Buddy sightings in YOUR area!

Ressikan · Post by **Ressikan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:59 pm

At Santo's on Lorain at about 5:15, an orange buddy, an Italia and one other red and white one I didn't catch the make of. They looked rather tough being all parked together in the corner of the parking lot.

Biker night at Santo's...lol

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:41 am

I keep running into this scooter when playing Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer.

Looks kinda like an old 60's/70's Vespa?

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:14 am

Kinda flat! It looks like a buncha things… without a headlight!

BootScootin'FireFighter · Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:46 pm

DirtyRAT wrote:I keep running into this scooter when playing Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer.

That's sweet! share that on this thread...

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NYCFRog · Post by **NYCFRog** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:55 pm

Today....at 2:20pm - A Red/Cream Italia on Melrose and Larchmont. Male, White Helmet

shuyaku · Post by **shuyaku** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:33 pm

Red stella turning left (south) onto Laurel Canyon from Riverside about 9am this morning

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:23 am

shuyaku wrote:Red stella turning left (south) onto Laurel Canyon from Riverside about 9am this morning

That was me! I spotted you as well—blue Corazzo 5.0, right?

It was only a matter of time.

opposable_thumbs · Post by **opposable_thumbs** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:10 pm

Italia at at the intersection of Colorado and 136th in Thornton by King Soopers today about 12:30 PM (Sat 6/4/11). Yellow shirt and headed south on Colorado.

shuyaku · Post by **shuyaku** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 12:06 am

ericalm wrote:
shuyaku wrote:Red stella turning left (south) onto Laurel Canyon from Riverside about 9am this morning
That was me! I spotted you as well—blue Corazzo 5.0, right?

It was only a matter of time.

Awesome! That was me - that is my normal route to work

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:51 am

One of many in my neighborhood:

Belong to anyone on this forum?

DirtyRAT · Post by **DirtyRAT** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:27 am

peabody99 wrote:
DirtyRAT wrote:Coronado Bridge Plan:

* full riding gear, including knee, hip, leg, ankle, and ass coverage

* full MSF license

* full tank of gas

* some flares in the glove box, with roadside assistance on my Smart-but-so-dumb-phone's speed dial

* a friend in a car four car lengths behind me

* eyes all glued to the weatherunderground.com wind report the morning of my ride

PLAN B:

Get a trailer, tow the darned Stella to Coronado, and get used to it.
you forgot your parachute.
Its really not that bad

Ok, I finally got the 'cajones' to brave the Coronado bridge today. I didnt see a single Buddy either.

I snaked my way through city streets from Pacific Beach to Imperial Beach, then rode up the Strand into Coronado. I had a decent lunch at a place called 'Tent City', then decided to brave the bridge.

My Stella easily kept up to the 50mph speed limit. The really unnerving part of the ride was the itty bitty 3 foot wall between the bridge edge and a 200+ foot drop into the san diego bay, not to mention the high winds.

I just kept looking at the road in front of me, and was relieved to exit at National avenue for a leisurely ride home.

*whew*

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:05 am

Saw an Italia 150 on 128th avenue cruising past Eastlake at 8:05 pm while on a walk with the wife and dog.

It's a great road; kinda twisty, tree-lined and goes by a small lake.

ScootShannon · Post by **ScootShannon** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:33 pm

Just saw a Buddy Italia parked in the parking garage at Phoenix Sky Harbor.

PIStaker · Post by **PIStaker** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:48 pm

Seafoam Green Buddy. Heading west on Grissom. I honked at you.

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:30 pm

Saw an Italia parked right outside the door of HEB at the Hancock Center

remhed · Post by **remhed** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:51 pm

Orange Buddy in Broad Ripple (Indianapolis) on Saturday parked at 64th and Cornell.

BRUTEWING · Post by **BRUTEWING** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:55 pm

I saw a buddy turning left on to velp just north of green bay wi, I was on my mourning commute on my 07 italia series. THIS IS MY FIRST BUDDY SIGHTING SINCE BUYING MINE

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:06 am

I've seen quite a few this spring. Green Buddy in Pierce Park in Appleton. An elderly couple, each on a Buddy at Kimberly Point in Neenah. Several others on the road. Nice to see.

