What to do with a Pink Buddy?

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:51 pm

It belongs to a friend of mine, she wants to sell it, I would buy it but it's Pink! Painting it would be possible, tho the finish is unblemeshed. I am in my 60's look it and have been in some very middle class working man jobs in my life, but... It's Pink! Any input? R

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:12 am

If you don't want to paint them, the pink panels can be replaced fairly easily (and not too expensively) with panels of another color (or two).

Dage'sVew · Post by **Dage'sVew** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:24 am

How about a "Pink Panther" theme for the scoot? Practice your Inspector Clouseau accent and you could have a lot of fun with it!

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:14 am

Putting a white (or black) panel or two on it would make it a bit less pink, if you don't want to buy all new panels.

You can also buy a wrap to put on the scooter.

Maybe some people will post pictures of their multi-color Buddys here so you could get an idea of what it would look like.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:20 am

+1 for adding some of the panels in black. The bodywork for the buddy is pretty cheap.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:38 am

here is a link to a "beater" buddy project someone on the board posted. pics included as all panels were removed and painted. could help with some ideas...

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pink can sell, however. even in less populace areas. someone, even if just one....may want a pink scooter. or a good deal on something they can paint or change the panels of

YOU might want to order panels and include them in the sale if it helps make a sale

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:28 am

I used to work backstage for various theatres. They would often hire extra hands during a particularly nasty crunch time (or more often when the producers and designers didn't communicate quite as well as the "bev-nap-blueprints" would have hinted at). The full time people would usually color code their personal tools to distinguish them at a glance from other people's tools and the house tools. I used pink. No one ever borrowed my tools. It was awesome.

Pink isn't a bad color. It's highly visible, unwanted by the opportunist thief and it sorta tells the world "I don't care, neither should you".

If the color does bother you, think about setting up a panel swapping party. Pink isn't made anymore (to my knowledge), so you could probably find someone who would want to swap panels with you because they couldn't find a pink Buddy.

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:40 am

Okay...apparently I have WAAAYYY too much time on my hands, but I was playing around in Paint, and here you go. You can buy as many black panels as you want, when you want, and here's what it would look like:

Dooglas · Post by **Dooglas** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:57 am

Krylon Fusion. Pick your color.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:07 am

Riding around on a pink scooter helps make you a more enlightened and humble person. Rock it as is.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:14 am

I've ridden 2 pink ones...I was comfortable in my manhood. Though a friends 125 was a lot more fun than the 50 .

; although the 50 makes the "right" noises.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:50 pm

How much is she looking to get out of it? I might have someone here in CO that would be willing to make the trek down (depending on where in NM) for it, or split shipping or something.

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:15 pm

Check in the Fore sale or shoot me a private posting. And thanks to all the replys... R

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:53 pm

Become proficient at mixed martial arts, then "practice" on a-holes that give you a hard time. Rock the pink dude!

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:57 pm

FWIW, there's a Black Jack in Philly with strategic panels replaced in pink and the wheels powder coated pink. Very cool retro look. I'd ride it a heartbeat.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:45 pm

Raiderfn311 wrote:Become proficient at mixed martial arts, then "practice" on a-holes that give you a hard time.

I already have to do that just riding a scoot in general!

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:01 pm

Dont I know it brother! It hasnt come to it yet, but Ive run it through my mind a few times. The only thing Im worried about is getting the scoot on the center stand so my scoot doenst fall.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:53 pm

$1850. firm I think

Love that.

SSCAM · Post by **SSCAM** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:07 pm

ericalm wrote:Riding around on a pink scooter helps make you a more enlightened and humble person. Rock it as is.

I've got to second that. Pink is badasstical and I'd ride the hell out of it.

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:50 pm

ericalm wrote:Riding around on a pink scooter helps make you a more enlightened and humble person. Rock it as is.

Combining this advice with the Mixed Martial arts advice makes an interesting starting point. The Warrior Priest on a Pink Buddy bringing True Enlightenment to one Brew Pub, (I don't drink, but the local scooter club has a built in beer compass) and coffee shop at a time,; coffee my chosen addiction. What colour Robes and accurments go with Pink? R

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:15 am

RAWK THA PINK.
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