You'll never look at scooters the same again......

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You'll never look at scooters the same again......

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkIF_XIvZ6Q
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXMpAVEI ... ed&search=

gnarly camera angles on this race.... 8)
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lol that's awesome.

You guys should see they way the people drive around in the cities! Crazy crazy crazy
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In this one a rider is wheelying on his scooter. I had no idea that scooter racing was so popular. I wonder if holiday rides he vespa like these guys? :laughing:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOwAd4Ae ... ed&search=
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#5 Unread post by Fast Eddy B »

I'd meant to load these sooner, but just forgot, but speaking of crazy scooters, here are two I found in Thailand. These are on the island of Koh Panang. I didn't see anything like them on Koh Samui, Koh Tao or Bangkok.

There are lots of little details, like carbon fibre looking bits, uside down forks and low-pro tire. SLAMMED! Hope you like them...



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They look pretty sharp. :)
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Nice video

That last scooter with the skinny tires looked like it'd be a fun ride
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I like the "50cc's of fury" comment.
A dog had his chain reduced one link at a time, every few days, until his chain was so short he could barely move. He never resisted because he was conditioned to the loss of his freedom slowly, over time. Are we in this country becoming like the dog?
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blues2cruise wrote:In this one a rider is wheelying on his scooter. I had no idea that scooter racing was so popular. I wonder if holiday rides he vespa like these guys? :laughing:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOwAd4Ae ... ed&search=

heh

last time I wheelied the vespa i broke the clutch cable :laughing:

Plus the suspension leaves a lot to be desired, especially for my 6'3" 250 lb frame, so these days I try to keep both wheels on the ground.
It helps that the bike is in pieces in my storage unit too...
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Vespa Rally 200 in pieces

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