BootScootin'FireFighter · Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:31 am

Italia 50 @ Northside Social coffee shop. As it always seems to go when I spot other Buddy's... I was working, not riding, and unable to stop and say hi. Seems whenever I'm riding, all I see is junk scooters

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:31 am

I stepped outside for some fresh air at Children's Hospital today and saw this brand new red 125 parked at the employee entrance

Then, I stepped over one building and looked at the scooter parking area for the med students and saw these two:

BRUTEWING · Post by **BRUTEWING** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:56 am

BootScootin'FireFighter wrote:Italia 50 @ Northside Social coffee shop. As it always seems to go when I spot other Buddy's... I was working, not riding, and unable to stop and say hi. Seems whenever I'm riding, all I see is junk scooters

is this the park right by 441 with all the miron const. sighns on it if so that was me like a month ago? that was my test ride

BootScootin'FireFighter · Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:39 am

BRUTEWING wrote:
BootScootin'FireFighter wrote:Italia 50 @ Northside Social coffee shop. As it always seems to go when I spot other Buddy's... I was working, not riding, and unable to stop and say hi. Seems whenever I'm riding, all I see is junk scooters
is this the park right by 441 with all the miron const. sighns on it if so that was me like a month ago? that was my test ride

no, this is Arlington, Virginia, yesterday.

BRUTEWING · Post by **BRUTEWING** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:12 pm

I've seen quite a few this spring. Green Buddy in Pierce Park in Appleton. An elderly couple, each on a Buddy at Kimberly Point in Neenah. Several others on the road. Nice to see
This is the quote I wanted SORRY it this the park under 441 in Neenah with all the miron construction stuff in it. If so that was my test drive. On the green italia.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:33 pm

Yesterday, red Buddy on Riverside and Park, rider waved to me in front of Priscilla's Coffee. Toluca Lake, CA

Plisar · Post by **Plisar** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:23 pm

Buddy Italia driving past Newport in PB. A female rider with a half dome and a blonde hair.

Buddy blackjack parked in motorscooter parking in Balboa Parl with a homeland security sticker afixed to it.

Plisar · Post by **Plisar** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:10 am

For good measure, a Pamplona entering balboa park on laurel as I was leaving. All I need to see today is a St Tropez, and I'll have collected all four Buddy 150's in one day!

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:20 am

Ugh. Ow.

This afternoon I was headed west on Manchester, a reasonably-busy four-lane street, in my minivan and a guy on a black Buddy 50 in a fighter-pilot helmet, jeans, and sneakers is about 200 ft behind me. I round the right turn onto Hanley, another four-lane, and watch in my rearview for the Buddy. He comes around and down he goes. I stop as soon as I could get into a driveway, and some guys closer to the intersection jumped out to block. By the time i got back to him he had got up and pushed his Bud to the sidewalk. I asked if he were OK, and he said "yeah... But I don't think I want to get back on!". But five seconds later, he hits the starter and takes off. He buzzed out of sight before I could get back to my van.

Hope he was OK.....

gr8dog · Post by **gr8dog** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:45 am

BRUTEWING wrote:I've seen quite a few this spring. Green Buddy in Pierce Park in Appleton. An elderly couple, each on a Buddy at Kimberly Point in Neenah. Several others on the road. Nice to see
This is the quote I wanted SORRY it this the park under 441 in Neenah with all the miron construction stuff in it. If so that was my test drive. On the green italia.

No, Pierce Park is in Appleton, and 441 doesn't go through Neenah. Were you test riding a bike from Metro? If so you were in Town Of Menasha. I would guess you were near Schildt Park.

Ressikan · Post by **Ressikan** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:02 pm

Saw a black Buddy going South on West 214th Street about a 1/2 hour ago. I'm guessing it was a 125?

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:27 am

Not a Buddy but an MP3 250 a few days back on Linn Ave and Warner Parrot a few blocks from my house. I only bring this up because I'm 99.9% certain it was Dooglas. Hey Dooglas do you read this thread, and did you see me? I was riding my blue Honda CB-1 at the time...

desmolicious · Post by **desmolicious** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:28 am

Red Buddy this afternoon (2-ish?) on the road that passes Cal State Channel Islands uni. I think it's Reino Road? Anyway, the one that goes from Las Posas in Camarillo into Thousand Oaks.
I wuz on my Ducati, we waved at each other...

