1000 Days on Modern Buddy

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:46 pm

well 1031 to be exact....Okay you know you are board when you add up how many days you have been on here.

No really I just wanted to know how long I have been riding a scooter for (I joined MB the day I got my first scooter)

Just curious, How many 1st year buddy owners are still around here?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:32 pm

By first year Buddy owners, do you mean 2006 Buddys?

I've only been on MB for like 500 days, I'm still a n00b.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:24 pm

KRUSTYburger wrote:By first year Buddy owners, do you mean 2006 Buddys?

I've only been on MB for like 500 days, I'm still a n00b.

Hah, well you still beat me by 82 days... and 191 posts

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:33 pm

yeah I am talking about the 2006 buddy

one of these guys

it seems all the original buddy owners are gone (did the bikes blow up or something)

Old School Buddy= 125cc, small headlight, sunset or ivory, brown seats, no a/c adapter...

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:35 pm

jperkins wrote:yeah I am talking about the 2006 buddy

Old School Buddy= 125cc, small headlight, sunset or ivory, brown seats, no a/c adapter...

Heh, that kinda makes me chuckle, old scool being 4 years old

Its true though, I don't often see people here with an '06 Buddy. Though there was a lady with one on our last ride.

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:12 pm

I've got a vintage 06 Buddy! But I'm not the original owner

ScooterTrash · Post by **ScooterTrash** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:36 pm

06 Buddy was Ugly (headlight)

A_Hunter · Post by **A_Hunter** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:39 pm

Lil Buddy wrote:I've got a vintage 06 Buddy! But I'm not the original owner

Same here.

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:53 pm

ScooterTrash wrote:06 Buddy was Ugly (headlight)

Easy now.....headlight is headlight

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:55 pm

i disagree..... the big headlight looks dumb (but functional)

A_Hunter · Post by **A_Hunter** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:07 pm

I like my 06 but I do wish it did have a bigger light. I do alot of riding in the evening and dusk so I have to WATCH OUT for DEER. Big time. A bigger light would sure help.

ScootStevie · Post by **ScootStevie** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:47 am

I remember back in the day when I'd walk 15 miles through the snow with my buddy

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:52 am

up hill both ways, right?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:32 am

jperkins wrote:Old School Buddy= 125cc, small headlight, sunset or ivory, brown seats, no a/c adapter...

I thought Polianarchy has an '06 pink Buddy, and wasn't the black and silver an '06 color too?

toddrw2251 · Post by **toddrw2251** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:24 pm

Bonegirl's 32,000+ mile buddy is a pink 2006. She's still around as is lagerhead.

SteMer · Post by **SteMer** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:01 pm

toddrw2251 wrote:Bonegirl's 32,000+ mile buddy is a pink 2006. She's still around as is lagerhead.

Don't forget me. Original '06 black n silver owner and 1st year modernbuddy member too. Still prefer the smaller headlight look over the larger ones.

Lagerhead · Post by **Lagerhead** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:39 am

toddrw2251 wrote:Bonegirl's 32,000+ mile buddy is a pink 2006. She's still around as is lagerhead.

Yep, I'm still here, still riding my small headlight, black and silver 2006 Buddy.

I'm not going to add up the days I've been here because it might involve some algebra and there's a good chance that the total might be different tomorrow.

I joined June 20th, 2006. I'm member #66

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:55 am

I was washing the Buddy today and thinking, "Oh, now that they have a white Buddy, I could totally get a white headset, legshield and fenders, do a cool pink & white thing…" Then I remembered we have an '06 and the headset piece won't fit.

Still, Model Year 1 Buddys rule. We were hardcore back then with our little headlights and weaker brake lights. 12v outlets—pshaw! Who needs 'em?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:29 am

I'll be honest, I never use the outlet.

But I love the bigger headlight. When I was getting mine I had a nightmare they sent it to me and it had the '06 headlight and I was
so upset! I called them the next day to make sure that didn't happen. No offense to '06-ers, I just like the bigger one.

BuddyLove · Post by **BuddyLove** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:33 am

I have the 06 buddy but got it in 07. I don't really notice the smaller headlight thing, but that's what I am used to. (especially when the the other scoot is a P 200)

toddrw2251 · Post by **toddrw2251** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:11 pm

Sorry SteMer. I don't know how I forgot about you.

Post by **polianarchy** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:32 pm

jperkins wrote:it seems all the original buddy owners are gone (did the bikes blow up or something)

Uh, no? Still here, sans blow-up.

BlackInkSpot · Post by **BlackInkSpot** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:01 pm

I'm still here - though this might be my first post in well over a year

I just read now and I've got an 06 - cream

rajron · Post by **rajron** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:13 pm

Vintage Black and Silver here

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:13 pm

Yep, I'm still around too with my 2006 Sunset Bud. Traded my 04 Mojito 50 for it at the tail end of the 06 season. With my short commute and mostly city riding, I still have less than 5000 miles on it, but they've been completely trouble free except for loose battery terminals.

I think a lot of us are still around but I, for one, post much less than I used to. It's just how forums work.

Oh, and post-2006 Buddys do have dis-proportionally large (some might say freakishly large) headlights.

I do wish I had the power outlet though...

louie · Post by **louie** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:23 pm

06 sunset buddy still here. the headlight doesn't put out much but i love her...or him.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:15 pm

gt1000 wrote:I do wish I had the power outlet though...

They're actually not all that hard to install. I put one in my LX. Less that $20 in parts, etc.

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:28 pm

ericalm wrote:
gt1000 wrote:I do wish I had the power outlet though...
They're actually not all that hard to install. I put one in my LX. Less that $20 in parts, etc.

Very true Eric. But, if I do decide to install a radar detector on my bikes (including the Buddy), I'll probably just hard-wire it instead. A pre-installed outlet would've saved me a few minutes and a few bucks, that's all.

SteMer · Post by **SteMer** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:54 am

gt1000 wrote:...Oh, and post-2006 Buddys do have dis-proportionally large (some might say freakishly large) headlights. ...

Stuart Mackenzie: Look at the size of that boy's head.
Tony Giardino: Shhh!
Stuart Mackenzie: I'm not kidding, it's like an orange on a toothpick.
Tony Giardino: Shhh, you're going to give the boy a complex.
Stuart Mackenzie: Well, that's a huge noggin. That's a virtual planetoid.
Tony Giardino: Shh!
Stuart Mackenzie: Has it's own weather system.
Tony Giardino: Sh, sh, shh.
Stuart Mackenzie: HEAD! MOVE!

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:59 am

you forgot the best part. HEAD!.... pants now!

jperkins · Post by **jperkins** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:23 am

so I married an axe murder?

is that where the quote is from

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:29 am

One of my faves of all time.

toddrw2251 · Post by **toddrw2251** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:39 pm

It's like Sputnik....spherical yet quite pointy at top.

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:05 pm

SteMer wrote:
gt1000 wrote:...Oh, and post-2006 Buddys do have dis-proportionally large (some might say freakishly large) headlights. ...
Stuart Mackenzie: Look at the size of that boy's head.
Tony Giardino: Shhh!
Stuart Mackenzie: I'm not kidding, it's like an orange on a toothpick.
Tony Giardino: Shhh, you're going to give the boy a complex.
Stuart Mackenzie: Well, that's a huge noggin. That's a virtual planetoid.
Tony Giardino: Shh!
Stuart Mackenzie: Has it's own weather system.
Tony Giardino: Sh, sh, shh.
Stuart Mackenzie: HEAD! MOVE!

Its like an orange on a toothpick!

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:35 pm

Oh, I've done it now. He's gonna cry himself to sleep tonight on his huge pillow.