| Author | Message | ||
     Bigmanonully |
While sitting at a light today a father in a mini van asked me about my gas mileage. I told him I get in the 40's, roughly. He than asked "thats a scooter right?".... The light had just turned green and sad to say I couldnt think of a response fast enough. | ||
| Sanjuro |
No, pity the small-minded and unhappy fool. Think about what’s wrong with that picture. He was wishing he was you – and had to throw out an insult in a retarded attempt to win an argument with himself – an attempt to save face. | ||
| Tsorl76 |
Well, it could have been an honest question. Some people know nothing about two wheeled vehicles and having seen the Bergman out there maybe he was confused. For the sake of serenity I would chalk it up to ignorance. | ||
| Bad_karma |
Let the confused stay in the mini van. Probably would be just another motorcycle statistic to be used against us. Joe | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>a father in a mini van<< I feel sorry for him. | ||
| Rwven |
At present I ride a Honda PC800 Pacific Coast, I have little sympathy for you having to endure a "scooter" comment....  | ||
| Skyclad |
Hey, those Honda PC's are very nice scooters.  | ||
| New12r |
Dave I hope you mean the minivan part!  I was at the local suzuki dealer one time and a guy walks up to me on the firebolt, he says is that thing(the bike inside he was looking at) a motorcycle or a scooter?? I told him it was a scooter and he said, well it is 650cc...and the salesman said it was a motorcycle. That was when I told him it dont matter the engine size, it sits and rides like a scooter, so it is a scooter and I am pretty sure it broke his heart.  | ||
| Rubberdown |
Mini vans are fantastic family vehicles! We have one. The seats fold into the floor, tons of storage, good mileage, electric doors, hauls a bike trailer, can sleep in it; it's a small hauling joy! Go ahead and laugh. XB's do look like little scooters, the Uly's a tall one though. Who cares what other's think anyway. | ||
| Sanjuro |
Tsorl, spoken like a true gentlemen. I’ll agree with you and stand corrected - for the sake of serenity - and occam's razor. | ||
| Johnboy777 |
At times likes that, I like to raise my fist and yell: "Death to Infidels!" But that's just me. . | ||
| Pso |
Learned long ago and far away -It is none of my business what others think of me- Now able to laugh at comments others make and do not make assumtions or inferences about motives or inate states of others. | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>Dave I hope you mean the minivan part!<< Not entirely. Enclosed space with screamin' rug rats V riding motorcycle? (Message edited by danger_dave on May 08, 2008) | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I've never gotten the "scooter" comment about my bike. I can see how the uninitiated might confuse an R or S with a scooter. Compared to other bikes, Buells are very compact. The only point of reference for most folks with regard to bikes vs. scooters is size. I'm sure it wasn't a slam. I believe he was genuinely interested. If he got the name, it's just a matter of time before he finds out the difference. Look at it this way, he may be able to convince his wife that it IS a scooter. We are buying our first mini-van. We've always been sport ute people. Simply doesn't make sense at $5-6/gallon. | ||
| Dhalen32 |
Hey! I drive a Honda Odyssey mini-van when I'm not riding a motorcycle. We have no kids so we did not by the DVD/Nav system but it is equipped and drives like a luxury car. I towed the Buell to the track last Monday and used the Honda as a portable dressing room for taking the leathers on and off. It carried all of the other track necessities and still got over 20 MPG. It seems silly calling it a mini-van though. The darn thing weighs 4600 pounds. Dave | ||
| Jlnance |
http://www.buell.com/en_us/mania/turnitup.asp The minivan scene at 32 seconds is a piece of marketing brilliance. | ||
| Miamiuly |
Maybe he thinks to get into 40's mpg it must be a scooter. If so re'd really be upset to find out scooters get around 100mpg. Now I have to admit to having a "mini-van." No rugrats either, It has done duty as a micro RV, I can lock my mountain bike in it and go have a meal after a ride. It's basically a covered pick up with a cargo height limitation. I don't really like to drive anyway and I hoped the thing would slow me down but it basically drives like a car. Definitely not cool in the traditional sense but it is useful. I honestly can't remember when I last drove the thing though. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Should have said: Hey buddy, I've got your scooter right here!  | ||
| Chadhargis |
Fatty B....there is no escaping the lure of the "mommy van".  Just don't plan on towing with it. I logged 14mpg with my wife's Honda Odyessy pulling the same load my diesel Jeep gets 24mpg with. You remember when we filled up coming back from Barber. I just refilled my tank YESTERDAY. Even towing on part of the tank, I pulled down 22mpg and that is 90% stop and go driving back and forth to work every day. Highway milege, not towing, will be near 30mpg. | ||
| Barker |
Maybe he thinks to get into 40's mpg it must be a scooter. If so re'd really be upset to find out scooters get around 100mpg. I think it the mpg thing thats throwing them. I always get asked about mpg on my scooter. When I tell them it can get 100+ miles per gallon and I regularly get up to 80mph. They look like they have seen a ghost. my hog:  | ||
| Barker |
I have a van too:  | ||
| Hooper |
I get more of the "What is that? A dirt bike or somethin'?", which I appreciate. One drunk dude at my local pub saw it, asked if it was some sort of motorcross thing, and told me that I could never take that thing off the pavement with those tires (D616s). He was an old motorcross guy. There was no arguing with him. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I have a van too:  You lending it out? | ||
| Bertotti |
I know bikers who refer to their bikes as scooters. He was, maybe trying to look like he knew something. I love my Uly but I also love scooters. I just might have to get one someday. | ||
| Ejc |
Anyone in a minivan has to be jealous of anyone on a scooter. Unless, of course, you're in the back of the "Free Candy" van with one of Ft-bstrd's prospects. | ||
| Ulynut |
I had a girl pull up next to me at a traffic light and ask me the same question once. Boy, did that hurt. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Ulynut, On a Uly? | ||
| Bigmanonully |
Sorry to the mini van owners. It wasnt a dig at the van just painting a picture. Im sure one day I will be a proud mini van owner. Maybe insulted was the wrong word. i actually felt worse for my Ully that it was called a scooter. You know the whole ghost in the machine theory. | ||
| Skyclad |
Jlnance, That video made me think of something that happened down in WV last weekend. I was riding along the top of a mountain ridge (gravel road) with two other inmates on a GS and a Strom. We passed a group of Boy Scouts and they looked at the other two bikes like they were something from another world...I got several thumbs up. | ||
| Danger_dave |
I'll say this much for mini vans, |
