Post by lordverminaard on Nov 3, 2016 13:31:36 GMT -5
Hi all, so glad I found this forum. I started down the path of Motorcycling about three years ago, love it- however my daily rider Ducati is really not great for city rush hour traffic to and from work every day, (which is only 3 miles away from home) and with a 2 year old son I don't have a lot of time on the weekends to gallivant on my bike and go for long rides. A work friend of mine, (who got me interested in Motorcycles in the first place) also got a 2T Zuma, and let me have a go on it, and from the first trip around the block, I was hooked. At normal city traffic speed, I am not sure there is anything else more fun to ride and I think it would be perfect for me to commute with. My Wife is also interested in getting a scooter so it looks like I will have a couple more 2-wheeled vehicles in my garage soon.
I don't have a scooter yet, the market in Columbus is crazy and people want way too much for old pieces of junk. I looked at an 86 Aero 50 2T and had $500 in my pocket but the guy wouldn't take anything less than $650, but he did let me ride it around for about 15 minutes. I also found a 97 Jog that is a ways away but the seller has not responded yet. I am pretty set on a 2T, as another work friend got a PCC Juliet 150 (GY6) and I had a spin on that but it felt like a dog compared to that Zuma and even that Aero. I like retro-styled scooters but usually "retro" also means "markup". The Jog is ugly as homemade sin but that kinda adds to the appeal of it, lol.
I have been doing a lot of reading on here and some of the builds are amazing. I hope to learn more and have my own project scoot (or two!) soon.
Thanks,
Brendan
I don't have a scooter yet, the market in Columbus is crazy and people want way too much for old pieces of junk. I looked at an 86 Aero 50 2T and had $500 in my pocket but the guy wouldn't take anything less than $650, but he did let me ride it around for about 15 minutes. I also found a 97 Jog that is a ways away but the seller has not responded yet. I am pretty set on a 2T, as another work friend got a PCC Juliet 150 (GY6) and I had a spin on that but it felt like a dog compared to that Zuma and even that Aero. I like retro-styled scooters but usually "retro" also means "markup". The Jog is ugly as homemade sin but that kinda adds to the appeal of it, lol.
I have been doing a lot of reading on here and some of the builds are amazing. I hope to learn more and have my own project scoot (or two!) soon.
Thanks,
Brendan
BUT! Someone posted up a Sundiro Akita and after a bit of Googling, decided to pull the trigger. It was owned by a 90 year old man who died recently, he rode it up until about July but it started getting hard to start. I checked it out, looks pretty good, has compression so it's probably something simple. Best part, $120 and it's mine! Once I bring it home I will take some pictures and start a project thread. From what I have read, some of these Sundiro scooters actually have a 90cc Minarelli case but smaller crank and jug to make a 50cc, but swapping in the 90cc crank wouldn't require any machining. I am excited to tear it apart and see what I find.