2011 Yamaha TMAX XP500A Maxi-Scoot

[90GTVert]

Way off-topic, but the guy I mentioned with one of the fastest Vipers. Bad info on my part. He had THE quickest Viper in the world for around 10 years and the fastest as well for a bit; breaking into 6 second quarter miles and doing over 240MPH in the standing 1/2 mile. Vid below is his him and his son.

He's got an XMAX 300 that I really want to race with T2, but after seeing that I'm afraid I'll start a whole thing and it's gonna wind up turbo with 100HP if a 94cc leaves him and next thing you know the whole group is broken down because they want race scoots. LOL It may already be modified for all I know and prob quick enough with a few parts to beat me, but I really wanna try it. Just have to be motivated enough to drive over an hour each way to meet up with the group on a night that they go out drag racing. They always seem to be out real late and I've been too tired and lazy to do it so far, because I hear trying to get the big group all together often involves hours of waiting around for everyone to show and be ready to ride.

youtu.be/tAh2yxda6_4?si=CUpFN1rCnB_g1vYi

I could say I beat the guy with the quickest/fastest Viper in the world and a guy in the top 10 quickest Civics on my scooter. Not lying... just maybe not telling the entire story. LOL

[Timmer]

Viper limited edition? Must be a limited edition ACR.

And i hear you, i’ve been playing with VW’s ever since i was 18 (driving age in Europe), and only this year bought me a (restoration) scooter project. It should be cheaper, but we’ll see in the long run if that’s true

edit: ooooh, it’s a modified viper, could be anything then ;D

[aeroxbud]

That viper is seriously modified. That's had a ton of money out into it.

[90GTVert]

I spent a lot of time on/around the scoot today. Basically 10AM to 10PM, out with people from a group from the Dover area.




I rode with the family that I've mentioned here before a good chunk of the way there, then we picked up a couple more and rode some really nice roads. They stopped at a Puerto Rican food truck and one of the group was suddenly lethargic and sweating, not responding well, and sitting on the ground leaning against his scooter. Luckily one rider was a medic in the military and another is a retired police officer and all of us helped as we could till he was back on his feet and feeling better after some sugar sodas and empanadas. 





It's a blur of stopping and waiting for different people and some having to split off this way and then come back and so on, but I wound up riding with quite a lot of different people today. Everybody seemed to dig the TMAX aside from my friends with two-strokes that thought I should be on one of those. I'm ~60 miles from Dover and knew I'd be out a long time. I can trust this thing and it was really nice today so it was a day to ride, not to put a scoot in a truck. Halloween day here was 80 for a high and even when I got home after 10PM it was 68F. Couldn't ask for a nicer day.

I was handing out stickers to each new person that I met. One guy said he heard me talking and stopped trying to place the voice, then realized that it was the guy he's watched for some help on YouTube. Another said he liked the forum and we have a really smart group here. A motorcycle mechanic said that my stuff is very good and in depth. Always cool to meet scoot folks and find out that I and/or this community have had a positive impact.

[oldgeek]

Looks like you had a great day of riding and friendship, nice scoots as well!

[90GTVert]

Nov 1, 2024 4:05:58 GMT -5 oldgeek said:

Looks like you had a great day of riding and friendship, nice scoots as well!

A lot of 150-ish scoots there, but a little of everything. Having not spent much time on nearer to stock scoots for a while, it was pretty entertaining watching the full tuck top speed races at ~40MPH at one point and smack talk surrounding. LOL

[90GTVert]

I might be in a Christmas parade... maybe 2... with the Wild Hawgs. I went to Five Below and Dollar Tree today and spent about $20, plus $17 on some battery powered Christmas lights on Amazon.




I'd like to mount the 4ft tall tree on the rack of the TMAX. I wanted to go for a 6ft but I thought that was pushing it. LOL Current thought is to figure out how to make a piece of pipe attach to the rack on the TMAX so the pole in the tree can be secured that way instead of trying to tie it down with it's plastic feet that are not substantial enough. Lights on the tree. Maybe the necklace with light up bells on the front mirrors. Main issue is how to get there. It's 45min-1hr away. Not sure if maybe the tree will take it if I just leave it bagged and open it up when I get there to shape and decorate it. Other option is to carry it up strapped to the scoot in the bag and one of the guys said he'll be tinkering in the shop so I can come over and set it up there because he's very close to the parade start for the first one.

If anyone has an idea for securing a Santa hat to a helmet without damaging the helmet or leaving tons of residue to clean off, please share. I'm not sure what's gonna stick to both fabric and a helmet well without being a strong adhesive. That will probably be something I have to do only for the parade as well, not regular riding. Also considered an elf helmet cover, but that's $40 and I don't have lots of cash to spend on this. I could wear the elf cover all over the place though so it's still tempting.

I've got some time. First parade is Dec 7 in Camden/Wyoming, DE and the next is Dec 20 in Felton, DE. If all else fails, I can wrap the frame of T2 in lights and take it in the truck. Kinda hate to do that though because I don't need to get the group ejected from a parade and T2 is hard to ride like a normal civilized person. I may not make it if it happens to be really cold. All riding will be at night through the country to get to/from parades so freezing and waiting for deer to run out isn't a blast.

I'm so not a people person, but I'm attempting to push myself to take opportunities for experiences like this. I seem to do better socializing when scoots are involved because they're my whole life so I feel more comfortable around other scooter people. Plus, this group might just F around and make scooters a thing again if they keep it up.

[oldgeek]

Nov 22, 2024 19:10:11 GMT -5 90GTVert said:

.........I'm so not a people person, but I'm attempting to push myself to take opportunities for experiences like this. I seem to do better socializing when scoots are involved because they're my whole life so I feel more comfortable around other scooter people. Plus, this group might just F around and make scooters a thing again if they keep it up.

Great to see you pushing limits for something other than scooters!

I think you are more of a frosty the snowman than a Santa.

[90GTVert]

Nov 22, 2024 20:14:14 GMT -5 oldgeek said:

I think you are more of a frosty the snowman than a Santa.

Maybe... but the Santa hat was only $1.25. 😆