practical and fun to ride!
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Not for me....I'm a convert. Auto transmission, weather protection and storage make it hugely practical on a day to day basis for me......And on a nice day, I can chuck a sandwich, a bottle of water and a camera under the seat and clear off into the hills for the day.
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My wife and I love our Xciting 500, great trips in the Arkansas & Missouri mountains, and the Texas Hill country..... BUT, I keep seeing those darn Goldwings :P
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Love the TU250x, or the enfield, but only have room for a couple bikes and kinda like my scoots too.
I may check out the G400C if it ever comes out, but it's running a year late so far waiting on CA emissions.
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After surgery to my left thumb/wrist (with a bone removal), it is too hard to clutch, so-----nope.
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Went to the local dealership on Tuesday, checked out a nice Honda CTX700 DCT. Automatic motorcycle. I may be going back tomorrow and making a purchase
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Can’t go back because I’ve never had a MC. Learned on one to get my license, but I’m hooked on the twist-n-go, storage, mpg, and practicality of a scooter. I’ve nothing against MCs, and there are a few I like, but tomorrow I’m hosting a Meet and Greet in my town for local Scooter and MC riders. In the morning I’m going to get paper plates, cups, napkins, donuts and a box of joe from Dunkin' Donuts. Not sure I could carry all that in a motorcycle.
- Wolf
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Got my hips messed up and sold my Ultra Classic and my Silver wing. Hung up helmet for goood, and then got better and bought the DT300i. I have 62 years riding bikes, mostly m/c and only started scooters about 20 years ago. Selling my Silver Wing was a mistake. It was a super fine scoot and was loaded to the gills.. I enjoy my DT though and probably won't get another m/c. My riding days are numbered. High 60's today with sunshine and I rode about 60 miles.
Mac
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Can’t go back because I’ve never had a MC. Learned on one to get my license, but I’m hooked on the twist-n-go, storage, mpg, and practicality of a scooter. I’ve nothing against MCs, and there are a few I like, but tomorrow I’m hosting a Meet and Greet in my town for local Scooter and MC riders. In the morning I’m going to get paper plates, cups, napkins, donuts and a box of joe from Dunkin' Donuts. Not sure I could carry all that in a motorcycle.
- Wolf
Sure you can. I carried a Christmas tree home on my Honda CB350 in Texas. A little imagination, and a couple of bungees. OK, a lot of bungees!
90% of the time 90% of us aren't carrying anything but unnecessary stuff under our scooter seat...me thinks. Mount a top box on a bike and..... Bob's Your Uncle!
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Stig
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Got my hips messed up and sold my Ultra Classic and my Silver wing. Hung up helmet for goood, and then got better and bought the DT300i. I have 62 years riding bikes, mostly m/c and only started scooters about 20 years ago. Selling my Silver Wing was a mistake. It was a super fine scoot and was loaded to the gills.. I enjoy my DT though and probably won't get another m/c. My riding days are numbered. High 60's today with sunshine and I rode about 60 miles.
Mac
I want to be just like you when I grow up Mac. Without the hip thingy God willing. ;)
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Been there done that. Owned a couple of Goldwings and a Honda 919 Hornet as I went from Burgman's to touring bikes. Bought those so Deb could tour and even pulled a trailer. I'm a scooter guy though as I returned to my former love and bought a Silverwing and now on my 2nd Kymco. I doubt that I'll go back but if I do it would probably be a BMW RT 1200.
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I never thought a scooter could be so useful. I'd like a big bike again, but I would miss the scooter, mostly because it's just so useful for carrying stuff, and I can park it anywhere for free. Also I like it because my feet don't get wet in the rain :-)
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Not for me....I'm a convert. Auto transmission, weather protection and storage make it hugely practical on a day to day basis for me......And on a nice day, I can chuck a sandwich, a bottle of water and a camera under the seat and clear off into the hills for the day.
Exactly what Snorvey said. Besides, it's been way too many years since I rode anything with a clutch and gears. 8)
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I would love to but at my age, my vision and reflexes are not up to par.
Cruising around on my GT is right for me.
Believe it or not, I love high powered crotch rockets.
Actually, I like all two wheel machines.
Have had motorcycles all my life. Now i`m 67 years old with health problems.
The GT does what I need and it is not too heavy to handle. Scooters will do me till I get to the end of the road.
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"End of the road." Nice pun boo!
