Who are you in real life?

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:35 am

Since this is still a relatively small board, I figure we may as well put names with faces...

Anonymity be damned!

This is me and my fiance. (She's the pretty one.)

mlee10018 · Post by **mlee10018** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:50 am

congrats..
how do you upload an image?
and do we know your name?

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:32 am

Since I'm typically the one holding the camera, pictures of me aren't too common (you can thank me later!)

Or, perhaps I'm just not willing to give up my anonymity

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:29 pm

mlee10018 wrote:congrats..
how do you upload an image?
and do we know your name?

Thanks. I uploaded mine to server space that Kent State is still kind enough to provide for me, but whomever hosts Modern Buddy seems to be generous -- more so than most other sites -- and lets you upload files: Click on Browse underneath the message window and attach whatever file you like -- just make sure it fits withing the 'Allowed Extensions and Sizes' requirements that are down there too.

I posted it in another thread, but I suppose it's been a little while... My name is Chris.

Ha! What'd you do, V-C? And where are you in that picture? It looks like you're a bit away from the Bay Area.

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:03 pm

AxeYrCat wrote: Ha! What'd you do, V-C? And where are you in that picture? It looks like you're a bit away from the Bay Area.

I am a biochemist working at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (say that three times fast!).

The picture above was taken on La Gloria Rd, which is near Hollister, CA- about 1.5hrs south of the BA. For those with an interest in such things, the full story of that ride is here. Around here there is a wide variety of terrain within a relatively short trip!

(yet another) Chris

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:19 pm

That looks like a killer ride, Chris.

What kind of KTM is that? I like it.

jess · Post by **jess** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:29 pm

vitaminC wrote:

Let me guess: You hang out on advrider when you're not here, right?

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:01 am

jess wrote:Let me guess: You hang out on advrider when you're not here, right?

Actually, I spend way more time at Sport-touring.net than advirder. The latter is a great inspiration and has great photos, but the board is a bit much for me. I've done many rides with S-T.net folks, and they're a great bunch.

AxeYrCat, the bike is a 2002 KTM 640 Adventure. I just sold it to buy a scooter

Yes, I am fickle and change my mind a lot, though I like to think it's just because I haven't yet found "the one."

Scootin_in_MS · Post by **Scootin_in_MS** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:21 pm

I'm a grad student at the University of Southern Mississippi, and my husband, Adam, is the Tournament Director for the Gulf States Section of the PGA. This is us on our wedding day in December 2004. We don't have any newer pictures.

Jody

FormerStella · Post by **FormerStella** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:44 pm

Hi! My name is Jenny, and as the screen name implies, I once owned a Stella. I am a complete wimp, and now drive a Buddy, thankfully without the clutch. Anyway, I'm married to Steve and have two kids. David is 6 and Sydney is 5. I'd love to post a photo, but the file I have is too big and I'm not sure how to "shrink" it.

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:00 pm

If anyone else is having that issue, send me your image, and I'll be happy to resize and post it for ya.

cplasket *at* kent *dot* edu.

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:45 pm

here we are...I have the cream, he has the black. we do not dress like this on the Buddy

jess · Post by **jess** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:54 pm

vitaminC wrote:Actually, I spend way more time at Sport-touring.net than advirder.

Ah. It looked like a classic advrider pose.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:11 pm

This would be me...at the "Something for Nothing" rally last September from Flagstaff, AZ to the top of Mingus Mountain for camping and partying (some 60 miles or so) and back the next day.

--Keys

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:31 pm

FormerStella wrote:Hi! My name is Jenny

And this is Jenny.

golfingirl · Post by **golfingirl** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:28 am

Alright. This is me, Laura (aka Golfingirl) and my husband, Dale.

The Orange Buddy is mine, but there may be a Creme Buddy in our near future so Dale can keep up with me.

freehope · Post by **freehope** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:44 am

Here's a picture of me happily drunk in Ireland this past April.
Yah Beer!

