i love vespa, but i don't think i'd never ride one.
dudes my size have no business on a scooter.lifeisabitch - 9-22-2010 at 03:38 PM
I had one of these and it was bad ass...
full size tires
would go 50
and get 50 mpg Dave - 9-22-2010 at 03:46 PM
the Vespa 250ie can do 85mph.
Dave - 9-22-2010 at 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by BD
i love vespa, but i don't think i'd never ride one.
dudes my size have no business on a scooter.
I'm a big guy too, i'll look like a bear on a bicycle on whatever i ride.
If i ever do break down and get something.....Discipline - 9-22-2010 at 04:59 PM
I'd go with the bike. I've never understood the love for scooters. Also, I too would look like Andre the Giant on a tricycle if I got on a scooter.Furly - 9-22-2010 at 05:23 PM
Scooters can make any dude look like a pussy. random - 9-22-2010 at 05:37 PM
I'd go for the Triumph even though the Vespa is the more sensible choice for many reasons. Though, admittedly I've never ridden a bike, that Triumph
looks like it could get real uncomfortable real fast.Vanilla Gorilla - 9-22-2010 at 05:54 PM
TriumphBDx13 - 9-22-2010 at 06:11 PM
those of you who have been to my neck of woods know what i mean when i say that a man on a scooter around these parts would be... unacceptable.DaveMoral - 9-22-2010 at 07:32 PM
^Yeah.
Triumph is superior!JawnDiablo - 9-22-2010 at 08:40 PM
I love Triumphs.
My bud owns one.
it's a sharp bike.
I'll post a pic in a bit Dave - 9-22-2010 at 08:55 PM
even on the triumph i would look like a gorilla on a BMX.tireironsaint - 9-22-2010 at 08:55 PM
Triumph. I used to be a huge fan of scooters and had an old P200 for a while, but I never could get into the new ones at all. Those big wheels and cut
away sides look silly to me. The economic side of it is awesome, that's a hell of a lot of bang for your gas buck, but I just can't get behind 'em. I
love motorcycles now and Triumphs have some of my favorite styling right off the assembly line. That is one seriously sharp looking bike.JawnDiablo - 9-22-2010 at 10:07 PM
tireironsaint - 9-23-2010 at 12:35 AM
Oh, forgot that I wanted to relate this tale that neatly sums up the visual reference for us big fellas riding things like scooters. An old friend of
mine used to go around to small rural towns and ask if people had any old bikes or scooters in their barns/garages/sheds/etcetera and offer to buy the
decent ones for cheap so he could fix 'em up and resell 'em. He told me that he came across a lot of interesting folks doing this and then as an
example, told me of this one guy in particular who had a really beat up but otherwise pretty choice old Vespa in his barn. The old guy talked about
how in his younger days he had ridden the thing all over the country side and had a lot of fun just screwing around in fields on it. He then explained
that although he didn't think it would be difficult to get the scoot running again, he would never ride it again because at his current size he felt
he would look like a monkey fucking a football.
That story has always stuck with me and remains my favorite way of describing the appearance of larger guys on scooters and smaller bikes....moforn - 9-23-2010 at 12:37 AM
Triumph- no contest. A guy I ride with has a really nice Bonnie- tours on it extensively and loves it. Look into the scrambler model offered the
last couple years.
Or if you really want to be bad ass get a 70s cb550.Dave - 9-23-2010 at 07:54 AM
If i got a 70s cb550, i'd just look like a douche bag like you then...
I'll have to see if i can gather up the cash in the spring for one. But at 6'-2" & 245lb, I'm going to look ridiculous riding whatever i choose. The
Triumph isn't a big bike either.
We'll see IF the time comes on what i decide on.
BDx13 - 9-23-2010 at 09:12 AM
a monkey fucking a football.
there ya have it!Dave - 9-23-2010 at 09:47 AM
