Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters

["Margaret Jeffcoat" <margaret01@excelonline.com>]

Link is www.mcnews.com  and it looks like a very good publication. Thanks
for the heads up on this as I'm looking for a motorcycle myself and this
will be a big help. Wanting the BMW 1150, but $$$$$$$$$, hoping to find one
used as a starter.
Cheers Wilber
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters


> Bob,
>
> You have already gotten a lot of advice, most of which falls in the
category
> that you must be suicidal to consider motorized two-wheel transportation.
Some
> of it has been more useful and I agree with those who said that a proper
> motorcycle handles better and is basically safer than a scooter. If you do
> decide for a scooter, then definitiely go for one of the models with
relatively
> large wheels, but if I were you I would take a hard look at a small
motorcycle,
> in the 125cc or 250cc class. It will have plenty enough power for the kind
of
> riding you describe and will be much better handling and safety-wise than
a
> Vespa. Any of the major Japanese brands would be fine.
>
> Regardless of what you decide, I urge you to take one of the Motorcycle
Safety
> Foundation rider courses. Also consider getting a subscription to
Motorcycle
> Consumer News (www.mcn.com) which is totally unlike any of the other
motorcycle
> mags in that it carries no advertising, is therefore totally objective,
and has
> a wealth of useful articles focusing on safety, riding techniques,
insurance,
> repair costs and other real-world issues. No half-naked blondes sprawled
on
> Harleys in that magazine.
>
> Finally the issue of risk. No doubt riding a scooter or motorcycle is more
> dangerous than driving a car. But it is equally true that you can do a lot
to
> reduce the risks by getting appropriate training, riding defensively,
riding
> sober, wearing high-visibility apparel, wearing proper riding gear etc. I
> always enjoy the sight of a pretty girl in a short skirt riding her Vespa
in
> Italy or Spain, but I also shudder to think of what would happen to those
> pretty legs in even a minor spill. Likewise, I always wonder about whether
the
> owners of the bikes I see parked outside our local lakeside bar on a nice
> summer evening are inside drinking coffee or Coca-Cola...I don't think so,
> unfortunately. A very high proportion of motorcycle fatalities involves
alcohol
> or drugs, much higher than in the case of car fatalities. The point is
that to
> a large extent, you can influence how dangerous riding really is.
>
> Feel free to ask any questions off-list.
>
> Kind regards,
> Nathan
>
> BOB KRAMER wrote:
>
> > Please pardon the off topic question here but I would appreciate some
> > advice, particularly from you Europeans.  Growing weary of my 15 year
old
> > car, and not being able to afford a new one, I am considering a motor
> > scooter.  Would work great for zipping around the neighborhood, and even
to
> > work in nice weather.
>
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
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