-freehope aka cathy

angieyou3 · Post by **angieyou3** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:38 pm

This is me as Mrs Potato Head this past halloween

Gotta keep *something* slightly secret

golfingirl · Post by **golfingirl** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:35 pm

Love the potato head costume. So, is the secret the fact that you are half baked?

angieyou3 · Post by **angieyou3** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:36 pm

hahahaha

and this is why my friends say that my scooter matches my personality

big calm · Post by **big calm** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:04 pm

Here I is. I'm an artists representative for Warner Brothers Records in Dallas Texas.

Let's hope T.O. doesn't implode this year. Either way I'm still not canceling my season tickets

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:00 pm

Here I am in real life, cant wait to change.

I wear a costume as well, but I gotta.

edit: photo removed for IP

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:53 pm

What happens when you push the big red EMO button? Do you get depressed?

Seriously... What the heck is goin' on there? What do you do?

seth xyl · Post by **seth xyl** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:33 pm

I'm gonna write about what you can't see in this photo. It's a typical Wednesday night ride with the Ten Year Lates scooter club of Cincinnati. We have a lot of different bikes in the club; among the riders that night were an additional two buddy's, a 27 horse power vespa p (with some modifications,

in fact, I believe he was breaking his kickstart lever off as this photo was taken), several other vintage vespa's and labretta's, some stella's, and a 'small' yamaha v-star who showed up cause we have so much fun. XYL's rock!

On another note...
What the heck *is* emo anyway? (more info here)

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:44 pm

Hey, your Buddy only has ONE mirror? What's going on there?!

jaded · Post by **jaded** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:23 am

seth xyl wrote:
On another note...
What the heck *is* emo anyway?

See also,

http://hopeisemo.com/

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:18 am

That does it!

Iâ€™m gonna push that dam EMO button just to see what it does, been struggling with it for some time now but Iâ€™m beginning to feel the freedom.

baptisto · Post by **baptisto** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:07 am

Blackeyes24 · Post by **Blackeyes24** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:10 am

This is me!

britboy · Post by **britboy** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:47 pm

to blackeyes24
you are gorgeous.......i'll bet you have a boyfriend though......
rich in jacksonville beach.....................................................
buddt 125 (cream)

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:18 am

Small forum, yes, but these will still be here when it's a big one. The premier Buddy forum, no less.

Eric. Art director/graphic artist and sometime illustrator/animator, but most of my work is for Filter magazine. The Buddy will be my wife's and though she's prettier than I am, I'll wait 'til she gets it in a couple weeks before posting her pic. I will not let the Buddy's pinkness deter me from taking it out on some "test" rides to compare it to my LX150. Zoom.

Motorsport Scooters · Post by **Motorsport Scooters** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:54 pm

I'm the sales manager at Motorsport Scooters. We mostly do Vespa parts and Kymco sales, but we just picked up the Genuine line and I'm here to learn and help. Here's me on a couple of my bikes. I know they are Vespas, but I don't own a buddy... yet. To see my smilin' face, you will have to come visit our shop.

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:38 am

Must know more about the Vespa cutdown!!

Motorsport Scooters · Post by **Motorsport Scooters** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:43 am

Friend made the Drop Bars.
Malossi 210
Longstroke crank
SIP pipe
28mm Mikuni
rotary
torque for days due to the longstroke and the 28 carb instead of a 30
sweet powerband from the malossi and pipe.
Most reliably fast motor I have been on with a Vespa.

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:36 pm

That thing is a frickin' monster! I love it.

Motorsport Scooters · Post by **Motorsport Scooters** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:53 pm

Thanks! It was unfortunately crashed, but I have a new frame and fork for it, and it should be going back together shortly. The motor and the bars are still fine ,and those are my favorite parts. It was assembled from free parts aside from the performance items, the drop bars, and the tires.

rablack · Post by **rablack** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:26 pm

In real life I'm an attorney in Houston, Texas. I also do music http://www.traveler-music.com

This is definitely a cool site - looking forward to sharing the (new to me) scooter experience with you.

Blackeyes24 · Post by **Blackeyes24** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:22 am

britboy wrote:to blackeyes24
you are gorgeous.......i'll bet you have a boyfriend though......
rich in jacksonville beach.....................................................
buddt 125 (cream)

Thank you for the complement Britboy. No boyfriend at the moment but I'm not sure if I'm looking for one or not.

