Scootists... how old are you?

[cal_gecko]

I feel like I'm too old to be riding a scooter sometimes.. people I work with look at me like "YOU ride a scooter?"... then I get the "scooters are for kids who can't afford a car!", "I haven't ridden a scooter since I was 13", etc etc...

so .. how old are you guys/gals?

[scooterconvert]

riding is much better when you have the option to drive a car but you CHOOSE to scoot! Everybody looks at you that way because they wish they had one too. :D

[Larry Andersen]

I'm 66 and my riding partner is 62!
NO-one makes fun of us.

[James B]

Here in Provo there are so many college students and you don't have to pay for a parking perm at Utah Valley State College there are a ton of them around and all ages.

[XPS1210]

riding is much better when you have the option to drive a car but you CHOOSE to scoot! Everybody looks at you that way because they wish they had one too. :D


That's the reason here everone looks, cuts me off (so I have to pull over), comes running in parking lots... ETC... Just so they can ask about my scooter... They all are in awe when I say I get 50+MPG... more like 70+ not 100% on how much I get with all the mods... I haven't checked yet but it's still over 100miles on a tank...

They all are wishing they had one... At $2.00 a gallon for gas... Everyone here drived trucks... $45-55 to fill a tank compaired to my $3.00 or less... Premium grade gas...

Got to love it! :cool:

[scooterconvert]

I hit two bucks today and I spilled a little gas :cool:

[ratboycom]

im 20, im gonna be 21 in December, my little bro is getting a scooter too, he is 16

[Iceman]

Fifty-five going on twenty. Retired and watching my pennies and enjoying every minute of it. :race:

[SuperDaveJr.]

I turn 15 in July

[larry-new]

57 yr. old construction worker...

[911elite]

more middle aged people riding then youngin's

here in north west indiana the age grouns is 10-15 and 42+ not many in between that.

[nwarky]

Turn 15 in December

[meats]

looks like us 30-34 's are in the lead!.... o_o

[sooznd]

YIKES--- I am in the ancient category-one foot in the grave & one on the floorboard.:D

[dpiddy022]

wow, I really expected us youngins to be the most. You all should feel proud that I thought you were all my age (I'm 21) from reading other posts!

[dpiddy022]

I wonder if each age group has a favorite scoot to use? Like are Vinos more popular with the older crowd or the younins? Like wise for Zuma, etc. etc.

[sooznd]

wow, I really expected us youngins to be the most. You all should feel proud that I thought you were all my age (I'm 21) from reading other posts!
I will take that as a compliment. My daughter who is closer to your age once gave me a button that says " I may grow older, but I will never grow up" ;wink)

As for your other question, I prefer the more vintage look of the Vino. Could be because I am more vintage myself :D

[dpiddy022]

I sold my dirt bike to get my Zuma, (not much use for a dirt bike when your in college). And my uncle had told me about some people that he knew that had a Zuma and jumped it so I figured it was tough enough. And then I looked online and saw that a Zuma was 5 mph faster than a Vino stock. (They were the same price at the time too). So I didn't feel like I had much of as decision to make!!

[sooznd]

The stock Vino is restricted to 30 mph, then once you remove the restrictors it will go 40 mph. the Zuma has no restrictions and should go 38-40 right out of the box.

I like all the options available for giving the Vino a custom look--am not so much into speed. The 40 mph is fast enough for me, although I enjoy the thrill of going downhill at ~ 46 mph.

[speedy_scooter]

i would have to say i agree with the vino being more popular with older people and the zuma/vento being popular with the young guns.

[Iceman]

i would have to say i agree with the vino being more popular with older people and the zuma/vento being popular with the young guns.

Thank ya! Thank ya very much Speedy! This young gun will be 56 in October and I have one of each. 2005 Zuma and 2005 GT5. At least I guess I still think young.

[speedy_scooter]

haha, i guess you just want to be cool like us younger ppl. lol :) no hard feelings to the older people around here!

[brodon]

I'm 63.

After decades of riding Goldwings, BMW's and more recently a VTX 1800 Retro, I decided it was time for a scooter to cruise around the county roads and two lane highways.

The fuel injection, water cooled, auto tranny of the Majesty 400 was exactly what I need to spend a few hours riding around with the grandchildren.

[Big Daddy T]

I'm 63.

After decades of riding Goldwings, BMW's and more recently a VTX 1800 Retro, I decided it was time for a scooter to cruise around the county roads and two lane highways.

The fuel injection, water cooled, auto tranny of the Majesty 400 was exactly what I need to spend a few hours riding around with the grandchildren.

