So I bought a motor scooter
And I love it to death!
See, I've never owned a car before. Never had much reason before I moved out of my parents house and about 4 hours away. I live about an hour's walk from my Job and about a 3 hour walk from my school, obviously not having a vehicle wasn't going to work for ever. So I started saving up for a car. I had enough saved up by march but while working on my budget I realized I wouldn't be able to afford insurance, plates, tags, gas, upkeep, etc. So I bought a moped, and oh god I love it. I bought it on monday and filled up the tank for under $5(USD), and just had to refill last night after having driven 73 miles. It's fantastic ^^.
Anyways, I just wanted to share, out of my excitement :P
See, I've never owned a car before. Never had much reason before I moved out of my parents house and about 4 hours away. I live about an hour's walk from my Job and about a 3 hour walk from my school, obviously not having a vehicle wasn't going to work for ever. So I started saving up for a car. I had enough saved up by march but while working on my budget I realized I wouldn't be able to afford insurance, plates, tags, gas, upkeep, etc. So I bought a moped, and oh god I love it. I bought it on monday and filled up the tank for under $5(USD), and just had to refill last night after having driven 73 miles. It's fantastic ^^.
Anyways, I just wanted to share, out of my excitement :P
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| I bought it on monday and filled up the tank for under $5(USD), and just had to refill last night after having driven 73 miles. |
Approximately. It wasn't completely empty when I first filled it up, and I had driven ~17 miles on what they had put in the tank before I drove off the lot. Mopeds are great :P
73 miles per gallon should be around 20 km per litre, which is what most scooters consume AFAIK.
To fill up my tank (7.5~ lt.) I have to spend almost 15€...
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No ok it's 31 km per litre, that's insane. Which model is it?
To fill up my tank (7.5~ lt.) I have to spend almost 15€...
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No ok it's 31 km per litre, that's insane. Which model is it?
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Is it coincidence the advertisement at the top of the page when I was reading this was for http://www.scooterdepot.us ?
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Lol I'm getting a Chrysler Advertisement ;p Guess I'm not good enough for a Scooter
I never thought about using a moped/motorcycle instead of a car... all of my problems are solved!
@chrisname @Zereo I guess I need to find a way to donate to this site because I have AdBlock Plus on and I completely forgot this site had ads :\
someone offered me a 1970 yammy DT for 300 and i never took it!!
one of my few regrets http://www.motorcycle-specs.com/general/Yamaha-DT1-1970.jpg
one of my few regrets http://www.motorcycle-specs.com/general/Yamaha-DT1-1970.jpg
Motorcycles are insane. Mopeds are no better. You couldn't pay me to ride one (at least not in my current situation).
Everyone I know who has one has wiped out on it at least once. They're extremely dangerous.
I'm terrified of them when I see them on the road. I'm always on edge and feel like I have to drive super careful around them. It sucks.
Everyone I know who has one has wiped out on it at least once. They're extremely dangerous.
I'm terrified of them when I see them on the road. I'm always on edge and feel like I have to drive super careful around them. It sucks.
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| feel like I have to drive super careful around them |
You should.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7D0BTyJBeM
Yeah, I know. That's why I do.
I hate it. The last thing we need is more of them on the road.
Get a freaking car you psychos.
EDIT:
Did some googling and came across this page:
http://www.motorcycleaccident.org/motorcycle-accidents-statistics-and-possible-causes/
I'm too lazy to actually confirm through its listed sources, but it claims that "Motorcyclists are 35 times more likely experience a deadly accident on the road than those in passenger cars."
A 35x likelihood of getting killed on the road makes gas prices seem trivial to me.
I hate it. The last thing we need is more of them on the road.
Get a freaking car you psychos.
EDIT:
Did some googling and came across this page:
http://www.motorcycleaccident.org/motorcycle-accidents-statistics-and-possible-causes/
I'm too lazy to actually confirm through its listed sources, but it claims that "Motorcyclists are 35 times more likely experience a deadly accident on the road than those in passenger cars."
A 35x likelihood of getting killed on the road makes gas prices seem trivial to me.
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Motorbikes are cool; ipso facto, any possible objection to their use is irrelevant. Also injuries lead to scars and we all know chicks dig scars.
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| chicks dig scars. |
This is the only thing that keeps Carlos Tevez going. That and the millions of pounds, of course.
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| Get a freaking car you psychos. |
This!
I'm breaking the fuel saving trend - just bought my first car with a turbo a couple of weeks ago.
@L B
Well if I got any visible ones, I'd just say I was slashed with a knife trying to stop a mugging or something. Besides, who doesn't think scars are cool? On a serious note, I don't think employers can discriminate against people just because they have scars. I don't have a motorbike either, and probably never will, but I do like them.
[edit] Apart from the really loud ones, the people who drive those are just assholes.
Well if I got any visible ones, I'd just say I was slashed with a knife trying to stop a mugging or something. Besides, who doesn't think scars are cool? On a serious note, I don't think employers can discriminate against people just because they have scars. I don't have a motorbike either, and probably never will, but I do like them.
[edit] Apart from the really loud ones, the people who drive those are just assholes.
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| Besides, who doesn't think scars are cool? |
If you really think they're cool... they're easy to make. Just start cutting yourself and don't treat the wound properly.
It's so obvious! Just stab yourself a bunch and you'll be an instant babe magnet!
XD
| I don't think employers can discriminate against people just because they have scars. |
Legally they can't, but it's one of those things that's like impossible to enforce.
The hard truth of the world is that appearance counts for a lot. Especially in the job market. Attractive people have a huge advantage.
| Apart from the really loud ones, the people who drive those are just assholes. |
This.
>"Get a freaking car you psychos."
Did you read my OP? :P
I wanted to, couldn't afford it, needed a vehicle, I can afford this vehicle. I try to avoid major roads though.
Did you read my OP? :P
I wanted to, couldn't afford it, needed a vehicle, I can afford this vehicle. I try to avoid major roads though.
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I finally got the crotch rocket I always wanted (a 2004 Yamaha YZFR1), kept it for 5 years, had a lot of fun on it, then sold it because I knew I was eventually going to get killed on it.
I thought I'd ride sane, but a 400 pound machine with 170hp and a top speed of 180mph invites recklessness. I'd exceed 100mph somewhere on nearly every trip, riding Los Angeles freeways.
It was fun, but the VW beetle I drive now is much safer.
I thought I'd ride sane, but a 400 pound machine with 170hp and a top speed of 180mph invites recklessness. I'd exceed 100mph somewhere on nearly every trip, riding Los Angeles freeways.
It was fun, but the VW beetle I drive now is much safer.