Who are you in real life?

shane · Post by **shane** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:25 am

i'll be upgrading from a 50cc vino to a buddy 125 very soon as i passed the MSF course last week here in west LA and will be picking up my license from the DMV tomorrow.

i moved to LA from manhattan where i used to do consulting, but i'm currently the co-founder of a web production/marketing agency primarily serving the film and music industries.

(the photo is of me and my girlfriend, who incidentally can't wait to hitch a ride on the back of my buddy. lol.)

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:14 pm

I think she is going to need her own Buddy!

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:19 pm

peabody99 wrote:I think she is going to need her own Buddy!

She looks like she'd fit just fine on the back.

peabody99 · Post by **peabody99** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:06 pm

AxeYrCat wrote:
peabody99 wrote:I think she is going to need her own Buddy!
She looks like she'd fit just fine on the back.

dude dont get me in trouble here- I meant she looks like she should have her own, b/c she looks like she would have fun on a Bud!

ScooterMonkey · Post by **ScooterMonkey** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:02 pm

Hi I'm Tryg, I'm a Gurneymonkey i.e. E.M.T. (13 years baby!).
I live, work, & play in Tempe, Arizona.
Here's a picture of me,& my girlfriend Sammy. She went with me to look at scooters,& the next day she was driving off the lot on her new scooter a monster 400cc Yamaha Majesty(BlueDemon). We're now both confirmed Scooter Dorks

aeropt · Post by **aeropt** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:18 pm

I ride a pink buddy and I'm the webmaster at a local newspaper. Not that cool, trust me.

shane · Post by **shane** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:23 am

peabody99 wrote:
AxeYrCat wrote:
peabody99 wrote:I think she is going to need her own Buddy!
She looks like she'd fit just fine on the back.
dude dont get me in trouble here- I meant she looks like she should have her own, b/c she looks like she would have fun on a Bud!

LOL

she's never ridden a bike before and had trouble getting the hang of a razor scooter, so i'm thinking 60mph+ might have to wait a while.

incidentally, we checked out the buddy for the first time up close at NOHO scooters here in LA. i'm very tempted, but i'm still thinking i might want more power, size, and 2-seater comfort. doing more research now......

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:31 am

shane wrote:she's never ridden a bike before and had trouble getting the hang of a razor scooter, so i'm thinking 60mph+ might have to wait a while.

incidentally, we checked out the buddy for the first time up close at NOHO scooters here in LA. i'm very tempted, but i'm still thinking i might want more power, size, and 2-seater comfort. doing more research now......

Don't be so sure! My wife (aka GatsbyGirl) had never ridden before getting her Buddy. She's taking to it pretty damn quick (though 60mph may be a couple weeks away). Jen @ NoHo gives a pretty good lesson for first timers.

While it may not give you more power, I have a Vespa LX150 which we've been riding 2-up for the past year. If I'd known the woman who threatened to move into the guest room when I bought my scoot would become a frequent passenger, I'd have gotten the GT 200 or GTS. Good thing she eventually got her own. Of course, those all come with the myriad of Vespa issues discussed all over. (Still love my scooter!)

Beamie · Post by **Beamie** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:41 am

It's not my job to drive the train;
the whistle I can't blow.
But let the damn thing jump the tracks and see who gets the blame.

HotWabbit · Post by **HotWabbit** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:12 am

I'm the husband~

Proud to post a pic of my babydoll, "HotWabbit". Yup, she laid down her Buddy. I still love her anyway!

GatsbyGirl · Post by **GatsbyGirl** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:44 am

Yes, the guy on the left is ericalm. I'm the one on the right. As a rule I'm extremely unphotogenic. Things were not helped when when I was surprised with "time for family portrait" when we went out for our Saturday morning ride. Nor was I allowed to go back in and put on some lipstick or at least a little blush.

Meanwhile, ericalm looks suspiciously showered and refreshed, doesn't he?

Shellee · Post by **Shellee** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:13 pm

GatsbyGirl... I notice your scooters are still gazing lovingly at each other. Was it love at first sight? Or have they grown closer behind garage doors?

I wonder what the offspring will look like!

GatsbyGirl · Post by **GatsbyGirl** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:46 pm

You know, by no stretch of the imagination are ericalm and I a "cute" couple, so it's a bit vexing that our scooters are so damn adorable together. It's not just the colors, but the Buddy's slightly more petite size that does it as well.

I keep joking that we look like we're playing "The Game of Life" when we're tooling around together. In which case, the offspring will probably look like little pink and blue plastic pegs that the cat has chewed on. Roll a six -- it's twins!

But really, we just feed and shelter those two crazy kids. Who are we to stand in the way of their forbidden Vespa/Buddy love?

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:57 pm

Shellee wrote:I wonder what the offspring will look like!

Lilke a teal Vespa ET4, I imagine.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:09 am

So THAT'S how Genuine gets Black Cats....

--Keys

dru_ · Post by **dru_** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:08 am

I know I didn't buy a Buddy, but as a lurker, I thought I'd post anyways, I put up a blog about my scooter addiction

, complete with pictures of the new Kymco. I'm also working on some ride route maps of the north fulton, south forsyth, west cherokee county areas of north Altanta to be posted there.

http://web.mac.com/dru_satori/iWeb/Word ... ering.html

Icelander · Post by **Icelander** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:54 pm

dru_ wrote:I'm the owner of Druware Software Designs as well as a developer behind a couple of Open Source Projects like PostgreSQL for Mac.

So you're the one I have to thank for freeing me from MySQL Hell.

THANKS!

thepickupbear · Post by **thepickupbear** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:04 pm

That's me with my spankin' new 125. Love her.