BRUTEWING · Post by **BRUTEWING** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:32 pm

Ressikan wrote:Saw a black Buddy going South on West 214th Street about a 1/2 hour ago. I'm guessing it was a 125?

Yes metro I was going there to buy new but he had a 2007 italia 125 buddy with 350 miles with a windshield rear storage and super clean for 1500.00 got it for 1400.00 so I think I did well?

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:45 am

In the very final frames, right after the closing credits of the Pawn Stars episode "Necessary Roughness", shortly after Pop's squirts Cory with a spray bottle, a scooter rides through the shot. It was a quick glance but I think it was a black Buddy 125.

superseagulls · Post by **superseagulls** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:46 am

I saw a greenish colored (seafoam?) on NW Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR - right by Intel..... Nice day for a ride today!

scootin_nate · Post by **scootin_nate** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:51 am

saw a few hundred passing my house and going down i-10 this past weekend

other than that I am all alone.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:59 am

scootin_nate wrote:saw a few hundred passing my house and going down i-10 this past weekend

other than that I am all alone.

Where's your house? I may have been one of them!

scootin_nate · Post by **scootin_nate** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:04 am

I live on the north shore. If you cross the causeway you go into a town called Mandeville. I live around there. i-10 is the other direction though.

dsmith65 · Post by **dsmith65** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:08 pm

Last night saw a sea foam green buddy on a hitch rack on a SUV in my neighborhood in Franklin TN. Don't know where they were headed, they'd left by the time I left for work this morning.

pdxrita · Post by **pdxrita** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:51 pm

A couple of new (to me) Buddys I've seen recently:
- Italia 150 with brown seat and grips (nice!), Shad topcase, parked on Hall street, near Broadway. Seen numerous times over the past month or two.
- Yesterday morning (6/21), approx 7:15 AM, white Buddy, female rider, turning off of Soutbound Barbur Blvd onto Hamilton (I believe). The first time I've seen this one.

desmolicious · Post by **desmolicious** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:17 pm

9.30 am Pico and Centinela in LA.
Black Buddy, dood wearing a black FF helmet.

p.s. you need to put air in your back tyre...

zilla86 · Post by **zilla86** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:11 am

Today about a hour ago
beautiful Pamplona on National/Venice Palms area

I was in the cage and spotted the Buddy.I chatted briefly with the owner and told her of my plan to post the sighting on MB

I told her I had a Blackjack and and she looked like she was going to say yeah right sure you do

cdwise · Post by **cdwise** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:19 am

Breckenridge, CO

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:27 am

This evening, around 6:30, Riverside Blvd. in North Hollywood, near Laurel Cyn., Pamplona, rider with black 3/4 helmet, white t-shirt.

Alb brajn · Post by **Alb brajn** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:25 am

Saw an orange buddy with a topcase on 38th by Guadalupe. Anyone ride around north Austin?

LetySalinas · Post by **LetySalinas** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:38 am

I was in downtown Austin Mon-Wed and saw Buddies EVERYWHERE! I was so jealous because I rarely see any scooters at all in my area....Oh I wish I would have taken my Scooty with me

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:47 am

LetySalinas wrote:I was in downtown Austin Mon-Wed and saw Buddies EVERYWHERE! I was so jealous because I rarely see any scooters at all in my area....Oh I wish I would have taken my Scooty with me

Ride down!

C2 · Post by C2 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:02 am

scootin_nate wrote:I live on the north shore. If you cross the causeway you go into a town called Mandeville. I live around there. i-10 is the other direction though.

Farm out! I have family in Hammond, LA.

C2

scootin_nate · Post by **scootin_nate** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:34 am

Nice the wife works in hammond, let me know if you ever bring the scoot down.

Alb brajn · Post by **Alb brajn** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:39 pm

Saw a sea foam green one wiz by my office today on Guadalupe. Then on the way home I saw another. We nodded to each other but he wasn't wearing a helmet or a shirt. I understand the whole personal choice thing but really? not even a shirt?

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:00 am

In Chicago for the nite, saw Buddy's everywhere...An orange, a creme, a black, a red all within an hour-saw a nice orande stella and a red one in the same block. What is Genuine located in this city or something?

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