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I have been thinking about it but somehow feel attached to the comfort of my Xciting 400i ABS which feels like a motorcycle to me with the comfort of a scooter. This summer I have done 11K miles over the Swiss alpine passes and the maxi scooter followed the BMW GS with no issues. Not sure if maybe I will go for a test drive on the Yamaha Tracer 700 or 900.
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I think about it every day. I have 2 scooters and 2 motorcycles. Every time I go for a ride I have to make the decision: Scooter or motorcycle? More often than not I choose scooter. Last year I rode about twice as many miles on scooters as I did motorcycles. For some things motorcycles are better, for others scooters. Scooters are definitely more practical but for performance it's motorcycles all the way. More fun? It depends on the ride.
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Boo, you just a kid at 67! Scoots are a way for us older guys to still ride. You also have and option when your balance is off with side cars and Tow-Pac training wheel outrigger add-on's. I miss my old BSA fondly but it had NOWHERE to put even a bedroll. I, too, like the dry feet when I get trapped with a rain shower, the cargo capacity under the seat and so on.
Karl
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Why not both ?
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Why not both ?
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Stig
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A little late to the party, but I have thought about trading my scooter in for an MC. The thing is I am having so much fun riding a scooter. I like the fact that were I live scooters are the exception so I find it kind of cool to be different. I think I'll stay with a scooter. If anything I like to trade-up or add a 300cc scooter.
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I have had the "hots" for either the Royal Enfield or the Suzuki thumpers from time to time but always turn back to the DT. Even salivated over the Ural with the side-hack until I rode my wife's GTi300 with he training wheels. Yuk! Always ride fondly the DT with easy-clean, storage and reliability.
Karl
I felt the same way when I rented a H-D trike and a Can Am Spyder. Ninety percent of the fun of riding a motorcycle is leaning in the turns. Unfortunately, Nevada has almost no twisties.
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You are so right Doc. I put a trike kit on my geezer glide and took it right back off. Leaning on them twistees is what biking is all about and if I have to explain that to you, you would'nt understand, no offense to the trikers, side car'ers or training wheelers. My DT300 leans real good.
Mac
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You are so right Doc. I put a trike kit on my geezer glide and took it right back off. Leaning on them twistees is what biking is all about and if I have to explain that to you, you would'nt understand, no offense to the trikers, side car'ers or training wheelers. My DT300 leans real good.
Mac
I too put a trike kit on my Goldwing but like you Mac was unhappy with it as it was no longer a motorcycle but an oversized ATV. I did it because I kept dropping my 1000 pound Wing in the deep sand on the half mile dirt road to our house. It did increase the value of the bike substantially though as it fetched a handsome price. Mine was the outrigger ; Tow Pac Insta Trike.
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A real trike conversion might have been better, but at $5K or more, not that much better. When I get where I can't hold up my bike, then I'll know it's time to hang up my helmet for good. I don't have to contend with any sand or gravel roads and the DT weights only 1/3 of what the Ultra Class was. We will stay in the saddle as long as we can brother. Ride on....
Mac
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first motorized 2 wheeler was a 2010 People S200 purchased in Fall of '15.....enjoyed riding it so much that I took the MSF course and then bought a used Ninja 300 last Fall. Keeping them both because as others have said, they both have their place. Will probably move up to a little bigger bike within a few years but always plan on keeping the scooter.
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first motorized 2 wheeler was a 2010 People S200 purchased in Fall of '15.....enjoyed riding it so much that I took the MSF course and then bought a used Ninja 300 last Fall. Keeping them both because as others have said, they both have their place. Will probably move up to a little bigger bike within a few years but always plan on keeping the scooter.
Thought about one of the baby Ninja's once. Man those bikes scream with their high rpm. My largest sport bike was a Honda 919cc Hornet, inline 4. Top end 150 and quarter mile in 10.97 sec. @ 125mph. The bike was easily manageable as to power and weight but I was too agressive and didn't trust myself on it. Sometimes bigger is not always better. That's partly why I ride scooters as they're hugely underpowered for me.
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I suppose I've owned over a couple hundred mc's. About a 1/2 dozen here now, plus the scooters, quads, mopeds and a HD golf cart.
Considered buying a Honda MB5 today, but passed on it.
I think I'll do scooters for a while. They are handy.
With the present assortment, they should cover most types of riding.
And I gotta call the insurance agent again, today...
redk