Riding Stats : How much do you scoot?

[90GTVert]

Tim suggested in another thread that it would be cool to have a riding stats thread, so here it is. What mileage have you racked up on your scoots? How often do ya ride? Just for the heck of it, how many times have you or someone else wrecked each scoot (something fairly serious, not a scratch from bumping a garage door or tipping over in the yard with no harm)?


Scoot : Vento Triton (T1)
Purchase Date : Mid 2006
Mileage : 4,500
Crashes : 1

My first scoot was off the road for a long time after a crash by the time I healed up and then managed to find parts it was probably half a year or more. Then it went off the road again with engine troubles for a long time. It really hasn't had any significant miles since around 2008 I guess.



Scoot : Vento Triton (T2)
Purchase Date : Dec 2008
Mileage : 7,500
Crashes : 1

This one was a real project when I got it, and by the time it was in good reliable form it was mid 2009. I put about 7,000 miles on it from Apr 2009 to Nov 2009. Then it was wrecked and the scoot and I were off the road till spring 2010 basically. The crank went shortly after. Back off the road for a new build.



Scoot : SunL SL50-QT-16
Purchase Date : Jul 2009
Mileage : 4,000
Crashes : 1

I got this one in need of a resto, so it stayed off of the road for a bit after I got it. It also spent a long time off the road for parts or experiments. lol I ended up chopping the frame up into pieces to get my revenge for all this scoot put me through. :devil:



Scoot : Keeway Venus
Purchase Date : Apr 2010
Mileage : 2,000
Crashes : Coming Soon?

Of course this one also immediately underwent mods and it took a short period of time to get it up and running well. Then it went back off the road for a bit for the 90cc swap and all the tuning and tinkering.



Scoot : Roketa Cayman 150 (Belongs to a friend, stays in my garage)
Purchase Date : Mid 2007
Mileage : 1,000 in 1 month by me, 2,500 total
Crashes : None by me, 1 by the owner's GF



I ride a hell of a lot in nice weather. I still ride in nasty weather, but not all that much. Just enough to stay relatively sane. If I'd quit hurting myself and hurting the scoots and trying out different things, I'd probably have a lot more than the measly 19,000 miles in almost 5 years.


So, how much do you ride?

[lshigham]

Scoot : Gilera runner SP50
Purchase Date : Sept 2010
Mileage : 4,500
Crashes : Not yet - sure I will soon

[WT100]

Updated
Keeway Venus - Feb o9 -
1300 miles

Vento Triton Sept o9– Aug 10
3200 miles

Kymco S8-150 Aug 10 -
2900

KZ 650 (Café) Dec 10 -
1,400

Honda Shadow 1100 April 2011 - (one week)
189 miles and crash...

Two crashes. KZ 650 - Less than a mile from picking it up, the front break locked up tight and slammed me to the ground. Case savers actually work...

Honda - squirrel in a corner and a head over heals flip.

[stepthrutuner]

2002 Derbi Atlantis (Piaggio)
Purchased May 12, 2005.
9500 miles (all but 800 by me)
Scooter sat for almost a year awaiting repairs so that's about 1800 mi./yr but last two probably been riding close to 2500/yr.
Longest 1 day ride: about 130 mi.
Furtherest distance traveled from home: about 70 mi.
2 crashes which damaged me and scooter.

[90GTVert]

I like the inclusion of longest trip distance and farthest distance from home.

Longest distance in a day : 200ish miles
Farthest from home : 45 miles

[stepthrutuner]

Feb 22, 2011 19:03:40 GMT -5 90GTVert said:

I like the inclusion of longest trip distance and farthest distance from home.

I like getting the most from my scooter lately. The first three years were mostly about learning about two strokes and tuning and modding. The last three have been more about practical transportation, camping trips and day trips to new places. :riding:

[90GTVert]

I tend to stay nearer to home because I know the roads (I get lost easy, no sense of direction lol). Since I have to stay off of highways and such, I'm not comfortable exploring side roads far from home. Been considering a GPS, just haven't devoted the money to it.

[loosegrit]

VIP 49cc all
#1 11-09 Bought Used 1200 miles die at 8500 miles
#2 5-10 Bought New die at 10,000 miles
#3 1-11 Bought New now at 1,200 miles

Scooter full time. average 1,000 to 1,200 per month.

Longest trips: Las Vegas to Hover Dam 35 miles one way
Las Vegas to State Line ( Prime NV ) 37 miles one way[/im

[WT100]

Longest one day ride 240.
Furthest distance from home 90 miles.

Brent, get that GPS and then go get lost! Turns out it's lots o fun!

[stepthrutuner]

Feb 22, 2011 19:16:48 GMT -5 90GTVert said:

I tend to stay nearer to home because I know the roads (I get lost easy, no sense of direction lol). Since I have to stay off of highways and such, I'm not comfortable exploring side roads far from home. Been considering a GPS, just haven't devoted the money to it.

Something like this would probably help. Have you ever seen one of these? I have no idea how detailed this Atlas is? I have three or four copies of a publication called The Roads of Arkansas. It is a 10x14" atlas of 110 pages of very detailed maps of every pig trail in Arkansas. I usually plan my route out and carry the atlas with me. And like WT100 said getting lost (or at least a little lost) is kinda fun. :stumped:

www.universalmap.com/p-8090-maryland-delaware-state-road-atlas-307992.aspx

[shakerdriver]

I just started getting into scoots last summer and didn't really have one for myself till I bought the Rally so I don't have very many miles yet. I think I may have put about 350 on the Rally but my Velocity is more my size with performance and speed to suit me so it should see a whole lot more miles. I've probably put a couple hundred miles on it so far and I bought it 2-5-11. But as someone else said, with the gas prices on the rise I'll be putting a lot more miles on it.

[90GTVert]

I tried using a map once. Never could figure out where to plug it in.

Seriously though, I've sat here and scrutinized maps of back roads farther from me. I always worry about if I can get gas if I do get lost and all that stuff. Remember also, I ride in the middle of the night more than any other time and I don't know where gas stations may be and if I'll be lucky enough that they leave the pumps on. I worry too much, but then again... do I really wanna call someone at 1AM and tell them I need them to come get me because I'm 60 miles away, out of gas because I got lost, and I have no clue where the nearest gas station is, and I can't really tell them how to find me that easy?

[stepthrutuner]

Whenever I fear running out of gas I take extra gasoline with me. I have both 1 & 2 gallon plastic cans that will fit in my seat bucket. Traveling at night in unfamiliar territory does pose problems though.

[90GTVert]

I've been meaning to pick up one of those aluminum bottles just in case I decided to carry a small amount of fuel for an emergency, just never have. I wish I could fit a big gas can under my seat. I dunno if I ever tried a 1 gal though. Hmmm. I have one in the shed from the old 2T weed whacker too.

[2strokd]

Not enough!!!