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http://carlislecycleandscooter.blogspot ... alcon.html

My new blog post on a 3 day trip a few friends made. There was 30 year old Honda elite 150, my daughters new Lance Cabo 150 ( I decided to break it in properly), AND the best one? My friend on a Genuine RH50.

Yes, we all rode at 50cc pace. The best part was he lives the farthest away and road the most distance :)
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What a great looking road trip. Did you stop at Root's Old Mill Market for a sausage sandwich? Wish I was along.
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My buddy riding the RH50 blog post.

https://adamdanger.wordpress.com/2015/0 ... ed-falcon/
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DeeDee wrote:What a great looking road trip. Did you stop at Root's Old Mill Market for a sausage sandwich? Wish I was along.
^^^ I will find this place and have one next time through :)
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No, where is Roots?
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http://www.rootsoldmill.com/

720 Graystone Rd, Manheim, PA 17545
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Thats it. We missed a sausage sammich, we gotta go back!
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DeeDee wrote:http://www.rootsoldmill.com/

720 Graystone Rd, Manheim, PA 17545
Always fun, I go as often as I can. It's about a half hour ride for me to get there. :D
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I'm in
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If you want an interesting small bike ride, try following the scenic route(s) up to Smethport, PA. I did it a couple of years ago on my TU250: miles of great curves, beautiful scenary (focus! Not that kind of curves or scenary. That's at the beach. Smethport is in the mountains), empty roads, great diners, and a place that rents armored cars (no kidding: English Ferret armored cars to be exact). It was fun on the TU. It would be a blast on my 50.
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BTW, how did the Lance do? I would like a bigger scooter, a 150 at least, for myself, but the Hooligan is kind of pricey. How does the Cabo compare?
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Manheim is in my neck of the woods...lots of great country & back roads! I enjoy riding them alot on both bikes...the farm roads with the 90 degree turns are a blast on my GZ! don't forget to hit The Jigger Shop in Mt. Gretna or Annie's in Campbelltown for great ice cream!
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I don't think I could be trusted with an armored car.

I only rode the lance Cabo for a little while, so I can't give a very in depth review, but first impressions- gauge cluster is awesome, seating position is ok, motor feels torquey, handling is nuetral. I might try to talk the wife into getting one if any more pieces fall off the kymco.

That being said, it is Not on the same level as the hooligan.
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There will be a test on the blog in the next few weeks comparing the Cabo and the Hooligan in depth. One of the guys at work owns a hooligan and the Cabo is for my daughter, so they are both around. The test is being "put together" as we speak.
The short of it? The hooligan is smoother, a little faster and has a much better seat AND headlight. The cabo is a great bike for almost 900 bucks less. I like it and it works well; just don't ride a hooligan :)

....Oh, and I know a little bit about those Ferrets ;), but thats another story.

NOW I know the sausage sammich place. If you make me, I could go back again.
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If I had the time off, I would do a ride like that every week.
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That makes two of us. We gotta go do route 9 again sometime.
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In the daylight.
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....but its so much more fun to ride into seawater in the dark. In the daylight you wouldn't get the crap your pants effect.
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Good point. It did keep the exciting factor up.
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