Modern Buddy

Posted: **Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:52 pm**

A place for owners of the fastest Buddy to post their pics...

I'll start:

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:04 am**

Here's mine

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:13 am**

and mine

Posted: **Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:19 am**

Those are nice!

Clearly I need some mods

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:44 am**

Here's mine. two weeks old off the lot. Looks alot like yours dan. that's my wife on it and that's as fast as she's willing to go. She really likes the idea if adding a rack on the front. we'll see.

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:17 pm**

man i love the black with the red did you guys paint the silver parts or get red parts from a red buddy?

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:14 am**

I painted mine. Krylon Fusion spray paint.

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:48 am**

SteMer The white seat/grips, decals look awesome... the snow on the ground helps too!

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:36 pm**

Hey everyone, Just got my black buddy about 3 weeks ago and already catching the mod bug. I was thinking about buying a brown seat for it or getting my seat recovered with a brown material like leather or vinyl. I'm just trying do decide if that will look good or not. If someone has done this i would love to see a picture and opinions would be a great help.

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:44 am**

SteMer: I was going to do the same reflective mod to my scoot, but mine is a different color so I'm not copying right?

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:16 pm**

Does anyone with a black Buddy w/red accent panels have one with a red seat instead of black?

If so, please post photo.

Posted: **Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:24 am**

addictionriot wrote:SteMer: I was going to do the same reflective mod to my scoot, but mine is a different color so I'm not copying right?

Go for it! Would love to see how it looks when you're done.

Posted: **Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:41 am**

Posted: **Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:03 am**

Dan Buddy wrote:I painted mine. Krylon Fusion spray paint.

how did that work for you? I'm in the middle of attempting to paint mine and my wife's rough house's with krylon fusion, never painted a scoot before, it's coming out ok but i cant avoid having at least one run in the paint on each body panel. any suggestions?

Posted: **Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:44 pm**

Latch wrote:
Dan Buddy wrote:I painted mine. Krylon Fusion spray paint.
how did that work for you? I'm in the middle of attempting to paint mine and my wife's rough house's with krylon fusion, never painted a scoot before, it's coming out ok but i cant avoid having at least one run in the paint on each body panel. any suggestions?

Buy 3-4 cans, prepare to waste lots to make a good look, paint from a distance so anything that spits out wont hit the panels and have a run.

Posted: **Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:56 pm**

Latch wrote:
Dan Buddy wrote:I painted mine. Krylon Fusion spray paint.
how did that work for you? I'm in the middle of attempting to paint mine and my wife's rough house's with krylon fusion, never painted a scoot before, it's coming out ok but i cant avoid having at least one run in the paint on each body panel. any suggestions?

Preparation is the key. You need to use steel wool or scotch brite pads to dull the clear coat so the paint has something to stick. The can says no prep needed, it lies. After it's dulled give it a good wash with prepsol© and let it dry completely. Paint on as many layers as it takes to get nice even coverage. Good luck.

Dustin

Posted: **Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:08 am**

i think im going to order a couple extra sets of plastic and paint them differently so i can switch them out and have a few different paint schemes, so hopefully my next attempt will turn out a little better, but i also would like to have someone do some vinyl graphics on it that would cover up the flaws anyway. thx for the advice

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:50 pm**

flat black anyone?

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:52 pm**

gearhead wrote:flat black anyone?

I was going to and then I heard about the Black Jack so I went the other direction and did Dover White with a Black front fender and head set.

Dustin

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:15 pm**

djelliott wrote:
gearhead wrote:flat black anyone?
I was going to and then I heard about the Black Jack so I went the other direction and did Dover White with a Black front fender and head set.

Dustin

could still make it flat black

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:25 pm**

gearhead wrote:flat black anyone?

Gmon's buddy (click pic to view thread)... I like the stereo setup.

