Future Blur & Crusier

santa · Post by **santa** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:08 pm

I was listening to Phil from Genuine on "Just Gotta Scoot" yesterday.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/ta ... 296&cmd=tc

At minute 30 he spoke to the potential of the Blur coming back.

At minute 32 he spoke about a 270cc cruiser coming out in spring of 2010.

Have a listen.

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:15 pm

Blur will never come back to the USA until people move from wanting classic scooters to more of sporty scooters.

fs8gbe · Post by **fs8gbe** » Fri May 15, 2009 9:14 pm

jfrost2 wrote:Blur will never come back to the USA until people move from wanting classic scooters to more of sporty scooters.

s'ok. i got a blur and looove it.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:51 am

I started riding sport scooters in the early 90's and that's the only type of scooter I'll ride now. If Genuine doesn't offer another sport scoot, then my Blur will be the last Genuine product I'll ever buy. Not that Genuine really cares...

skip! · Post by **skip!** » Sun May 17, 2009 2:17 am

I have been a classic scooter rider all my life. The Blurs handling is far superior to any classic style scoot. I'll never not have a vintage Vespa, but Phil needs to know that the Blur is one of the best 150 cc sport bikes on the road. I might buy a Buddy for my girlfriend but I'll definatly buy a new Blur if it is offered in the U.S.

illnoise · Post by **illnoise** » Sun May 17, 2009 2:41 am

We all know the Blur is great, and Phillip McCaleb knows it too. They don't need to sell a million of them to bring it back, and I bet they will. I joke about there only being ten of us, but they brought them in for two years and sold them out (eventually) so there's some demand.

The Buddy 150 (or the Black Jack specifically) is a 50cc scooter pushed to the very limits of its engineering. A Blur 150 costs a grand more, but it's just so much better designed, and there's probably room for the platform to grow.

People are coming around and I think it'd sell well now. I didn't listen to the podcast (I just can't bring myself to listen to podcasts, or talk radio, or audiobooks, when there's music to be listened to) but McCaleb knows I ride a Blur and has implied to me a couple times that he wants to bring the Blur back, so it's nice to hear that he's made that public.

Bb.

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:07 am

If they bring it back, I want the technology to match the futuristic spaceship looks that the Blur sports. I'm talking a tunable EFI system (or at least one that has an "economy" and "sport" switch, ala Burgman style - or a modular chip design that could even be an "accessory" from the factory), a digital gauge stock (maybe blue or red back-lighting?) and the same suspension, but maybe with a stiffness selector for fine tuning a 2-up ride.

Of course, I want a lot of things that I may or may not get. so either way is just fine. One things for sure, this thing rides like it's on a rail at an amusement park. I've not seen anything that has the whole package that the Blur has.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:28 am

I'd be happy to just get what the europeans and asians have been riding for the last 15 years...

illnoise · Post by **illnoise** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:57 pm

babblefish wrote:I'd be happy to just get what the europeans and asians have been riding for the last 15 years...

A Gilera Runner? yeah, I'd be all over that, too.

As far as the Blur, as long as it's orange, I'm happy.

Bb.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Mon May 18, 2009 12:04 am

Absolutely! Not to mention Gilera Nexus 250/500, Peugeot Speedfight (all versions), Blaster, Sum-Up & Jet Force, TGB R125X, Derbi GP1 250, Malaguti (any), etc, etc.