I love this thing

"Decay buys too many beaters" (decay)
06/20/2019 at 01:27 • Filed to: None

Went through almost two full tanks today. Finally starting to get a hang of when the clutch bites, when you get it right it launches amazingly hard from a stop.

DISCUSSION (26)

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:35

I kinda want to be that dumb again. I had an Elite 150 in college and I really miss the simplicity and freedom of it.

bob and john > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:38

that pipe is fucking hilarious.

Decay buys too many beaters > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
06/20/2019 at 01:40

hngggg... the one with popup headlights??? Those are freaking sweet.

I’ve slowly been getting all my motorcycle friends into scooters. There’s something amazingly fun about rolling a pack of small cc bikes in a urban setting.

Decay buys too many beaters > bob and john
06/20/2019 at 01:42

A giant stinger pipe definitely gets some looks from OG dirt bike guys lol

I could quiet it down quite a bit by adding a 180 after the expansion chamber... but it just looks so good as is

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:43

That thing looks like a blast. I was just browsing for scooters tonight, and someone near me is selling an Aero 125 with whitewall tires on it.

Kinja'd!!!

https://lancaster.craigslist.org/mcy/d/marietta-honda-aero-nh125/6913904362.html

bob and john > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:46

also, I think I found the next oil leak. countershaft seal. pulled the gasket and RTV’d the mf’er (I feel a little bad, but I was PISSED it was still leaking)

valve check has to be done friday. big ride/plans on sat

Decay buys too many beaters > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 01:50

That thing looks clean as hell! And at 125, it’s almost certainly fast enough for most day to day tasks.

One of the (many) things I love about bikes, is that neat clean period stuff like this hasn’t followed nearly the same appreciation curve as the rest of the Radwood era vehicles, but they still get similar attention. The vintage bike/scooter game is a lot easier on the wallet than the antique car game.

Decay buys too many beaters > bob and john
06/20/2019 at 01:52

uggg, warped cover maybe? should have sealed. Or were you still reusing a gasket? RTV works, and there’s not really a reason for you to go back in there, so meh.

I’ll be curious where the valves are at

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:54

I have never ridden a powered two wheeled vehicle, but if my Miata sells I might look into taking the local MSF course and getting some kind of scooter. I'm not particularly interested in going fast, I just want to ride around town and on some back roads. I could see myself on an old Honda like this one.

DipodomysDeserti > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 01:59

Smoke ‘em while you got ‘em, because the posers with money will soon be coming for them as well.

-guy who’s into ‘70s era Japanese bikes

Decay buys too many beaters > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 02:02

Was going to say you could probably get around that by getting a 50 (A lot of states do not require a moto endorsement for 50cc and under) but PA does not appear to be one of those states.

Since that’s the case, yeah, something in that 100-150 range will be perfect for mixed use in ad out of town. and Since you are a miata person.... here’s a scooter with popup headlight :)

Kinja'd!!!

bob and john > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 02:03

i reused the gasket the first time. oh well.

Decay buys too many beaters > DipodomysDeserti
06/20/2019 at 02:07

:(
Yeah, it’s inevitable. It already happened to the Lambretta, Vespa, and vintage Moped markets too

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 02:09

Even if PA didn’t require it, I’d want to take the course just to feel more comfortable. Also, my other half isn’t a big fan of motorcycles. Her best friend’s dad died in a crash, so she’d feel better if I at least took the safety course. They run a course about 10 minutes from my house anyway.

That is a nice looking scooter.

Decay buys too many beaters > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 02:13

Totally fair, and I would never think of discouraging someone from taking a safety course, they do a really good job at teaching all the needed fundamentals.

It’s just around me, I have a real easy time converting people over to the two wheel life by letting them (legally) borrow one of my 50s for a while and rip around.

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 02:20

I’m surprised that my gf is even ok with the idea of a scooter. For years she was really against any 2 wheeled fun, but I was broke so it wasnt really worth fighting over anyway. But now she seems less worried, and it’s not like I’m getting a bike like my brother’s Kawasaki ZX10r. That thing moves.

I'll probably set a scooter as a goal tied to something else like losing a few pounds first. Pretty sure that a 50cc scooter would be groaning under my weight right now.

Decay buys too many beaters > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 02:46

They all move, but yeah an open class sport bike will forever ruin “fast” cars for you, it definitely did for me.

I’d probably avoid the 50 class al l together, they are fun, but the main use if for markets where you can ride one without a license. I’m pretty light (155), and most stock 50cc struggles to to 40 with me, and much less up hill.

bob and john > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 03:00

liter bikes have forever fucked my sense of speed. even the daytona which is good for 80mph in first seems slow now....

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 05:28

That's my thought process as well...a 125 or 150cc scoot would be plenty fast enough for me!

i86hotdogs > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 07:40

My Ruck has a Y oshi pipe. People unfamiliar are shocked that they made Yoshi pipes for scooters.

shop-teacher > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 09:10

That thing is freaking awesome!

Decay buys too many beaters > i86hotdogs
06/20/2019 at 10:09

I always love seeing serious companies enter silly markets. I couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw an ohlins remote reservoir shock on a Grom.

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 15:03

How about an 80cc scooter? If it isn't quick enough to move my large self around I can always sell it and then step up to 125cc.

https://cnj.craigslist.org/mcy/d/jackson-1999-honda-elite-80/6915109559.html

Decay buys too many beaters > Chuckles
06/20/2019 at 15:23

Elite 80s are great!

27k might be a bit high for miles though

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/20/2019 at 16:04

Hey, that's lower mileage than any car I've owned. Besides, he knows what he's got and doesn't want to be lowballed...

Chuckles > Decay buys too many beaters
06/24/2019 at 13:21

It’s not for sale, but I saw this specimen at lunch today:

Kinja'd!!!