Howdy From Texas

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:41 pm

Purchased a '13 220i last week. Wife's '13 Buddy 170i arrives this Monday. New to scooter world, although I have previous 2-wheel experience with a couple Honda M/Cs owned 35 years ago.

As avid RVers, we purchased the scooters as our transportation on the road. They will be placed on a rack attached to the back of our motor home during transit and used as primary transport wherever we happen to find ourselves as we run around the USA enjoying our retirement years.

I've learned quite a bit from reading forum threads over the past few weeks. Looking forward to learning more from the experts here.

Scratch sends...

Drum Pro · Post by **Drum Pro** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 5:00 am

Holla from California.

RoadRambler · Post by **RoadRambler** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:15 pm

Hello! Hope you share some impressions of your Blur. I am getting DH's Blur 150 because he just got a new 220i. We put the low profile seat on the 150 so it is doable for me now. I'm pretty excited to ride something with larger wheels/wheelbase and a little more heft than my Psycho.

wheelbender6 · Post by **wheelbender6** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:27 pm

Welcome to the forum. I am also eager to hear how the Blur 220 compares to the Buddy 170. Genuine claims that the Buddy 170 has a better power to weight ratio than the bigger Blur.

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:36 pm

Thanks much for the welcomes. Must admit I'm a bit surprised that there's not much punch off the line on the Blur. Understand there's some kind of adjustment that can be made to correct this?

I really like the looks and size. The low profile seat from Scooterworks was an excellent investment and makes it much more comfortable for my 5'6" frame...

Will provide an A/B comparison of the two once the Buddy arrives. If the wife lets me ride it, of course...

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:34 pm

13.5 gm rollers really help with the Blur off the line.
Did you buy new? It takes a while to break 'em in... and then, look out!

Kennyr44 · Post by **Kennyr44** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:40 am

Changing the rollers did nothing for my 220i. That was a waste of time and money for me and some others here i've read. Mine runs great anyway.

chickdr · Post by **chickdr** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:19 pm

Kennyr44 wrote:Changing the rollers did nothing for my 220i. That was a waste of time and money for me and some others here i've read. Mine runs great anyway.

That is what I heard as well. Not much to do to a Blur.

thespivster · Post by **thespivster** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:57 pm

Did you get the black one from AF1? I bought the white one they had about 5 weeks ago

Scratch · Post by **Scratch** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:47 pm

The Blur I purchased is silver; the only one they had in stock. If they had a white one at the time, it would be sitting in my garage!