not really a motorcycle...

but it does have only two wheels! picked up a 2008 lambretta uno150 for the wife today. her new job is only 1.8 miles from home, so when the weather is good, she will be riding this.

lambretta by bmonkey36, on Flickr

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looks pretty

 

I just noticed how crappy that pic was. here is a daytime pic. it was supposedly dropped twice in the original owners driveway. once on each side. it only has a little over 2,000 miles on the clock and is super clean.

lambretta day by bmonkey36, on Flickr

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shiny! 150cc? GY6 clone? Italian? water cooled? cup holder? phone charger?

 

I would hope the Italians aren't using GY6 engines, but hey maybe so. Good looking scoot, I loved my china junk scooters.

 

this one is made in Taiwan by a seattle based company.

http://www.lambrettausa.com/default.aspx

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well she didn't take long to decide she wanted something bigger. this one got traded in on a Yamaha majesty.



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now, when you go get a gallon of milk, will you take the car or her scooter ?

 

well at first she wouldn't let me ride it, but after I passed the endorsement test the first time, (it took her three tries) and seeing me ride, she has given me permission to ride "her majesty". that's what she calls it. I prefer riding the xj550 so I just take a backpack when I run to the store for "milk" (beer).

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I have a Kymco Super 8 150
it has a helmet hook right below the handlebars
I use it for groceries, I can fit 4 bags hooked into it and still fit my legs
also so much fun to ride!

 

First time i ever rode a motorized bike it was a Honda Spree 50 I rented in Hawai'i. A friend of mine was going to university there, and since we were both divers and the rental scooters had huge cargo baskets we stashed all of our gear in the basket and held the tanks on the floorboard between our knees and road over to Hanauma Bay a couple times. It was scary with that much weight so high up on the bike, especially having never ridden before.

 

I still remember when I drove my scooter off the lot
no endorsement, never ridden before..
I could barely turn since I had no idea about counter steering
I kept looking down at the pavement flying by and thought oh shit
oh shit, I am going to die
then I proceeded to watch instructional videos off youtube on how to
ride a scooter
I luckily was taking the MSF course 2 days later
by the end of the course I felt like the bike was an extension of my body

 

Bought a TGB 150 about a year ago mostly out of curiosity and just a little out of the bay of e and drinking whilst making financial decisions.
Glad I did,this little thing is amazingly practical does everything you ask of it without a murmur and it's like a cloak of invisibility for the Police.
I've had people stop and watch in amazement as I loaded the shopping into and on the scoot.
Pretty sure I'll always have one now,honestly don't know why they haven't taken over the world.