driving a spree in the city?

randomsumm3r · Post by **randomsumm3r** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:20 am

hi all,

my name is rachel & i'm in seattle. i just got an 86 spree this weekend, after renting a scooter last summer and loving that experience. this one feels very small in comparison and suddenly i'm worried about driving it on the street. i'm curious how many of you ride yours in cities as opposed to rural or beachy areas?

i of course don't intend to be on the highways, but i had wanted to roam through the neighborhoods via regular city streets. should i have gotten an elite instead? my friend has an elite and we plan to ride together often to increase visibility. but i just wanted to get an idea whether people are going to think i'm nuts, or what. my neighborhood is vespa central.

thanks so much! have a good night-
rachel

chevyguyjay · Post by **chevyguyjay** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:33 am

well, sprees r street legal. make sure u get it legal at the s.o.s. elites r more fun cause they have a lil more pep to em. i have a lil of both. a 84 spree with a elite50 engine.

KZ250andSpree · Post by **KZ250andSpree** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:47 pm

Every time I'm going somewhere in town I find back roads through urban neighborhoods so I'm not caught on a 45mph street going 35mph. But hey, it was free

kurremkarm · Post by **kurremkarm** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:54 pm

I drive all over on mine, and though i have a truck this is my favorite transportation since it gets 80 mpg. Of course when its raining i drive my truck.

zonker1984 · Post by **zonker1984** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:06 pm

I drive mine all over town where I live. It helps if there's an already strong scooter/motorcycle community, since then people will be used to two-wheeled traffic.

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:02 pm

i have an elite, little faster then a spree but same idea. i ride it every were, i live in a really small town but me and 3,4 or up to 5 people will go riding into big towns all the time (mike has a spree)(mark and his cousin have metropolitans)(me an elite)(robert has vento)(and Marc has a ruckus)

its not a gang or anything just some friends who have mopeds, we go as slow as the slowest person riding that day,we all ride right next to each other but if we see a car coming we line up
big city riding is were its the funnest. for us its about 30 minute ride to get in a good size city so we dont do it much.

in a case of riding a smaller moped just think of your self as a bike, let cars do there thing and just move around them.
for example riding on side walks (dangers) but VARY fun

Brother Roscoe · Post by **Brother Roscoe** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:51 pm

I ride my 87 spree everywhere. I have moved to a smaller town but there is still traffic that goes 55 on some roads. I just stay to the right and let them pass when they need to. I get lots of smiles and waves from the folks around here and almost every time I stop somebody wants to buy it from me. I don't see to many two wheelers around here but people always seem to notice the big guy on the small scooter.

KZ250andSpree · Post by **KZ250andSpree** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:14 am

Dac wrote:big city riding is were its the funnest. for us its about 30 minute ride to get in a good size city so we dont do it much.

I love my spree in heavy traffic. People always seem so happy when you zip by a line of 20 cars stuck in a jam. At least I always pretend they're yelling happy things

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:24 pm

I rode my Spree everywhere back in the day! Went on some main roads, but mostly stayed on neighborhood roads and back ways.