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Post by ThomasTPFL on Jan 20, 2020 1:09:28 GMT -5
Is it just me or do scooter folk, at least in the US, not tend to rally nearly as hardcore as moped folk? I seldom see rally discussion in scooter groups, but the social aspect of things seems to be a heavy part of moped culture.
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Post by milly on Jan 22, 2020 4:23:27 GMT -5
I'm in the U.K. but I do see a lot of chat about rally's in the USA and all over the globe on Modern Vespa forum. It does appear a big social/revival thing going on with moped's with pedals at present in the states I got a copy of Moped Magazine and was in communication with one of the originators of the mag she was saying it's getting big in parts of Europe to but over here they seen as collectors item's and not the old junk they are so go on ebay etc for silly bucks so not really that big here.
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Post by ThomasTPFL on Jan 22, 2020 9:31:15 GMT -5
Moped Magazine. Heh. That dude lives in Savannah. He doesn’t like any of the local crews though.
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Post by geoffh on Jan 22, 2020 16:08:28 GMT -5
I'm in the U.K. but I do see a lot of chat about rally's in the USA and all over the globe on Modern Vespa forum. It does appear a big social/revival thing going on with moped's with pedals at present in the states I got a copy of Moped Magazine and was in communication with one of the originators of the mag she was saying it's getting big in parts of Europe to but over here they seen as collectors item's and not the old junk they are so go on ebay etc for silly bucks so not really that big here. I,m not sure about this but a lot "collectors" buy them for the cherished plates they hold ,a cheap old moped needs minimum work to get a daylight mot, then your free to transfer the cherished number to your bentley(cherished number? Read as tags for USA ) Geoff
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Post by iwannascoot on Jan 22, 2020 17:50:04 GMT -5
I went here for two years before they moved it to Barber motorcycle museum in Birmingham. It was fun but lots of there are a lot more Groms than scoots. It is a beautiful location, close to Great Smoky National Park and the Tail of the Dragon. www.facebook.com/events/507121203272380/
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Post by lilpinny on Jan 22, 2020 21:30:06 GMT -5
Anyone who is anyone has been to the MNNTHBX smokey mountain crawl.
It used to be Rucks. Then more Groms. Such is life.
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Post by Happypancake! on Jan 22, 2020 21:37:55 GMT -5
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Post by lilpinny on Jan 22, 2020 21:58:21 GMT -5
"GET a moped" ?!? I can name three things wrong with that blurb.
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Post by aeroxbud on Jan 23, 2020 7:38:11 GMT -5
I have noticed, at least the classic scene in the UK has changed over the last 10 years. There were always massive events like Skegness, and the isle of Wight. But over the last 10 years they have got smaller. I still think the isle is the biggest scooter rally in the world. But now there is much more competition. Nearly every weekend in the summer there is a rally somewhere.
The modern ped scene has died. They don't even do the great North/South runs anymore. Mind you, I think the police had a lot to do with that! Getting 60 mostly teenagers together on modified scooters was never going to end well.
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Post by PDub on Jan 23, 2020 23:28:32 GMT -5
"GET a moped" ?!? I can name three things wrong with that blurb. hmmmm.... 1. GET engine is a 4-stroke, wouldn't be appropriate to install in a moped 2. real mo- peds have pedal s and a GET 2-wheeler would not have any 3. (what's the third?)
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Post by lilpinny on Jan 23, 2020 23:33:32 GMT -5
"GET a moped" ?!? I can name three things wrong with that blurb. hmmmm.... 1. GET engine is a 4-stroke, wouldn't be appropriate to install in a moped 2. real mo- peds have pedal s and a GET 2-wheeler would not have any 3. (what's the third?) #1 right. GET and moped don't work together like that #2 what you said and who would want a moped? #3 the fact that Happypancake!! Said it in the first place. Wrong wrong wrong. All wrong! 🤬
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Post by Happypancake! on Jan 24, 2020 11:39:33 GMT -5
hmmmm.... 1. GET engine is a 4-stroke, wouldn't be appropriate to install in a moped 2. real mo- peds have pedal s and a GET 2-wheeler would not have any 3. (what's the third?) #1 right. GET and moped don't work together like that #2 what you said and who would want a moped? #3 the fact that Happypancake!! Said it in the first place. Wrong wrong wrong. All wrong! 🤬 GET a gy6 ruckus...........
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Post by lilpinny on Jan 25, 2020 21:46:07 GMT -5
...and it'll beat your ass on the quarter mile.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jan 28, 2020 17:45:49 GMT -5
Seems like we need a race more than a rally. That has been done though and is now defunct (NASRA). You can always come to the car shows in OC MD. I'm at every one at least one day when it's not raining and last time 2 others that are on the forum showed up for the first time. We basically drag raced each other from traffic lights for 8 hours and tried to get cars to join in. Smoked any other scoots that we found. Not too much standing around, no food, no drinks... lots of seat time.
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