One A double S numbing ride!

jayg · 06-29-2008, 09:08 PM

Well to day I thought I would give some group riding a go. I road with the Louisville Scooter club. http://www.louisvillescooter.org Well I thought, scooters, how hard can they ride? Well I found out exactly how much they can ride.

We meet up at about 2:00 PM for what I thought would be a few rides around town and a stop for some snacks, boy was I wrong. I knew I was in trouble when I saw three of the scooters had TomTom GPS units. Well here is my report.

The bike did well and it hung in there as well as a dual Sport could do on knobby tires. I went through all gears at all speeds and I battled some really stiff winds. I had some sustained 55 - 63 MPH speeds. I started the trip with 58 miles on the trip meter and finished with 260 miles on the trip...that's right 212 miles total!! Man is my butt sore! I had to shift a lot on the hills and it was slowing me down some compared to the auto trannies of the scooters.

As a whole the other riders seemed to be fascinated that my china bike, trunk, and seat pad. I think they were surprised that I kept up with the Vespa and Aprilla scooters. The big guy in the photos was on a 500CC Maxi Scooter.

All in all a really good ride. I am convinced that I need more road like tires to smooth the ride out.

I am sorry the images are small but all I had was my iPhone.

THanks...

AZ200cc · 06-30-2008, 06:56 PM

Looks like it was fun, Thanks for posting the pics

06-29-2008, 09:08 PM	#1
jayg Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 149	One A double S numbing ride! Well to day I thought I would give some group riding a go. I road with the Louisville Scooter club. http://www.louisvillescooter.org Well I thought, scooters, how hard can they ride? Well I found out exactly how much they can ride. We meet up at about 2:00 PM for what I thought would be a few rides around town and a stop for some snacks, boy was I wrong. I knew I was in trouble when I saw three of the scooters had TomTom GPS units. Well here is my report. The bike did well and it hung in there as well as a dual Sport could do on knobby tires. I went through all gears at all speeds and I battled some really stiff winds. I had some sustained 55 - 63 MPH speeds. I started the trip with 58 miles on the trip meter and finished with 260 miles on the trip...that's right 212 miles total!! Man is my butt sore! I had to shift a lot on the hills and it was slowing me down some compared to the auto trannies of the scooters. As a whole the other riders seemed to be fascinated that my china bike, trunk, and seat pad. I think they were surprised that I kept up with the Vespa and Aprilla scooters. The big guy in the photos was on a 500CC Maxi Scooter. All in all a really good ride. I am convinced that I need more road like tires to smooth the ride out. I am sorry the images are small but all I had was my iPhone. THanks...
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06-30-2008, 06:56 PM	#2
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Looks like it was fun, Thanks for posting the pics __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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