Very cool. Welcome.

[xraydino]

I'm 34 and had a Zuma back in the late 80's ( bright yellow and black like a bumble bee) and never had the cash or the internet for parts. Now that I'm all grown up I just had to get another one and put ridiculous money and time into it. watching people move quickly onto the sidewalk when the hear me comming allways puts a smile on my face. ::handleba

[burnt_toast]

I'm 17, 18 next month. currently riding a vento zip r3i. o_o

started off at 15 when I got a non-running '85 honda spree, and fixed it in time for the summer. Oh the good times... :D

[Scooter Gyrl]

So over 45 is ancient, you say. :) Well, I'm 54 but I consider myself to be a "classic". Guess that's why I picked the Yamaha Vino 50cc. Looks like I'm in very good company.

In the 70's I only had cycles for transportation. Started out with a Bridgestone 175 that I had to jump start each time, then a Yamaha 250, and traded up to a Yamaha 500. I sold the Yamaha 500 in 1979. So now here I am with sweet Vivian (my '05 Vino Classic) and I'm back on 2 motorized wheels and lovin' it.

I love my scooter and at this point am very satisfied with both her power and speed. She was already de-restricted when I bought her. She'll easily crank up to 45 (I'm guessing, since the speedo only goes to 40, but the needle goes way past 40) zips along at 35-40 with ease, even on hills. I suspect she might even go faster than 45, but since she is in her break-in period I have not gone WOT for more than a few minutes so I haven't seen just how far past 40 the speedo needle will go. I'll get some pictures up soon.

I've really been enjoying and learning a lot from this site and already feel like I know some of y'all.

[sooznd]

Scooter Gyrl--welcome to the forum! Nice to have another "ancient" scooter riding woman here! :yippy:

[Tommy Wise]

Ha HA I'm in the top age group! 30-34 RULES!

[qwiksilver]

I ride because she fits in the parking space with the Jeep and gets more than 12mpg (Jeep's mpg).

Well, that was the original reason, now I ride because it's fun.

Oh...I'm v4.3 here.

[Lucy35]

35, baby, thirty-five :sunny:
and as my my nickname 'Lucy35' indicates I will be like that for many years to come... :naught: ... ha ha ha

[ZumaZoom]

43 going on 22. yup I got my 1st scoot at 43, and I'm having a blast....Is it wrong that I want to pop wheelies, jump off curbs & hit trails when I see them ......

[qwiksilver]

43 going on 22. yup I got my 1st scoot at 43, and I'm having a blast....Is it wrong that I want to pop wheelies, jump off curbs & hit trails when I see them ......

Me too.... ::handleba

Been driving way too fast for my meager abilities too...nearly wrapped it around some cars last weekend. :(

[ZumaZoom]

Me too.... ::handleba

Been driving way too fast for my meager abilities too...nearly wrapped it around some cars last weekend. :(


Be carefull out there, these little scoots can get away from you if your not carefull.

By the way Im not sure how to break this news to you but our girls have the same Daddy.........Jack at Hollywood Cycles :yippy: not to mention my girl was also born in September their almost twins.....

[HIPPYHUNTER]

:raf: 43...four three...thats right. :raf:
Got the 05 Zuma cause...well...gee...its easy to hop on and go. I sell real estate and I can cruise the mid-town neighborhoods real easy;plus they are "approachable" meaning a lot of conversations get started and wa-la...my sign is in your front yard!...I laugh and jokingly say you can get in the Land Cruiser when we are lookin at properties over 250k! Totally kidding, but I do use it to run to the office and short errands and just scootin!
Plus it is "Prudential" blue...gonna re do the graphics with some white reflective Prudential "rock" logos. I get razzed by my buds cause it is sooo unlike me to have one of these...but W.T.H.! 80mpg and a smile.

[qwiksilver]

Be carefull out there, these little scoots can get away from you if your not carefull.

By the way Im not sure how to break this news to you but our girls have the same Daddy.........Jack at Hollywood Cycles :yippy: not to mention my girl was also born in September their almost twins.....

Yours was one of the scoots that disappeared out of there...there were only two of the five left when I got Jill.

Glad to know she's got a sister running around out there with a good home. :ll

(My Jeep's brother was bought by my mechanic...we figured it out two years after the fact.)

[Jonathan Davis]

I'm 42.

[PreBug308]

I'm 15. I guess it's never too early to start a great thing.

[speedy_scooter]

Yup, I started riding mopeds when I was 13 and have kept going up in power/size and soon I'll be on a sportbike.

