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motormike wrote:.....Good shot of those TWIN DAM* SHOCKS !!!...... .... .... ............>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

320 pound load capacity with those twin shocks.

I've noticed that when you try to save on gas and wear and tear on the road by riding a scooter the state and the police state want to penalize you. My license fees for my 1983 scooter are higher than my 1990 Escort. Then of course when the cops nail you, they want to wring your wallet dry, like they are getting a cut of the fines. Or maybe it is just their way of saying they don't want you to save money.

motormike wrote:.......motormike pays heavily for premature extrapilation of scooter orgasms.....meet Officer Ridgeway.....(me all smiles).....45 in a 35.....LASER.....2 motorcycle cops with a tidy little trap at the foot of the Jefferson St bridge...(over the Cumberland river)...no registration in vehicle, improper use of plate, operating unregistered, no proof of Insurance......there was no mercy.....my luck has expired....... ........I guess better a cop than an E.M.T..... ..... .....

Hey Mike my day also did not go too well .
Decided to sell my Elite 80 to get some room .
Posted on cragslist.
Got a bunch of calls ...1st. guy to see it buys it . Next morning he's knocking on my door .He has a problem with
the bike , I take a look ...the muffler mount broke then the vibration broke the pipe going to the muffler .
Hey sh3t happens . I felt bad so I said ,I can give you another bike while I fix the Elite ...Or return the cash .
He goes for the refund but says he would still like the bike ... OK
Now I spend the next 2 days working on the Elite welded the muffler & mount/ oil change re-did the plastic it was a little loose on the sides ...re-set the carb .Stuck a trunk on the back .
Call the buyer back and say the bikes ready ... I still felt bad about him having problems .
OK I give him the ultimate deal I say he can take the bike for 2 days and try it out and on thrs. I would either take it back or sell it on cragslist on friday .
And said if he wants it he can pay me after the 2 day test ride ( remember I had already given his cash back ) I keep telling him just be carefull the Vegas drivers are really bad .
Well the next night I get a call aaaaahh I got bad news I,m in the hospital ,someone cut me off .
So today I spent 4 hours waiting at a tow companys lot waiting to see the bike .
Let me tell you about Vegas tow yards ...a bike a car a truck a skateboard anything that gets towed in your looking at $275. after 5:00 add $75.00 and just keeps going up & up if they have to give your car a boost while it's in the yard (because they leave the lights on ) add $50.00 It just goes up & up then it costs more than the car / bike is worth then they sell it at auction and keep all the cash .
My plan is to try to get a insurance settlement ASAP from Hertz as it was a rental car with people from Russia driving . Can it get any better ?
So I guess I will be getting up at 6am to start the wheels rolling and calling Hertz Claims and see if they want to save some cash and get the bike out of the tow yard .

Never ever let them take anything without cash in your hand.

Greetings:

Your conduct proves you're a nice guy. No good deed goes unpunished.
I once sold a 1970 Toyota Mark II to the father of the prettiest girl in school. A week later, he calls and says the clutch went out with her driving. My response? SOLD AS IS!

I never had a chance with her anyway...

Wow tough breaks guys. I'll try to learn from your mistakes Mike. We don't need insurance here but to get a scooter on the road legally its like 165.00 gonna have to suck it up and do it for both of mine before i get tempted to try that.

I know exactly what yr saying Bear, you would think they'd give you a break since its better for the environment.

666, i feel for ya buddy! A lesson that hard and you'll probably only need to learn it once at least. I got a car for 1,500 and the engine died the next week. thats what got me into scooters.

I like your little lunch box I am curious how much did the fines add up to on your ticket or do you know yet?

.....@ Mystic....total not available yet,.....I'm watching it lay on the table and hoping it gets eaten by the dog.....That works, right??........

....lunch box gets passed around from scoot to scoot....just enough for wallet, camera, phone....all the stuff you dont want in your pocket.....I'm tired of the milk-crate look, even though there is nothing more useful and cheap.....I've been offered $30 bucks for the Ramones, NFS.....it will probably disappear some day, Bullwinkle in reserve.......

yea if you want to take a vacation at the crossbar hotel

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hard to beat the RAMONES!

is it 8:40 yet???