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Scooter?

3 Comments to “Scooter?”

1. Matt
   September 18, 2008 at 1:36 pm

   You should get a Velosolex S4800 they are very cool…
   http://www.wsj.com/article/SB121760779449804973.html?mod=autos_feature_articles

   otherwise, i only know of the vespa store across lamar from whole foods…

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2. Crystal
   September 19, 2008 at 10:57 am

   My husband and I both have scooters, and we love them! To answer your questions:
   **We both have Honda Metropolitans. They’re cute but fairly inexpensive (mine was a 2007 and was $1300, but since we were buying two, they gave us a deal and made it $1100!). It’s a 49cc, which means it only goes up to 45mph, which is fine for us because we wouldn’t want to scoot on the highway anyway.
   **We bought ours from Zee at Woods Fun Center. He was great with us, but friends who have gone there had not-so-great experiences, so who knows?
   **In the summer, you can seriously get sweaty and gross on your commute home at 5pm. In the mornings, it’s nice and cool, so you won’t be sweaty for work. Right now it’s actually pretty chilly in the mornings. As for parking, I’ve never tried meter parking during the day, but at night I’ll just slip it in between two parallel-parked cars, or at the end of the row. I’ve seen scooters parked on sidewalks, too, though I can’t comment on whether they’ve received tickets.
   **I don’t really feel self-conscious about riding my scooter…it’s too much fun.
   **I always ride my scooter downtown at night! Easy parking!
   **I do wear a full-face helmet (due to family experiences with no-helmet crashes), so in the rain I just drop the facemask and I’m good. I have a thin rain jacket, too. I will say I’ve only ridden in light rain…if it were raining hard, I’d pull over and attempt to wait it out.

   Good luck! If you ever want to test one out, you’re welcome to take mine for a spin around the block.

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3. Lyssa
   September 19, 2008 at 3:30 pm

   Crystal, you’re amazing! Thanks for answering all my questions AND offering me a ride on your scooter. You’re very convincing on the joys of a scooter!

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