Is it just me...

mandyscoots · Post by **mandyscoots** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:32 pm

So I've seen quite a few Buddy's around but every time I see them, ecspecially from behind, they look TINY and the driver looks HUGE (even if they're not). Does anyone else know what I'm talking about here?

UnionZac · Post by **UnionZac** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:30 am

yeah, sometimes when I see other buddiests out driving around I think "oh is that what I look like?"

mandyscoots · Post by **mandyscoots** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:52 am

LMAO
exactly!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:40 am

I don't ever see any other people on Buddys.

...but I know what you mean about looking at it from the back.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:47 am

Well, I ride a rattler, but I know what you mean (especially since I only see buddies and never other rattlers). I already felt fat without noticing how big I look on scooter, thanks a lot

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:02 am

+1 on that....

Prairiedale · Post by **Prairiedale** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:40 am

:needpics:

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:45 am

Prairiedale wrote::needpics:

I'm not posting a pic of my fat butt on a scoot, get outta here!!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:36 pm

mandyscoots wrote:So I've seen quite a few Buddy's around but every time I see them, ecspecially from behind, they look TINY and the driver looks HUGE (even if they're not). Does anyone else know what I'm talking about here?

Hmmmm, maybe I've been "conditioned" over the years, but this reminds me of one of those questions that I just dread. Like when the wife or girlfriend asks "Does this (outfit) make my butt look big?". There's only one good answer ... even if it's a lie.

Rob

mandyscoots · Post by **mandyscoots** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:34 pm

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:51 pm

We could see this coming up maybe next month/summer...

Points for pics of you from the rear on your scooter riding down the road, even in traffic, maybe next to a truck or better yet next to a semi or gravel truck...

Does offer opportunities...

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:31 pm

ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find...

oh, and the answer is no...that's not me.

mandyscoots · Post by **mandyscoots** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:47 am

shit! LOL I saw that one coming!
Well that's how I feel riding down the road now that I know what I look like!

walky08 · Post by **walky08** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:08 am

Same here. I am tall and i think it is the height of the seat (too high) or too high on the backkk plus too little spacefor the legs. We look stuffed in it.

I think the Buddy is a nice first scooter to learn,but is is not the most comfortable or more powerful, though it is cute. If you compare it with others, it seems the lines of the Buddy make you look too small for it. best seen with smaller, thinner people on her.

I am already thinking about my next scooter,one that makes me look better.

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:57 am

mandyscoots wrote:shit! LOL I saw that one coming!
Well that's how I feel riding down the road now that I know what I look like!

I always figure having a poor self image is actually helpful, because when you look in the mirror you realize that you're looking pretty good, this coming from a guy who stands 6'2" and tips the scales around 250 (height helps) who has a receding hairline and male pattern baldness. I mean really when I look in the mirror and don't see Chunk from Goonies then I know its gonna be a good day.

Prairiedale · Post by **Prairiedale** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:46 am

laxer wrote:
Prairiedale wrote::needpics:
I'm not posting a pic of my fat butt on a scoot, get outta here!!

I just thought a thread in the gallery section should have photos. Especially given the mental images the OP created.

LisaLisa · Post by **LisaLisa** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:52 am

good posture is slimming

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:37 pm

If the scooter rider is fat, then the rider will look fat on the scooter. If the scooter rider is thin, then the rider will look thin on the scooter. If you are so concerned with how fat you think your scooter makes you, I invite you to instead focus on how much fun you're having. Please read here to learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance

Me & my fat ass pwning the slow race at the 2008 NYC Block Party. I was beat only by the rally's winner!

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:43 pm

After I graduated with my Masters degree I passed through some unforeseen invisible barrier that caused me to stop caring about what I look like and enjoy being comfortable. As a result I have been seen in public wearing denim shorts, Hawaiian shirts, sandals and socks with a fitted baseball cap. I think once I accepted the fact that my hair was falling out one strand at a time I just kinda stopped trying to convince myself that I was the doppelganger of Brad Pitt which allowed me to enjoy being me a whole lot more.

Sleepy_Dave · Post by **Sleepy_Dave** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:39 pm

Asburyjer wrote:After I graduated with my Masters degree I passed through some unforeseen invisible barrier that caused me to stop caring about what I look like and enjoy being comfortable. As a result I have been seen in public wearing denim shorts, Hawaiian shirts, sandals and socks with a fitted baseball cap. I think once I accepted the fact that my hair was falling out one strand at a time I just kinda stopped trying to convince myself that I was the doppelganger of Brad Pitt which allowed me to enjoy being me a whole lot more.

Thats not unique. I pretty much walk around town wearing combat boots, jeans, and bone shirts. Not such a fan of the sandals with socks though, kind of makes you look like a git.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:59 pm

I like riding Im 6 ft 4 inches and I rock on my scooter does this make me look fat or do I need a tan?

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:23 pm

[email protected] wrote:I like riding Im 6 ft 4 inches and I rock on my scooter does this make me look fat or do I need a tan?

Are those DOT Boxers?

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:24 pm

Skootz Kabootz wrote:
[email protected] wrote:I like riding Im 6 ft 4 inches and I rock on my scooter does this make me look fat or do I need a tan?
Are those DOT Boxers?

hell yeal armour padding in the tush

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:34 am

Sleepy_Dave wrote:Not such a fan of the sandals with socks though, kind of makes you look like a git.

I would go bear foot but my wife yells at me because my feet tend to well they sweat, the socks are for pure practicality.

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:34 am

[email protected] wrote:I like riding Im 6 ft 4 inches and I rock on my scooter does this make me look fat or do I need a tan?

Seriously, I'd call the cops.

[email protected] · Post by **[email protected]** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:26 am

Asburyjer wrote:
[email protected] wrote:I like riding Im 6 ft 4 inches and I rock on my scooter does this make me look fat or do I need a tan?
Seriously, I'd call the cops.

if the can catch me seriously do you really think id ride like this

I have sweaty feet too

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:51 am

Asburyjer wrote:ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find...

oh, and the answer is no...that's not me.

Sheesh, I didn't know that Charlie Weiss and Mark Mangino owned scooters...

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:15 am

[email protected] wrote:if the can catch me seriously do you really think id ride like this

I'm sure they can catch you, I'm just not sure they'd want to! LoL!

dems jus jokes.

Asburyjer · Post by **Asburyjer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:16 am

laxer wrote:
Sheesh, I didn't know that Charlie Weiss and Mark Mangino owned scooters...

That does look like Charlie Weiss doesn't it? Of course if he doesn't win this year he may be riding a scooter out of ND.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:56 am

Yeah, things are looking so great in South Bend. Can you tell I'm excited for football season when I talk about other team's coaches on a scooter forum?

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