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Location: New Jersey
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Welcome to SD.
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Sorry about your accident. Glad your injuries weren't more extensive. I think you will feel safer on a scooter. However, you may want to look at a 125 or 150cc scooter. The 50cc scoots are good for only around 30-35 mph unless you deregulate them and do some mods. However, some of the 2 stroke 50cc scoots like the Yamaha Zuma and Aprilia SR 50 can be modded to go surprisingly fast. If you go with a 50cc scoot, get a 2 stroke one that can be modded for more speed so you will be less likely to want to move up to a faster scoot soon.
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Location: New Jersey
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Thanks for the welcoming scooterwayne! Yeah I know it boils to me but when I'm new to something I like to gather as much information as I can. I see you have a Roketa one of the chinese brands. How has it treated you?
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Location: New Jersey
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Hey wheelbender I feel blessed to be alive especially how cars zip through streets in Philadelphia. I was actually looking into the Zuma and I've heard the Aprilia sr50 can achieve 60mph as a 50cc! Shocked to hear that. Im actually going to test ride a Honda Metropolitan today
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I love it, no breakdowns as of yet = 8.500 miles.
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Hiya and welcome. Glad to know you made it through (relatively) OK. having been in some scrapes myself I know how fast things can go south' that's why I insist on wearing "All The Gear All The Time" Now as to finding the best "fit" Maybe if there is a dealership around you, you could go and "Try them on for size" and see what you'd be comfortable on before buying. You know, you might just find after awhile "Transitional" evolving into "Adjunct" 'cause here's the secret...Riding scooters is FUN!
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Location: New Jersey
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Hey Spandi thanks a lot and I am also a firm believer of full gear on every mount up thankfully I was that day for sure! Riding scooters seems a blast I have only ridden one so far but looking forward to more for sure, most importantly it made me feel comfortable on two wheels again! May I ask what your riding?
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Location: West Haven CT
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Welcome aboard Pleased to meet you Glad your ok after the accident My April has hit a top speed of 63 mph in stock though derestricted form I remapped the ECU and changed the rollers for sliders ![]() Sr 50 top speed by inuyasha50, on Flickr They are imho the fastest 50 out there and with a bbk can achieve speeds of over 70 http://motorscooterguide.net/Aprilia/SR50/SR50.html Heres a good site for checking out and comparing scoots http://motorscooterguide.net/ And heres some helpful tips for those new to scoots http://msf-usa.org/downloads/Scooter-tips-2005.pdf Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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Location: New Jersey
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That aprilia looks sporty man! I don't have any dealers in a 100mi radius of me though it seems? :/ How did you get yours?
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Location: West Haven CT
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Thank you for your service, retired master chief USN here I have an aprilia dealer less then 10 minutes away from me ![]() ![]() http://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcd/4012588720.html And another a little further away http://hartford.craigslist.org/mcy/3984956404.html Take care and ride safely Yours Hank
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