Modern Buddy

I guess its no big deal, but it really shocked me. Sometimes when the traffic is light I will use a 2 mile stretch of 65mph highway instead of going out of the way to travel the 45mph roads. Well, today I noticed kaze was still pulling pretty good when I hit 65bmph so I just kept my wrist into it. She didn't stop or even slow done at 72bmph like normal but kept going all the way to 80bmph!!! yes 80 w0000000000t , which when converted to real mph is about 68, so I broke the law tee hee.
Oh by the way, it wasn't down a montian slope with a 50mph wind at my backside, just the normal flat road (Kansas) with a 10-15mph tailwind. I know others here have gone faster on their buddys', but mine has always been kinda slow, so today was a nice suprise; however, I don't plan on doing it again any time soon .

Congrats! That's pretty cool.

one of my local scooter groups has always said that besides needing to be broken in, they also need to be 'stretched'. Meaning they won't accelerate or have as high of a top end speed if you don't wring it's neck sometimes .

Never underestimate the benefit of a tailwind, even if it's a fairly mild one. If it's steady, it can give you a pretty good boost (or technically, cut down on the drag that holds you back).

How many miles on it now? My Fiddle didn't really break in until about 3500 - 4000 miles.

She has 5800 miles, most of which has been 45+mph roads.

I think you'll find the more you ride it fast the more it will want to go fast. After a long mostly WOT ride (1200 miles) my scooter seemed to break-in in a totally different way and just naturally developed a new comfort zone riding at higher speeds. Ever since then it is most comfortable at 60-65, happy at 70+, and antsy going less than 45.

Skootz Kabootz wrote:I think you'll find the more you ride it fast the more it will want to go fast. After a long mostly WOT ride (1200 miles) my scooter seemed to break-in in a totally different way and just naturally developed a new comfort zone riding at higher speeds. Ever since then it is most comfortable at 60-65, happy at 70+, and antsy going less than 45.

This!

Mine doesn't like to go slow either!

I think I have that EMS light problem, so when it goes off i get a little pissed, but I do like going fast!

Huh. I'll have to make sure to make some weekend trips at higher speeds then. I often fight mine to get over the indicated 60mph. Then again I'm right at 3k miles, so maybe it just needs more time.

TVB wrote:Never underestimate the benefit of a tailwind, even if it's a fairly mild one. If it's steady, it can give you a pretty good boost (or technically, cut down on the drag that holds you back).

I hear that! I've gone slightly faster with a tailwind uphill than with a strong headwind going downhill.

2wheelNsanity wrote:I guess its no big deal, but it really shocked me. Sometimes when the traffic is light I will use a 2 mile stretch of 65mph highway instead of going out of the way to travel the 45mph roads. Well, today I noticed kaze was still pulling pretty good when I hit 65bmph so I just kept my wrist into it. She didn't stop or even slow done at 72bmph like normal but kept going all the way to 80bmph!!! yes 80 w0000000000t , which when converted to real mph is about 68, so I broke the law tee hee.
Oh by the way, it wasn't down a montian slope with a 50mph wind at my backside, just the normal flat road (Kansas) with a 10-15mph tailwind. I know others here have gone faster on their buddys', but mine has always been kinda slow, so today was a nice suprise; however, I don't plan on doing it again any time soon .

I stretch the Buddy 125 out on the Turner Diagonal, it's 55mph, fairly light traffic most mornings. And the cagers always speed 65+ anyway... so I'm just keeping up with the flow of traffic.