Finally got a Buddy!

squidsie · Post by **squidsie** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:42 am

I am so proud to announce that today I bought a Pamplona International Buddy! After a year of looking and longing for a scooter, I finally found the one! The Pamplona is such a beautiful color! Much more beautiful than I could have ever imagined! The scooter is in mint condition and I couldn't have found such a wonderful scoot! The seller was so nice, too!

Once I got her home I rode around the parking lot behind my building for a long time. As I became more comfortable, I decided to venture out so I went a few blocks down and back. I eventually went to our local grocery store to pick up a couple of items!

It was such an amazing feeling to be on the Buddy! Exactly what I thought and expected I would feel like! Though it was a little scary, I knew it was the right choice for me!

Tomorrow I have a DMV appointment to get my permit and I cannot wait! I am so happy that this has all finally happened! I am looking forward to many more adventures!

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:06 am

Congrats!

I see you have that big silly Buddy grin that we all wear.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:53 am

Nice scooter!

You could at least look happy about it!

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:01 pm

Congratulations on your new ride. Be safe, have fun ...... and take the MSF course

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Pflower001 · Post by **Pflower001** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:02 pm

Woohooo!

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:46 pm

Very nice.

Welcome to the wacky world of MB and scootering.

gbjbany · Post by **gbjbany** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:07 pm

Glad your enjoying it - We did

- Im going to keep coming back to this forum even though i dont have a buddy any longer, cos there are many insightful and helpful people here.

btw - when you are up to it - visit this site for a local scooter group
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Bas ... 8386187365

iMoses · Post by **iMoses** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:32 pm

Histogram!

Demo_Nic · Post by **Demo_Nic** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:20 pm

Grats Squidsie. Looks like you did the exact same thing I did!

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:29 am

Sweet scooter!! Good to see pics of new rides. Can't find a happier person than one with a new bike

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:06 am

ride it like you stole it

fossel · Post by **fossel** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:34 am

I have over 5000 miles now,and its still as fun as the first day I got it! Have a blast!!!!!!

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:47 am

Nice!
Welcome!
Those are some nice bright bulbs in the deadlights. Any idea which ones the original owner put in?

gbjbany · Post by **gbjbany** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:43 pm

Tocsik wrote:Nice!
Those are some nice bright bulbs in the deadlights. Any idea which ones the original owner put in?

The deadlights are the originals - i was the Original Owner

squidsie · Post by **squidsie** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:22 pm

gbjbany wrote:
Tocsik wrote:Nice!
Those are some nice bright bulbs in the deadlights. Any idea which ones the original owner put in?
The deadlights are the originals - i was the Original Owner

Thanks for chiming in!

And to everyone else, thanks for the congrats

i still can't believe it!

scudder · Post by **scudder** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:27 pm

Great pic! Enjoy your scoot!

OklaforniaGirl · Post by **OklaforniaGirl** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:50 am

I picked up my 2009 Buddy 125 from a young man in Edmond, OK who bought it brand new and only put about 1500 km on it. I'm taking the MSF course in a couple of weeks, but I've already been out and about a bit on mine. I wish I had been more careful early on, though, because I ended up making a stupid move (I tried to make a turn at the last second, hitting my brakes mid-turn) that caused me to end up in the hospital for a couple of days. Lesson learned. I'm still happy I got it, and I won't make that mistake again. Here it is...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/84047874@N03/7695674244/" title="buddy.7.29.12 by BrittanyOKC, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7695 ... c1a5f8.jpg" width="500" height="428" alt="buddy.7.29.12"></a>

squidsie · Post by **squidsie** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:01 am

@OklaforniaGirl: I'm sorry to hear about your visit to the hospital. That is very scary. Braking and turning are the scariest parts for me. I am just taking it slow. Your Buddy looks nice

ThreeSheets · Post by **ThreeSheets** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:24 pm

congrats!!!

OklaforniaGirl · Post by **OklaforniaGirl** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:40 pm

squidsie wrote:@OklaforniaGirl: I'm sorry to hear about your visit to the hospital. That is very scary. Braking and turning are the scariest parts for me. I am just taking it slow. Your Buddy looks nice

Thanks! Luckily, I wasn't actually hurt too bad and I'm back out and about. I love the look of the Pamplona you got! Beautiful scooter!

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:35 pm

OklaforniaGirl wrote:I picked up my 2009 Buddy 125 from a young man in Edmond, OK who bought it brand new and only put about 1500 km on it. I'm taking the MSF course in a couple of weeks, but I've already been out and about a bit on mine. I wish I had been more careful early on, though, because I ended up making a stupid move (I tried to make a turn at the last second, hitting my brakes mid-turn) that caused me to end up in the hospital for a couple of days. Lesson learned. I'm still happy I got it, and I won't make that mistake again. Here it is...

Nice pic! Sorry to hear about your crash, but glad you're okay and still riding!

If you don't mind, could you post about your experience to our crash reports thread? It's VERY helpful for new riders (and old ones, too). Thanks!
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