Icelander · Post by **Icelander** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:01 pm

Me and the wife on our honeymoon.

I'm a web developer. It's not as much fun as it sounds.

toga28 · Post by **toga28** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:49 am

I'm on the right, in the fantastically ugly sweater. 40% virgin mohair, I kid you not.

Incidentally, the other guy is my friend Joe, who recently purchased a Yamaha Vino 125. Looks nice, but I'm definitely glad I got a Buddy.

mlee10018 · Post by **mlee10018** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:23 am

I am the ride...

NarMeowZippy · Post by **NarMeowZippy** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:12 am

Okay, here's me on my new Buddy. I'm way excited!

dru_ · Post by **dru_** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:10 pm

Ok, so I guess I'll chime in, despite not having my Buddy yet (and since I may elect to go Blur instead...)

Anyways, I'm Andy or Dru, I'm a independent software developer. 4 days a week I code for Satori & Associates, a family business I'm part owner of. 1 day a week, I code for Stardock Systems (makers of WindowBlinds) and when I'm not working on one of those projects, I'm the owner of Druware Software Designs as well as a developer behind a couple of Open Source Projects like PostgreSQL for Mac.

So, yes, I'm a geek, but I'm also a dad, a husband, and recently a scooter owner, shopping for my second one.

How I ended up carrying the baby through the Chattanooga Aquarium I never figured out.

This one is alllllll my fault though. I lover Roller Coasters, so I drug the whole family on a road trip to Cedar Point.

It looked like a good place for a snooze..

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:01 pm

I'm a huge fan of CP.

How far of a trek is it for you, Andy/Dru?

It's about 4.5 hours from here (by car).

smorris · Post by **smorris** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:35 pm

Here's me, hiding behind the lens...

(Pssst! I've got a photo of Jess!

)

dru_ · Post by **dru_** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:00 pm

It's 14 hours from here

. We actually did a 4 park in 10 day trek, since I love CP for the coasters, and KI for the rides & park layout.

Started the trip with a 5 hour trek to Nashville to pick up my nieces, then ran another 3 hours up to L'ville, did KY Kingdom the next day, the a day of travel up to CP, a day in the park, then a day of travel back to KI, 2 days there (hit the water park too), then a day of travel back to Nashville, to drop off the nieces, and a half day home, then we ran out to Six Flags over Georgia for a day of light rides and redneck fun.

Turned out to be a great trip.

I've been going to KI for 20+ years, I've got family in L'ville, and that's a couple of hours up the road. I hadn't been to CP since the year Magnum opened, so I was due for a return trip. It was fun though, we got to ride the 3 of the top 10 steel coasters, and the top 2 wooden coasters in the world all in one week. Top Thrill is a hoot though. that thing could be 600 feet tall and it's still not high enough for you to get over the 'oh my god of that catapult' quick enough to worry about the how high am I

.

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:07 pm

Rock on! The fiance and I are park junkies as well... KI is just 20 minutes away, and we've taken advantage of that at pretty much every opportunity.

We have a pretty steady history of hitting up CP for a few days every year, but it looks like we may not make it this time.

lou76 · Post by **lou76** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:16 pm

i caught the bug in szarvas, hungary...
i baby sit newly sober addicted adults...

bmorebuddy · Post by **bmorebuddy** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:01 pm

me at work, ill get one of me and my buddy

hangukhurley · Post by **hangukhurley** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:51 am

Hi,

I'm new to this message board. I'm hangukhurley and I live in the Twin Cities (MN). This message board has been a very good resource since I just got my (pink) Buddy 125 on Saturday. I used to have:

2003 Geely (my first scoot)
2005 Tomos Streetmate
1986 Honda Elite 80 (I took my MSF course on this earlier this summer)
2006 Vino (which I inherited from my husband, who inherited it back!)
and now
2006 Buddy 125

Modern Buddy

Who are you in real life?

Who are you in real life?

Freehope --> Cathy

Here I am in real life, cant wait to change.

I'm gonna push it

i am baptisto

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