Good for Genuine

rkcoker · Post by **rkcoker** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:34 am

Southerner wrote:And I wish dorkiiness would have been cool when I was young.

Oh, it was, you just didn't know it.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:41 am

But nobody else at my school did, either. That was the bigger problem.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:31 pm

Syd wrote:That's so quantum, like the Heisenberg Hipness uncertainty principal, or the Hipness Observer Effect.

Hipness is a HeiZENberg phenomenon.

hal888 · Post by **hal888** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:52 pm

Southerner wrote:
And I don't think this will result in hordes of young girls rushing out to buy scooters.

I showed the article to my 10 year old daughter yesterday, a big Selena Gomez fan (not my fault, really...

). She loves sitting on the scoot and pretending to cruise, but she had no interest in the Selena pictures, and actually made jokes about the knee pads. Older kids won't care what Selena is doing. Based on this entirely nonscientific survey of one, I predict no effect on sales.

Undeadendless · Post by **Undeadendless** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:13 pm

TVB wrote:
Syd wrote:That's so quantum, like the Heisenberg Hipness uncertainty principal, or the Hipness Observer Effect.
Hipness is a HeiZENberg phenomenon.

Heisenburg????

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:03 pm

OK. It's official: scooterfolk ARE nerds.

I feel right at home.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:00 pm

Southerner wrote:OK. It's official: scooterfolk ARE nerds.

That's what makes us so cool!

2wheelNsanity · Post by **2wheelNsanity** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:10 am

one good thing about the publicity, now when I tell people I have a Buddy I won't have to explain what it is

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:29 am

2wheelNsanity wrote:one good thing about the publicity, now when I tell people I have a Buddy I won't have to explain what it is

I wouldn't go that far…

They'll still call it a Vespa.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:39 am

AWinn6889 wrote:When the new stuff for this year comes out, if I can find one like this in an armored mesh jacket I might go for it, and I do absolutely LOVE this one but like I said, it's expensive-ish, maybe I'll buy it after my birthday in the beginning of June. Between motorcycle-superstore and leatherup I have found a grand total 3 women's mesh jackets under $100, and I think 6 or 7 between $100 and $150. and most of them are at least 50% black, but there are a few better color choices at motorcycle-superstore.... So I'm really keeping an eye out for new stuff there.

Have you checked out Scorpion? I really liked some of their women's stuff, and some of it is similar in styling to that Joe rocket jacket. They were the only 2 companies I found that had a 3 layer hybrid coat, which I thought was hella neat and almost bought in black and purple.

And kneepads/shinguards.... yeah. I'm sure you can guess how I feel about them now. I don't care who you are. Smart choice. I'll probably buy a pair, even if all I ever do again is cupcake. *sigh*

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:42 am

ericalm wrote:
2wheelNsanity wrote:one good thing about the publicity, now when I tell people I have a Buddy I won't have to explain what it is
I wouldn't go that far…

They'll still call it a Vespa.

At least it's somewhat better. "Vespa" is practically a generic term for a scooter, like "derringer" or "kleenex."

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:26 am

2wheelNsanity wrote:one good thing about the publicity, now when I tell people I have a Buddy I won't have to explain what it is

When I say that, they respond by saying how nice it is that I'm finally dating again.