My Bright Shiny New Toy

[BikerGoddess]

Picked up my new Aprilia Scarabeo 200 from Scuderia on Saturday! Went on an awesome first ride with Desmoquattro and Michael Moore.

[desmoquattro]

BikerGoddess and her new toy:


Pt Reyes Station:


Yes, I was there too:


It's a very cool ride. Freeway-legal speed, very good brakes (they're linked), and lots of storage. The water-cooled DOHC 4-valve motor is great at speed. We added some bar-end weights (grazie, Sig. Moore) this weekend, and we'll be mounting the Givi box as soon as we can procure the proper brackets.

[somegirl]

Sweet, congrats!!!!

[sally101]

Very nice!

I like the scooter too! 

[Vindingo]

nice lookin bike! 

[Spidey]

Eez red.  Eez purty.  Eez eye-talyun.  You're gettin' there.   

Congrats.   [moto]

[Jaman]

next up we wanna seevideo of MrMoore teaching you the fine art of scooter burnouts!

Congrats!! 

[desmoquattro]

next up we wanna seevideo of MrMoore teaching you the fine art of scooter burnouts!

Congrats!! 

It's a bit hard to do with the linked brakes. I keep talking about putting a 2x4 in the front spokes, but for some reason BikerGoddess keeps vetoing that idea

[Desmostro]

w00t!   

I heard about the new cornering capabilities... nice.

[ducati_tim]

I really like the Scarabeo. The bigger tires don't look as cool, but they feel better to me on the road than the Vespa's do. I think you have one of the almost perfect SF machines (the perfect SF machine being my Monster) 

Congratulations on the new ride!

[Cynic]

Congrats on the new wheels!!

[Alexandre]

Scarabeos are cool, welcome to the club 

I have a 50cc 2T

[smducman]

Nice red bike congrat ! 

[BikerGoddess]

Yes, the new ride is very cool, but I wasn't, due to the Scarabeo's aerodynamics (blocked the wind too well). Very smooth on the highway and on bumpy city streets. I caught DQ digging a ride on it while I was working at the D Store on Sunday. The big wheels made me feel a lot more confident when cornering. I've yet to work off the chicken strips. Of course, I couldn't keep up with DQ and MM in the twisties!

[desmoquattro]

Yes, the new ride is very cool, but I wasn't, due to the Scarabeo's aerodynamics (blocked the wind too well). Very smooth on the highway and on bumpy city streets. I caught DQ digging a ride on it while I was working at the D Store on Sunday. The big wheels made me feel a lot more confident when cornering. I've yet to work off the chicken strips. Of course, I couldn't keep up with DQ and MM in the twisties!

I offer a chicken strip removal service...