On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 11:47, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Curious: how and where is that 50 cc scooter an advantage over a nice bike? > Seriously, because I have thought of a scooter for some time.
I'll answer on list, just in case anybody read Patrick's inquiry and is burning with curiosity, but please direct any further comments about motor vehicles off-list, as they are off-topic. I prefer riding bicycles to riding the scooter, but I try to ride the scooter at least once every couple of weeks because it does not like to sit too long without the engine being started. The key advantage to the scooter is that I can go 10 or 20 miles on it without showing up someplace all unpresentably sweaty. I find it pretty uncomfortable if I have to spend an hour on it, though. The other advantage to owning a scooter, as opposed to owning no motor vehicle at all, is that employers and similar people perceive you as a freak if you own no motor vehicle, and doubt your ability to carry out your job if it requires you to travel; owning a motorbike mitigates that perception. But I can't say I would miss it much if it were gone. Working at a construction trailer 16 miles from home four days a week until mid-May of this year, I rode the scooter to work only once, and rode bicycles every other day. James Black Los Angeles, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