By day I work for Children's Hospital, at night I'm a DJ at a bar. [/img]

hermitgirl · Post by **hermitgirl** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:37 pm

I'm not on my regular computer, so this is the only pic I have on my laptop- forgive for how small it is!

Jeffindenver · Post by **Jeffindenver** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:47 pm

This is us. Me and my wife Genevieve partying hard at a Clutch show.

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:12 pm

Cool! A clutch show! Do they also have piston shows and maybe connecting rod shows?

--Keys

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:25 pm

Hey Pickupbear.......Are those Blue Suede Shoes I see?

Sweet!

buddylover · Post by **buddylover** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:56 pm

Cool page, Dru. Thanks for sharing!

hermitgirl · Post by **hermitgirl** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:26 pm

We should sticky this.

SteMer · Post by **SteMer** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:22 am

I finally figured out how to shrink photos on iPhoto. Here's my wife and I on vacation in the Outer Banks this past summer.

hangukhurley · Post by **hangukhurley** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:18 am

Here I am, testing out my Givi brake light in the dark.

paige · Post by **paige** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:52 am

Wow, that looks fantastic.

notselfcreated · Post by **notselfcreated** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:39 am

Another future Buddy owner.

Name's Jeff. I'm a 5th year seminarian, to be a priest in the Diocese of Tucson.

Is it me, or is AZ a major scootering hub?

ScooterMonkey · Post by **ScooterMonkey** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:42 pm

That's 'cause people in AZ are what the kids call "Cool"

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:34 pm

Bump.

SheZAAM! · Post by **SheZAAM!** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:53 pm

Here's me on my brand new 125 on my way to work in Catalina, AZ (20 miles north of Tucson). I have a whopping 5 mile commute to Sierra-Tucson, the poshest rehab I've ever worked in. We're here for 6 mos. then it's on to Denver.

www.bagittour.blogspot.com

Elm Creek Smith · Post by **Elm Creek Smith** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:19 am

This is at Hanauma Bay Beach Park at the southeast end of Oahu last January.

ECS

sunshinen · Post by **sunshinen** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:06 am

Shellee wrote:GatsbyGirl... I notice your scooters are still gazing lovingly at each other. Was it love at first sight? Or have they grown closer behind garage doors?

I wonder what the offspring will look like!

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:58 pm

The fat one is me. The skinny one I'm carrying is my beautiful daughter Grace.

My real name is Kevin, I am a husband (21 years!) and Dad (7 years). I play guitar and sing, and for money I exert my off-kilter will on thousands of computers all over the world.

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:44 pm

sunshinen wrote:
Shellee wrote:GatsbyGirl... I notice your scooters are still gazing lovingly at each other. Was it love at first sight? Or have they grown closer behind garage doors?

I wonder what the offspring will look like!

Exactly!

digitalutopia · Post by **digitalutopia** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:31 pm

This is me. I need more action shots of me and my Buddy.

GenuineSlacker · Post by **GenuineSlacker** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:48 am

Yeah so my names Mike. As you can see from the pic, I'm a slacker. I've loved the buddy since the first time I rode on one (on the back of a pink one with the sales guy driving) thats also a horrible pic of me, as a side note.

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:51 am

bump, cause it's been a while

Here's a "real" one of me:

rickyd410 · Post by **rickyd410** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:45 pm

I'm the boy.

xkennx · Post by **xkennx** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:25 pm

I no longer own a Buddy and went back to my Vespa and all its different mood swings ( I do admit I miss electric start and no gears when its ubber late at night)

Micah_Prophet · Post by **Micah_Prophet** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:31 pm

I do technical support for CAD software, it can be good fun, not everyone is grumpy all the time... Picture includes wife and daughter all dressed up on Thanksgiving.

schroncc · Post by **schroncc** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:02 am

My girlfriend and me

ScooterDave · Post by **ScooterDave** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:34 am

I work for a newspaper here in Cincinnati.

Lagerhead · Post by **Lagerhead** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:47 pm

Hey, I've ridden with that guy.

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:29 pm

Ditto.

That guy and his occasionally-working brake light.

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:46 pm

My name is Poliana, I'm 28, a librarian, lived all over the USA but call Dallas TX home, and now reside in Philadelphia. I'm a total n00b here and to scootering in general. I'm super-stoked I've found this forum! Hopefully I wont bother y'all too much with my newbie questions.

Anyone else in Philly?

ScooterDave · Post by **ScooterDave** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:12 am

Lagerhead & AxeYrCat can both get a shirt.

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:48 pm

ScooterDave,

I haven't managed to make an XYL ride yet, but I will. I will.

Stop by TowerPlace Parking downtown around 4:00PM today so I can ride with you and earn one of those nifty shirts.

ScooterDave · Post by **ScooterDave** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:40 pm

lobsterman wrote:ScooterDave,

I haven't managed to make an XYL ride yet, but I will. I will.

Stop by TowerPlace Parking downtown around 4:00PM today so I can ride with you and earn one of those nifty shirts.

If you rode today, you are a better man than I.

I had to take my daughter to school this morning otherwise I most likely would have ridden today. It was only 25 degrees when I left home. Because of the nature of my job, I can only ride about 1 day a week. I am meeting with clients quite a bit in the afternoons.

I can do lunch almost anytime. I work in the 800 block of Race. I guess I could do some "I ate lunch with Scooter Dave" shirts. I am a huge fan of Dinks on Vine.

Dave

smorris · Post by **smorris** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:28 pm

Dave, with your glasses you look like a shiny headed Drew Carey! (I have a shiny head, too, but don't look like anyone but my Dad.)

I had the Carhartts and snowmobile boots laid out to ride this AM, but awoke to 6" of snow. Now they'll dump 200# of salt at each end of my road every time it snows, so I'm done till it rains in the spring...

Modern Buddy

Who are you in real life?

Moi

Me sans Buddy