[PreBug308]

Getting an r6 when I turn 16, present from the father. ;)

[gjtomli]

Wow... I thought I was an older rider. I am late 20's and thought most of ya'll would be college or something. So who I our youngest? Is it PreBug308 or is someone else younger?

[speedy_scooter]

There were a couple of guys on here a while ago that were Prebug's age and younger.

[gjtomli]

Freak! Youngin's... I guess they could be out (for that matter any of us) doing negative things like superglueing hampsters to miniture tractor pulls...er um... maybe that was just me.

[Spyder John]

Finally found what I was looking for. in this article (http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/business/051002/scooting.shtml) Jen Dreis of the Mortorcylce Industry Council says that in 1990, retired people accounted for only 7.5 percent of motor-scooter sales. In 2003, that percentage had risen to 22 percent. The median age of scooter owners increased from 26 in 1990 to 46 in 2003. :smokin:

[Screamingyellow]

I'm ancient. I remember 30 years ago, riding a moped (mini-bike) to work wearing a suit & tie. Now the Zuma......as Yogi said, it's deja vue all over again :) ::handleba

[Spyder John]

Hey, maybe that'd be a fun thread for us old timers: What was your first scoot?
Mine was a 1980 (I think) Yamaha QT-50. Drove it everywhere. Ran a solid 45 mph once I took the governor off of it. Never once wore a helmet and never once got pulled over for that or for going 45 in 30mph moped state. Kids, don't try this nowadays.

[Frank the Tank]

im 18, and i ride to school everyday. some of my friends use to laugh, but then they all smile when they try it out. then they get jealous when i say i only pay $3 for 100km. and the best of all, FREE PARKING!!! :D

[wizard]

Well im 28. I ride a 2005 hyosung prima rally sf-50. A 2005 Yamaha zuma. I also ride a 1995 Kawasaki ninga zx7 (750cc)

[Kuzzman]

Starting with mini bikes, going to dirt bikes and ending with street bikes. After being without any bike other than my mountain bike for years, and always having an itch for a scooter, At 49 I got one. I don't even think about how I look or what others might think. I wanted one and that was that. The Vino caught my eye because of the retro kinda old school look. And doing the style mods has been just as much fun as riding it. I get alot of compliments and one old fella, LOL older than me, asked me if it was for sale. I dig my scoot and all you other scoot freaks here on the Forum. :dance: :8wave: :smokin:

[BeachBuzz]

ancient? if the scoot fits - 48 here and this is my first motorized 2-wheeler

[Sorrow]

35 years old - went to my first scooter rally at Niagra in 97 and have been hooked ever since. My Vino 125's name is Jezebel and she gets lots of attention and devotion.

[morevino]

im 15 and im riding my vino everybody of my age have zuma (bws here) and think my vino suck when they took a fast look at it. but im way faster than them so it funny

[Veto1927]

79 year old Ret.-elem. school principal.

[GJZuma]

Well throw another ancient vote in! 47 and had the bug for 2 years. Used to be my buddy (62) who got me into one and I as the only ones on the street, now there are 5 ... pretty funny seeing all these "older" kids ripping up and down the neighborhood.

[speedfreak76]

15, barely legal driver

[PreBug308]

That makes two 15 year olds on the forums!! ;)

[HIPPYHUNTER]

still a young 43!

[MoneyPunk]

26 on St. Patrick's...

Well 26 going on 12.

[Iceman]

Wow! We ancient ones are coming on strong and enjoying every mile of it. :spiny:

[Sidewinder]

42 and getting younger by the gallon :smokin:

[bogey78]

33 yoa and just bought my first scooter. I've had dirtbikes and a half dozen street bikes over the years, but thought I would try scootin' for a while. Just bought a 2002 Zuma. Wow, this thing is fun. I have to admit, I did feel a little silly coming to the office this morning wearing my dress clothes and my big helmet. I'll take some ribbing at the gym on Monday from some of my workout buddies, but they still know how cool I am. :nerd:

[flight120]

I'm 34 and from the looks of the poll results I'm actually part of a majority for once!

Tom

[Ghettokracker71]

19 years old. Currently unemployed. Planning on buying a scoot to commute (hehe I made a rhyme!) soon as I get a job,and start attending school again(had surgery.)

