Olympic ride (from the scoot perspective)

amy · Post by **amy** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:22 pm

So, someone in our club found this video from the floor of the stadium today. Unfortunately it is posted on facebook instead of youtube, so you'll have to scroll down the guy's wall to see the video:

https://www.facebook.com/paul.davies.92317121?sk=wall

heyitsomid · Post by **heyitsomid** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:37 pm

I came on last night hoping to see something about that olympic ride. That video was really awesome! What an experience that would have been! I think the guy on the bike sums it up pretty good at one point in the video ha

amy · Post by **amy** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:42 pm

lol totally! I welled up with happy tears that they got to do that! Wow!

Post by **jrsjr** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:46 pm

Brilliant! Thanks for posting the link.

The only thing that could possibly have made it better would have been The Who playing "Get Out and Stay Out" as the scooters were exiting the coliseum.

amy · Post by **amy** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:49 pm

jrsjr wrote:Brilliant! Thanks for posting the link. The only thing that could possibly have made it better would have been The Who playing "Get Out and Stay Out" as the scooters were exiting the coliseum.

Agreed!

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:10 pm

The ride of a lifetime! Wow. Absolutely brilliant! My head is spinning and I wasn't even there!

x 1000!

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:34 pm

Outstanding that he would think of doing it, and even better that he managed to get it done. Very cool.

amy · Post by **amy** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:43 pm

He just posted a YouTube link:
http://youtu.be/R13Q7eCGaPc

EDIT: viewpoint of another rider.

pdxrita · Post by **pdxrita** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:33 am

That is so cool! I'll bet that was an absolute blast with that huge crowd and all of the excitement. Wow!

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:52 am

Now with this having gotten some media attention, betcha' dollars for donuts the general (US) public still thinks scoots are uncool toys. But even so, there will still be a surge in scoot sales.

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:42 pm

Outstanding that he would think of doing it, and even better that he managed to get it done. Very cool.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:50 pm

I watched that video and couldn't help thinking of all those camera flashes going off, and not doing a bit of good.

Jaylinb · Post by **Jaylinb** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:19 pm

I saw that too when it came on live. I was jumping with excitement and texted all my buds to "Get thee to a TV!"

What an epic experience!

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:42 am

Wow. I would have paid some serious bucks to be able to participate in that ride. Awesome!

avonpirate · Post by **avonpirate** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:16 pm

I picked that up off Facebook 2 days ago. I would have luved to be there. I didn't get all t he women running around at the end ...did you?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:23 am

I noticed them too. I guessed they were participants in the show who volunteered to ride with the vitage scoots. Notice how all the girls looked pretty young, and most of the vitage owners, well, didn't?

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:50 am

Syd wrote: Notice how all the girls looked pretty young, and most of the vitage owners, well, didn't?

Just another awesome side effect of riding a scoot, I can barely fight them off!

Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:46 am

Once I ran to you,
now I run from you...

-Tainted Love

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ScootsMcGillicuddy · Post by **ScootsMcGillicuddy** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:01 am

Are non stop chills and teary eyes an appropriate reaction to this?! WOW!! That was fantastic!!

amy · Post by **amy** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:04 pm

Lokky wrote:
Syd wrote: Notice how all the girls looked pretty young, and most of the vitage owners, well, didn't?
Just another awesome side effect of riding a scoot, I can barely fight them off!

I think the girls were part of the show and that's why they hopped off at the end and ran to do something else.

avonpirate · Post by **avonpirate** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:48 pm

oh, perhaps it was a reappearance of the young 'nurses' since it was a 'vintage' expedition.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:55 am

amy wrote:
Lokky wrote:
Syd wrote: Notice how all the girls looked pretty young, and most of the vitage owners, well, didn't?
Just another awesome side effect of riding a scoot, I can barely fight them off!
I think the girls were part of the show and that's why they hopped off at the end and ran to do something else.

Probably paid models. That's how most of those things work: Throw attractive women on the back to cater to a demographic long enough for the camera