Italia Owners Club ~ The IOC
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Italia Owners Club ~ The IOC
I'll kick it off, ya'll run with it.
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Whoa addictionriot that's cool! When did you do that? I missed the thread about it if there was one. I love it!!addictionriot wrote:Yipee
And RBC members... don't you know not EVERYTHING in life is a race? Style counts. Even if you don't want to acknowledge that, your wives/girlfriends wish you did!!
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so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?jmazza wrote:Whoa addictionriot that's cool! When did you do that? I missed the thread about it if there was one. I love it!!addictionriot wrote:Yipee
And RBC members... don't you know not EVERYTHING in life is a race? Style counts. Even if you don't want to acknowledge that, your wives/girlfriends wish you did!!
viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
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Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?
viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
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ok. Wheres your pic?jmazza wrote:Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?
viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
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I need to a new scooter photoshoot... the only semi-good one is this (I've posted it before):addictionriot wrote:ok. Wheres your pic?jmazza wrote:Harsh! I'm still the 'mod of the people!!!' Sorry I missed the other thread!! I think it's because I have no tips for painting, so I missed the final results... again, it looks really great!! You have to get some in motion shots of those rims at night with a strong flash somehow.addictionriot wrote:
so you go all mod on us and forget about your friends huh?
viewtopic.php?p=87437 maybe you were sleeping that day.. its ok
I have reflective orange stripes on my rims now, which are a pain in the butt to put on btw.
I've got a DBSC decal on the front now which I like a lot.
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You know I like all the Internationals a lit and actually would vote to make this the INTERNATIONAL Owners Club.naptime wrote:i dont understand the bickering between red buddy owners and everyone else.
or for that matter even the need for an italia owncers club.
when everyone KNOWS that the BEST buddy's are french and blue
Our motto can be "yeah we paid more for two tone paint and 3 more mph, SO WHAT?"
Then again, I'd also vote to have a subset of the Italia Owners Club that is only for us owners of the ORIGINAL Italia!!!
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I just like the idea of being able to go directly to something when I want to see it. I'd also like to recommend the various other colored Buddy's to do the same. Maybe we could have these sticky'd in the Gallery for ease of locating. Many other forums do this to for photos. The Reds and Seafoamers are accounted for...any others?jmazza wrote:You know I like all the Internationals a lit and actually would vote to make this the INTERNATIONAL Owners Club.naptime wrote:i dont understand the bickering between red buddy owners and everyone else.
or for that matter even the need for an italia owncers club.
when everyone KNOWS that the BEST buddy's are french and blue
Our motto can be "yeah we paid more for two tone paint and 3 more mph, SO WHAT?"
Then again, I'd also vote to have a subset of the Italia Owners Club that is only for us owners of the ORIGINAL Italia!!!
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Oh I totally agree- I'm just playing around with the whole "club" concept. For a photo thread- absolutely it makes sense to stick to just us.CycleScoot wrote:
I just like the idea of being able to go directly to something when I want to see it. I'd also like to recommend the various other colored Buddy's to do the same. Maybe we could have these sticky'd in the Gallery for ease of locating. Many other forums do this to for photos. The Reds and Seafoamers are accounted for...any others?
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Adding my Italia to the mix. I took this with my phone – I'll add better pictures later.
Adding my Italia to the mix. I took this with my phone – I'll add better pictures later.
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My 3 week old Italia!
Bought at Brooklyn Bretta, and he/she (not named or gender specified yet, help with that!), lives in Manhattan!
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First ride together, across the Brooklyn Bridge towards home!
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In the Upper West Side, having Italian Gelato with my Italia!! =)
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First ride together, across the Brooklyn Bridge towards home!
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In the Upper West Side, having Italian Gelato with my Italia!! =)
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I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.
I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.
I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.
Check out Scoot Richmond's new site: My awesome local shop.
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wow i love it! i wish i could make mine look so fresh. i'm just so paranoid of someone trying to steal it (although the paranoia has died down since moving from the fan to southside)Lostmycage wrote:I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.