Posted: **Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:34 pm**

KRUSTYburger wrote:
gearhead wrote:flat black anyone?
Gmon's buddy (click pic to view thread)... I like the stereo setup.

omfg.. sexy

Posted: **Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:39 am**

Posted: **Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:40 am**

The Kegs in the window... me... and yes I am leaning on my milk crate...

Posted: **Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:18 pm**

Posted: **Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:41 pm**

more with prima

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:11 am**

like that color scheme that thing is sharp, whats been done the the turn signals anything? they look blue in the pics are they?

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:16 am**

silverstars

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:41 am**

I'm a convert...do I still count as a member?

Before

After

Posted: **Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:27 am**

exactly....silverstars

Posted: **Wed May 27, 2009 4:10 am**

Went with the Buddy 50 in black about 3 weeks ago! First post! Nice to be here! Cool group!

I'll post pictures later, and I can't wait for all the advice on mods!

Posted: **Wed May 27, 2009 2:52 pm**

Who needs to worry about the fastest? Black's the one with class.

I have to admit, though...ya'll got some CLEAN scooters!

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:10 am**

Here's the stock photo, I am doing some cool mods to it now, and will post pics when finished.

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:55 pm**

AlisonK wrote:Here's the stock photo, I am doing some cool mods to it now, and will post pics when finished.

Excellent Allison, another LA rider! Hope you'll join us at the LA Scooter Meetup Group and come out for some rides. Have fun!

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:45 pm**

Here is my 'Jack with pinstripe flames and a reworked seat

oh and don't forget the cup holder;)

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:46 pm**

and the back with some seat....

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:48 pm**

one more close up....

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:13 am**

Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:13 pm**

Hey there buddies, are those turn signals the same as the rattler/roughhouse? They look bad ass with the silverstars!!

Posted: **Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:36 am**

fretman wrote:

The top case at that height makes the seat look lower and leaner!!! Looks great. That is what I want! And teh windshield is the last touch.

Posted: **Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:44 pm**

I went with the checkerboard theme too

Posted: **Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:47 pm**

My newly Modified BlackJack

Posted: **Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:21 am**

I went home on leave before heading to Iraq and bought a brand new 2009 Buddy from Magic City Motor Scooters in Birmingham Al. Matt is a good friend and I am glad I was able to pick up my little road burner before heading out. I put 105 miles on it the first day I got it. I plan on hooking it up when I get home.

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:33 am**

fretman wrote:

I really like the tan seat! Where can I get one??

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:02 am**

I'm pretty sure Fretman had his seat custom covered with leather... if my memory is right, which it often isn't.

You can get a brown seat from Scooterworks though, they came stock on the sunset buddies. Maybe you can
put a wanted ad in the for sale section and get a lightly used one for cheap?

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:25 pm**

KRUSTYburger wrote:I'm pretty sure Fretman had his seat custom covered with leather... if my memory is right, which it often isn't.

You can get a brown seat from Scooterworks though, they came stock on the sunset buddies. Maybe you can
put a wanted ad in the for sale section and get a lightly used one for cheap?

Thanks Krusty! Any idea how much a custom seat like that would cost? I can't imagine it'd be too expensive as the seat isn't very big.

I'll also check scooterworks for the seat. I think it'd look good on my white Buddy.

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:01 pm**

Ms_Kady wrote:
Thanks Krusty! Any idea how much a custom seat like that would cost? I can't imagine it'd be too expensive as the seat isn't very big.

I'll also check scooterworks for the seat. I think it'd look good on my white Buddy.

Fretman's seat came from http://www.pirateupholstery.com/ (so did mine after I saw the pics of his). You can contact them and get an estimate for a custom seat redo. A simple recover with vinyl or leather shouldn't be to outrageous, but if you want to personalize/customize it, the price can climb as high as you like

Posted: **Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:19 pm**

KRUSTYburger wrote:Maybe you can
put a wanted ad in the for sale section and get a lightly used one for cheap?

Here's a Pamplona seat (tan) for $60 right here on MB!

topic12974.html

Good luck.

Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:30 am**

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Posted: **Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:33 am**

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