New member here, help me lose my V card!

Scotty Blackjack · Post by **Scotty Blackjack** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:53 pm

Hello all!

I'm the proud owner of a gently used Buddy Blackjack as of late March, and I'm finally loving life with it! I would love to ride with/meet some of the gang on this site, so I signed up today, and here I am taking the plunge...lol...

I have been quite the absorber of information on this subject of late, so if any of you have any tips and/or tricks, color me interested.

Lookin' forward to hours/days/weeks of fun!

goldscott · Post by **goldscott** » Mon May 16, 2011 9:42 pm

Awesome! Congrats on the new Buddy.

I'm in the Logan Square neighborhood, and I do all my own wrenching. Edit: so if you ever need help, let me know. There are a fair amount of Chicagoists on here, but I've never met any in real life.

I don't really stay abreast of any group rides in Chicago, but I know Genuine does a cookout and ride every summer, at the dealership on 5400 N Damen.

Scotty Blackjack · Post by **Scotty Blackjack** » Mon May 16, 2011 9:51 pm

NICE!

I would LOVE how to do some of the immediate work on this thing, it's really cool. (Oil Changes, blinker/light mods, etc...) Been to ScooterWorks, love the guys there, but not really hands on trainers at the moment...

Totally want to hit a rally too, big one in June coming up, and the massive one on Labor Day, I'll be there too! Riding partners in my area are few/far between, so I'm anxious to scoot...

Maybe I'll meet you at German American fest on your front doorstep?

zilla86 · Post by **zilla86** » Tue May 17, 2011 2:24 am

Hey Scotty congrats on the new Blackjack

I just picked one up myself the other day.I'm in California but It's cool to meet new peeps with the same scoot.

andylaiphoto · Post by **andylaiphoto** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:31 am

congrats guys, wish I had a BJ!

Scotty Blackjack · Post by **Scotty Blackjack** » Tue May 17, 2011 2:43 pm

The all flat black on flat black look is pretty sweet!

My big problem at the moment is what am I gonna do to mine? Mods? I love the classic look, but the right decals could make it interesting? But I don't want to compromise the beauty that is the original? SUCH DECISIONS!

The only thing I've done so far is remove the Buddy logos, add a Gen-u-bin, and ride the hell out of it...

I just don't know what to do next...

zilla86 · Post by **zilla86** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:27 pm

thats the cool thing about mods,
you can really personalize your scoot to suite your personality and style.

I might add a Genu-bin next but I need to see it in person before buying one.

Post by **jrsjr** » Wed May 18, 2011 3:59 am

Scotty Blackjack wrote:The only thing I've done so far is remove the Buddy logos, add a Gen-u-bin, and ride the hell out of it...

Sounds like a good start to me.

Scotty Blackjack wrote:I just don't know what to do next...

Keep riding it like you stole it! And, most importantly, Welcome to Modern Buddy!