Walking along I saw this scooter and had to take a look. I had never seen one like this before. Anyone know what it is? Can you say close as it gets to moto gp scooter?? Pretty dang funky but fun looking.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ducati8v/FunkyScooter?authkey=Gv1sRgCP7Kj43O9JmpaA#

yeah i see it on my way home after work and have always wanted to take a closer look....neat stuff.  thanks for getting some closer shots of it.

I did a little research and it's a Honda Ruckus. Seems that they can be a lot of fun from the looks of it...cheap too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-oWAp85W4

And for the equivalent of a track day ...this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A-1wOHCT3U

I know my Aprilia Scarabeo 50 will hit 47 with ME on it and I haven't tuned it for performance yet. I see on the Aprilia forums for scooters that they can be pumped up to a 70cc with a big bore and hit 80 no prob. These Ruckus' are cool though because they can go off road. I did look at these a couple of weeks ago in the showroom. They are close to $2800 + ttl. Way cheaper than a new bike in these tough economic times. Then again you would have to spend some geetus on the Ruckus to make it look and run like the one pictured below. Eh, I suppose it's a wash. 

Yeah, we saw one of these going down Hulen and over to Alta Mesa last Sunday. They've got some pep.  [moto]

The dude riding it was wearing full gear and a full-faced helmet. 

Yup, That is a Honda Ruckus. My best friend's brother has one tweeked out like that too. It's pretty cool.

still want this to ride with full leathers!!!

http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=23

or

http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=26

how funny would that be!!!

You can see a bunch of Honda Ruckus at the Dub on Sundays, along with a lot of other scooters and motos

Quote from: calscrazy on March 07, 2009, 04:17:31 PM
still want this to ride with full leathers!!!

http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=23

or

http://www.malaguti.com/modelli/view.php?mdl_pk=26

how funny would that be!!!

OK, all you guys who have been making fun of scooters.... ....I too was among your sarcastic group once. That is until I got my family one. Since my surgeries I have been riding around all over town on my wicked 50cc Aprilia...in leathers and a helmet! HA!    You may laugh now but they are like Chihuahuas, they might be small but carry an angry bite at the same time. Hail to the chihuahua.  Werd!

not making fun of scooters just think it would be funny to see aguy in full leathers on one with those paint schemes.

I vaguely remember riding a friend's scooter when I was in college; weirdest thing ever (the scooter, not the college).  It had two gears; Slow and Somewhat Slower.  So to change gears, you simply turned the left hand grip forward or backwards.

Or maybe it was the right grip?

Don't know/Don't care just glad I was a bit rubbery at the time 

two things you don't want your friends to see you ride, a scoot and...................... 

actually I wouldn't mind one for track day.    that three wheeler of Mark's kept laping us in the novice group. 

Quote from: muskrat on March 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
two things you don't want your friends to see you ride, a scoot and...................... 

actually I wouldn't mind one for track day.    that three wheeler of Mark's kept laping us in the novice group. 

I was in the novice group and didn't get passed by Mark on the MP3   

Quote from: bryant8 on March 11, 2009, 10:24:50 AM
I was in the novice group and didn't get passed by Mark on the MP3   

when I said US I was being inclusive (you know PC and all  ). He only passed me once on my first session, ok twice but as the day wore he did it NO MORE! 
you're next! 

Quote from: muskrat on March 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
two things you don't want your friends to see you ride, a scoot and...................... 

I thought that was supposed to read...

"Fat chicks are like scooters... they're fun to ride til your friends find out"