Genuine Scooter Rally

badbodhisattva · Post by **badbodhisattva** » Sat May 05, 2012 3:02 am

Last weekend in Atlanta, Genuine hosted a rally for us. It was my first rally, first time meeting scooter people and only the second time I've had a chance to ride in the city. I was shaking like a leaf most of the time and had very little chance to record when we reached our destination. I also had some nice encounters with our host, the CEO of Genuine Scooters. He's my hero. The South had nothing to teach him about hospitality!

I'm new to the video cam, too, but I did get some good footage. I just have the camera hanging around my neck. Works fairly well for the time being.

http://youtu.be/6B_myUctI5M

BTW, my dealer has the new two-tone Stellas, and they look fantastic.

keith1295 · Post by **keith1295** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:32 am

Great video, thanks for sharing....

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:57 am

Looks like it was a great day! Nice turnout. And yes indeed, Phil is certainly a fine and generous host! (Thanks again for LA Phil) Glad you all had a fun time!

Post by **ericalm** » Sun May 06, 2012 2:26 pm

Great video! We had a ton of fun on our Genuine ride in LA, so I encourage others to go check theirs out.

Skootz Kabootz wrote:Looks like it was a great day! Nice turnout. And yes indeed, Phil is certainly a fine and generous host! (Thanks again for LA Phil) Glad you all had a fun time!

Orchestra pun!

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Sun May 06, 2012 3:31 pm

where do the rallies even get announced at? I'd love to show up to a genuine one if it were within reasonable distance, although my Stella practically only has the original LML frame

badbodhisattva · Post by **badbodhisattva** » Sun May 06, 2012 9:10 pm

There's a link on genuinescooters.com-- "Let's Ride 2012." It was a nice long ride and thrilling for a newbie like me. I was so excited and addled though I forgot to ask all the Stella riders all the things I wanted to... things like, do you often hallucinate the sound of your turn signal going off while you're cruising? Sometimes I think I hear it even when I'm not riding.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Mon May 07, 2012 1:47 am

Loved the video! That looks like so much fun. I envy you guys.

I saw the turnoff to the Fernbank and recognized the bank tower but that was about it.

The route looked good. There must be gobs of miles of good riding in ATL.

Enjoy and stay safe.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon May 07, 2012 9:42 pm

A ton of photos from the event on FB:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 726&type=1

Lovelandstella · Post by **Lovelandstella** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:05 pm

Lokky wrote:where do the rallies even get announced at? I'd love to show up to a genuine one if it were within reasonable distance, although my Stella practically only has the original LML frame

ask and you shall revieve!

from the Genuine website
here is a direct quote:
"Richmond, Virginia - Sunday, June 10th
Celebrate with Genuine Scooter Company and the #1 Scooter Dork, Philip McCaleb. Ride leaves at 11:30 a.m. from Scoot Richmond and join us for lunch afterwards! Genuine Riders ONLY!"

it couldn't be in a better place for you Lokky from Richmond, Virginia!

I am still checking back frequently to see when the colorado ride is.

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:13 pm

Lovelandstella wrote:
Lokky wrote:where do the rallies even get announced at? I'd love to show up to a genuine one if it were within reasonable distance, although my Stella practically only has the original LML frame <span class='tooltiptrolol'><img src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/TrollEmoticons/lol.png' /><span>lol</span></span>
ask and you shall revieve!

from the Genuine website
here is a direct quote:
"Richmond, Virginia - Sunday, June 10th
Celebrate with Genuine Scooter Company and the #1 Scooter Dork, Philip McCaleb. Ride leaves at 11:30 a.m. from Scoot Richmond and join us for lunch afterwards! Genuine Riders ONLY!"

it couldn't be in a better place for you Lokky from Richmond, Virginia!

I am still checking back frequently to see when the colorado ride is.

Well I'll be damned!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:36 am

Richmond is a bit of a haul for me...I wonder if that is going to be the closest one? I was hoping maybe for one in Philly or Baltimore...