scooter rally

[dmilo]

hey all,
Im going to my first scooter rally sept 3 its being hosted by a new club Tokyo Rockets its in Boston around Harvard square roughly 30 miles from my house . It sounds cool they are open to chinese scooters not only for snobby vespa users ( sorry if I offended anyone I dont like exclusive clubs ) I will shoot some pics and post them
dmilo

[Scootin]

I wish they had something like that around here.

[dmilo]

Hey scootin,
you could always try to organize one yourself
but I know thats alot of work and time commitment
thanks dmilo

[Scootin]

That is a good idea! Alas, there really are not enough scooters around here yet. Outside of the university that is. (Michigan State University) There are a lot of Honda sprees & the like there. I have only seen about 12-14 other scooters around here in the last year. & I have seen most of them in the last 4-6 weeks. I think they are catching on & will continue to grow here, but outside of college campuses & large urban areas like New York, Boston etc. I dont think they really have become popular enough yet. But rising gas prices are causing a lot of people to look at alternatives. (As it did for me) If gas was still $2 a gallon I would probaly never thought twice about owning a scooter. But I am glad it worked out the way it did.
As I would never been able to ENJOY driving to work. Not to mention meeting all of the fine people on this forum. #worshippy#

[dmilo]

scootin,
I agree if it wasnt for the gas prices i would have never gotten a scooter I love riding
but was always a little afraid to get back on a bike .when i was a teen I used to ride dirtbikes and &build minibikes go cart etc.. But then I had a bad spill on a dirtbike messing up both knees I never thought I would get back on any two wheeler
but I really missed it and love riding a scooter
so things worked out
dmilo

[Scootin]

Yep,
I would not give up scooters for anything! I am hooked This is actually my first 2 wheeler! As a kid my mother would have had a stroke if I even stood next to a motorcycle. (They are too dangerous : She was not excited when she found out about my scooter #stickpoke#
Yesterday I ended up driving my Jeep for the afternoon, (Needed to get the A/C recharged) It actually felt strange to be driving something with 4 wheels.

[dmilo]

scootin
LOL my dad would flip if he knew I was riding again . Its so funny Im 40 and still afraid of the folks
dmilo

[0jenjen0]

My parents don't know that I have bought my Baotian, and I'm nearly 30. Well, if I can't get it started it's not a problem. Yes, it's new and I can't get it started!

Dmilo, am trying to find more info about your first bike, i got the bt50qt11 mkII. I want to know everything you did to it! It's a beauty.

Jen

[dmilo]

Ojenjeno,
Hey and welcome .
My retro scooter had lighter rollers , whitewall tires , upjetted carb & custom painted
I painted the blue graphics with blue flake, the transmission cover was painted chameleon colors (red to green flake) I spent alot of time painting it
this link will show you the full progression
taishanowners.proboards41.com/index.cgi?board=photos&action=display&thread=1122941599&page=2
thanks
dmilo