Hello - Newbie here

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:36 am

I just just purchaseds a 2007 Pink Buddy 125cc and I have my permit but have not completed the course yet. I used your site and the Vespa site when I was researching about bikes. I don't fit on the Vespa very well. The ball of my foot just touches the ground when I tilt the bike and I find it heavy.. the buddy just felt better to me.

coopdway · Post by **coopdway** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:32 pm

Welcome Sam! We're friends already.

shark · Post by **shark** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:21 pm

Welcome to the family!

louie · Post by **louie** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:37 pm

SamMax wrote: I don't fit on the Vespa very well. The ball of my foot just touches the ground when I tilt the bike and I find it heavy.. the buddy just felt better to me.

me too. if there's a scooter that fits i think you'll find it's the buddy...well there are some older scooters with small/short frames but this is check the tires and oil then twist and go. welcome

thepezident · Post by **thepezident** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:50 pm

Welcome!! From one relatively new Buddy owner to another.

I got my Italia in October/Novemember. Are you in the city or the outskirts?

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:00 pm

Welcome SamMax!! I just got my Italia in December.

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:17 pm

I live in the Doylestown area and Philadelphia. I will be keeping my Buddy down the city.

EP_scoot · Post by **EP_scoot** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:19 pm

Sam, welcome !
This is a friendly place to be as you probably found from your research.

Can you tell us a bit more about yourself, what type of use the scoot will get and so on?

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:42 pm

Well I own a Volvo S60 and I am tired of having it down the city. Besides the breakins, it has been hit by one neighbor twice while he attempted to park this enormous van and to top it off the freaking parking tickets have got to go. I got a ticket while checking out scooters in the city (probably a ploy to help promote scooter sales

). And another huge reason is to save on gas and help to prevent unneeded gas emissions.

So I no longer need my car for work since I am changing careers and I am currently in school. So I plan on driving it from the art museum area in Philly to Drexel and also to my clinicals depending on where they are in the city. And I will use public buses etc when weather is bad. I will keep my car in Doylestown and use it when necessary.

SamMax · Post by **SamMax** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:45 pm

ohh and I just got back from Paris where scooters were everywhere which further fueled my desire ( pic in avatar is from the top tier of the Eiffel Tower)

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:02 pm

SamMax wrote:ohh and I just got back from Paris where scooters were everywhere which further fueled my desire ( pic in avatar is from the top tier of the Eiffel Tower)

Yup, it was a trip to Italy that we took that pretty much sealed my scooter fate. It took me 6 years to finally get one but I don't think I'll be looking back anytime soon!!

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:19 pm

SamMax wrote:ohh and I just got back from Paris where scooters were everywhere which further fueled my desire ( pic in avatar is from the top tier of the Eiffel Tower)

Thank you, I definitely couldn't place that location in Philly. Here's another welcome from a Philly expatriate and Drexel alum. Welcome to MB and scooting in general too!

Take the course and practice, practice, practice. It's not just good for you and your Buddy, it's fun too. Ride safely!

Christy · Post by **Christy** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:51 pm

welcome!

my hubs also grad from drexel.

Dibber · Post by **Dibber** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:19 pm

Welcome aboard! A trip to Key West, FL is all it took to get my wife excited about scooters. Now she rides a Pink and I ride a Red Buddy 125. Ed from Scooterville in Mpls, MN knew he sold two scooter as soon as he saw the expression on my Wife's face when she saw that beutiful Pink Buddy on the floor.

redcass · Post by **redcass** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:33 pm

Welcome, Sam! Nice to see another east-coaster here. I grew up north of Philly. I really really miss deep fried pierogies.

twharton · Post by **twharton** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:49 pm

Welcome. Be sure to post lots of questions and soon you won't be a newbie anymore. Most important though are lots of pics of your scoot on arrival and throughout the personalization / baptism process.

Tom

Sharon · Post by **Sharon** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:14 am

Welcome! I'm fairly new too. Also had the same experience with the Vespa and, like you, switched to a Buddy which is perfect!

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