I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.
so pink it'll stay for now
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Cool thanks! Your avatar is great too... If you wanted to make any other desktops I'm sure everyone here would snap them up!italiaguy wrote:I don't mind at all, but I created it lo-res so the resolution wont be there to look great. I can try to increase the resolution for you, but it probably won't be great. What aspect ratio do you need it?
My monitor rez is 1680x1050.
Thanks again!
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Did you buy that seat or have it made?Lostmycage wrote:I don't care what color goes faster, I just like to ride. Here's a pic of my half way done customized Italia. There's still a few things in the works, so more to come.
I'll try to snap a pic of it in the sunlight sometime soon. Probably after I debadge and situate some reflective pin striping.
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Neither. It came with the Buddy [/smartass off]dsmith65 wrote:
Did you buy that seat or have it made?
I reupholstered it with Marine grade Vinyl. It's got a lot better feel than the stock cover. And I *hate-hate-hate* the gray color it came with. It just doesn't fit the colors! I was just gonna get a seatcover, but I wanted it to be water-proof. I'm very happy with the outcome. It set me back a few hours and about $6 in materials.
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Thanks jmazza. My avatar is a t-shirt design I created. I made one for all the internationals while I waited for mine to come in.
I'll make desktop wallpapers for all the internationals after I re-due the Italia one at a larger size for those that want it.
I agree with you Lostmycage, the grey seat has got to go, and as soon as I can it will be replaced with a dark brown one (with matching grips)
I'll make desktop wallpapers for all the internationals after I re-due the Italia one at a larger size for those that want it.
I agree with you Lostmycage, the grey seat has got to go, and as soon as I can it will be replaced with a dark brown one (with matching grips)
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yes the gray seat is terrible. I haven't swapped mine out yet though.italiaguy wrote:Thanks jmazza. My avatar is a t-shirt design I created. I made one for all the internationals while I waited for mine to come in.
I'll make desktop wallpapers for all the internationals after I re-due the Italia one at a larger size for those that want it.
I agree with you Lostmycage, the grey seat has got to go, and as soon as I can it will be replaced with a dark brown one (with matching grips)
Are your shirts for sale? I seem to remember the designs now that you mention it...
Very cool stuff!
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Just noticed the Brooklyn Bretta comment, haha. The place was a lot of help, just went yesterday and had the first service done by them, I was at 350 miles (in 3 weeks, how much do other people average on their scoots per week I wonder). But the service, which was what, oil change, transmission fluid change, and is that it??? Plus service, was $110! YIKES! Now I need to learn how to change my own fluids.betsy q. bramble wrote:I was wondering if BrooklynBretta customers were ever going to represent on the board. Welcome!
They told me also that I need not change the fluids until every 2000 miles from this point out, since it has an oil filter. Along with that, they said the Italias that came out then needed a change in the gas cap, since the air intake on it was not the proper size, and thus, the air couldn't get into the gas tank when the gas was being used, and thus made a vacuum inside the tank, thus also slowing down the scoot when the throttle was released while cruising (not sure if he only meant the ones going in my shipment to Brooklyn Bretta, or the ones that came out in that shipment to every retailer, or all the Italias that came out ever to that point...). Did I confused you enough? Haha
Yesterday, while I was driving on my way back home from the shop, I passed an Italia 50 parked at someone's place. Also, passed another Italia 150 while stopping for a walk around the financial district, which was parked right in front of the building I want to move into next year! Should have made fliers to put on people's Italias to get them over to this club!
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I've re-created the file so it's now large enough for a desktop graphic.jmazza wrote: Cool thanks! Your avatar is great too... If you wanted to make any other desktops I'm sure everyone here would snap them up!
My monitor rez is 1680x1050.
Thanks again!
I'm without a digital camera at the moment and used my phone to take the picture of my scooter so the quality isn't going to be perfect.
If anyone wants it, just send me a message with your email address and I'll send it to you.
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