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November 2nd, 2011, 11:12 AM
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Super Noob
Name: Alex
Location: Mobile, AL
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, '84 Honda Spree 50cc Posts: A lot.
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An oxymoron if I ever saw one.
Hey guys (gals),
Check this out - http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/2679391649.html Now, I don't mean to belittle scooters in anyway, I own a vintage 1984 50cc scooter and ride her as much as I do my ninja (if not more, considering that I just bought my ninja). But a "sportbike scooter"...really? Those two words shouldn't even be on the same page, let alone on the same sentence referring to a crossbred monstrosity for a motorcycle. What's the world coming to? or did I have too much coffee to drink today? Peace. |
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November 2nd, 2011, 11:34 AM
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Super Noob
Name: Alex
Location: Mobile, AL
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): '09 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, '84 Honda Spree 50cc Posts: A lot.
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yup...throttle and brakes...that's all it has. I can see the appeal to some people, not complicated as a sport bike but with the design and look of one...but I don't know, scooters are a class of their own and so are sport bikes. No disrespect to anybody of Chinese descent but they're flooding the markets with cheap, unreliable and downright ugly stuff...this 'thing' being a prime example.
you can check this vid out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObG-uf4v68 |
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November 2nd, 2011, 12:07 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 5
MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14
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i would thrash that thing to hell and back. looks like a 3/4 bike if i ever saw one. ive ridden tons of pocket bikes... that "scooter" is just a bigger pocket bike
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November 2nd, 2011, 12:16 PM
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Nooblet
Name: Akima
Location: England
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 5
MOTM - Oct '13
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The first sentence of the wikipedia scooter article says: "A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the operator's feet." Other sources of definitions give a similar meaning. I don't think that thing can count as a scooter.
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November 2nd, 2011, 12:36 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Kensai
Location: New Jersey
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 103
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hot damn, a 90 day warranty thats already expired? what could go wrong
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November 2nd, 2011, 01:12 PM
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IC2(SW)
Name: Kerry
Location: Pensacola
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.
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November 2nd, 2011, 05:26 PM
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Winging It In Life
Name: Umar
Location: SoCal
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R; 2011 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.
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Don't want, but I can imagine it'd be a nice learning "bike" for newbs who haven't grasped the concept of a manual transmission yet.
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