Im the new kid

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Speak for yourself, I learned on a Yamaha FS1E moped and then a Beckett tuned 110mph Yamaha RD250E - I wouldn't have been seen dead on a scooter.

Surely the equivalent of a FS1E, Moped, etc, is now the Scooter? (or Ped I have heard them referred to by my kids) I dont think it matters nowadays we are all on two wheel - 'spect to anyone on any sort of motorised 2 wheeler

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Speak for yourself, I learned on a Yamaha FS1E moped and then a Beckett tuned 110mph Yamaha RD250E - I wouldn't have been seen dead on a scooter.

45 years old and still feel the need to boast?

Originally Posted by Warthog

Welcome! We were all young once and learning on scooters, so no need to be embarassed. As someone said, the only dumb thing here is to ignore sage advice! Work hard to know your SV mechanically, and when you turn 17 you will be the absolute envy of your school mates. I wish I had been that cool at school lol.

Speak for yourself. I was never young.

[rictus01]

Hi hun, welcome in, see they don't bite (well some do but only by invertation.)

pick a night and we'll go find a group to visit, the coke's on me.

Cheers (Uncle) Mark.

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

Surely the equivalent of a FS1E, Moped, etc, is now the Scooter? (or Ped I have heard them referred to by my kids) I dont think it matters nowadays we are all on two wheel - 'spect to anyone on any sort of motorised 2 wheeler

The FS1E was the equivalent of today's Aprilia RS50, a full-on sports moped that looked like a shrunken version of a proper bike of the time. Scooters then, as they are now, were complete rubbish.

I'm sorry, but every single scooter rider under the age of 25 that I see round here and on my travels in London has the riding skill of a pregnant hippo on LSD. When they come into the bike shop I work at they mostly appear to have the communication and bike maintenance skills of Neanderthal man. If this means I'll tar all scooter riders with the same brush, then so be it.

At least the young lady who started this thread is on the right track by preparing an SV for when she turns 17 - well done to her.

Originally Posted by Warthog

45 years old and still feel the need to boast?

It wasn't a boast, I was simply disassosciating myself from the reckless, brainless and ignorant idiots I see on Speedfights and Typhoons around here.

Welcome

Wilkommen

Originally Posted by rictus01

the coke's on me.

Can I come too?! And yes, I'm talking about the drink!

[anna]

hiya and welcome to the .org

Look forward to seeing you down at Frith Street soon