I don't think I will feel silly rolling around,even if its as uit everyday. I'd wear dress pants,dress shoes,and a button up everyday in my last job working in a "upper class" area driving my red very loud stripped in your face with 'shocker' decals integra everyday:naught:

[TedG954]

A friend of mine and I would sit under a tree talk about how we were going to buy Lambrettas when we turned 14. We were going to be sooooo cool. In Ohio, at that time, you could have a scooter at 14. Just before I turned 14, they changed the law to 16. By that time, I wanted a car. Well, here it is 43 years later, after scores of cars, a dozen motorcycles (still have an HD Heritage), I finially have my scooter.

So, the way I look at it, I'm 57 goin' on 14. Pick one.

Take care, Ancient Guy :eq:

[Fokusing]

i'm 24...just bought my first scooter.
i have an acura rsx type s but honestly...doesn't make sense to drive it
to work m-f (5kms each way) when i can save money and have a lil 2 wheel fun on a scooter. i dont have the balls for a motorcycle so....a scooter is perfect!

lovin it so far, that's for sure.

[ZumasTwo]

19ish

WOW, fiction really can be fun!!

[Ghettokracker71]

19ish

WOW, fiction really can be fun!!



i'm 24...blah blahi have an acura rsx type s


w00t for two young f****ers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and double w00t for an acura rider!

I cant wait to get my first scoot all to myself :dunce:

[linda]

just turned 44. i thought i was too old too, til i pulled up next to a lady who looked in her 50s on her scoot, and looked really good too. i get lots of people tell me it's cool, where did i get it, how many mpgs, they want one, etc. etc. (especially older women)i don't have a car. had a jetta which was driving me crazy with repairs, so i sold it. i might get one of those smart cars--i figure they're about two scoots put together.

[sooznd]

I figure once you buy a scooter, you stop the aging process right in its tracks LOL

[Squid121]

35 and todays my Birthday!! :dance: :dance: :frog: :yippy: :yippy: :D

[xraydino]

Happy B-day. I turned 35 (again :naught: ) this month to.

[Scoot-FloorDaa]

Happpy B-day Dino. Glad to hear your older than me, even if it's just a couple months old timer. :frog:

[BORNGEARHEAD]

It looks like the generation X'ers are in the lead. For some reason it seems odd that the most common age is 30-34.

[XPS1210]

..bs.. our not that young.... LOL!

[Ikophot]

44 in october

[jfmjr442]

46 in November - goin on 19!!

John

[Lennox]

It looks like the generation X'ers are in the lead. For some reason it seems odd that the most common age is 30-34.


i hate being common..... ;;p

[Scoot-FloorDaa]

Man I remember x.

[tommy]

28 yr old. I only ride my Metro in the summer and for short trips only, other than that I have my CBR and my S2000, HONDA BABY..!!!

[nikolai]

44 years. '88 Honda Dio upgraded to late-model Honda Elite motor, stock except for premixing, averaging 900+ kms. weekly on my commute to work (what better excuse to ride my scooter LOL)

[GUNSGONZ]

Don’t know how I missed this thread. Well I’m a 49 year old retired Coastie (Weps4). When not riding ships I was riding motorcycles dirt and street, still doing the last two. I decided I wanted a scooter after another retired Coastie I know restored an old Honda trail 90. Being more of a technician then a restorer I decided on the Vino 125. So now I when I need another 6 pack, barbeque sauce, or Debra down the street needs something fix, I just light the small fire on the Vino and take off passing all the golf carts in my community.
:army:

[keith]

57 Year Old Engineer....Have 125 Vino. With Gas at $3.19 today, I get 70 mpg.
full throttle (50-63 mph. depending on up or down hill). Only have trouble seeing
at 5:30 in the morning in the dark. The road was just paved and it's shiny. This week
I've left it on high beam and no one has been bothered. Frankly, I think the scooter
is safer than the car.

[EngineerBoo]

I'm 44 and a retired Air Force Special Operations/Senior Intelligence dude who's now a computer engineer at the Missile Defense Agency at Northrop Grumman.

(And, boy, are the folks in my office having fun teasing me about my scooter...oh vey)

[JustMe!]

34.

Special investigator for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

"I see dead people...."


As well, a research consultant for the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS). Kinda like work done in your Homeland Security. But I think I've told you all too much, and now I have to kill all of o-- you...

[vinogal]

35
Mom. Just got my scooter for Mother's Day. Yeah for moms. Stay young have fun and ride a scooter! ::handleba

[Skullet]

I don't even think about how I look or what others might think.

and thats the way to be man!! im 29, but i chose 30 becuz the b-day is in july. this is my 3rd scoot, and both my other 2 were loud and old, but theyre still fun as hell!! :) had an 83 aero80 (no exhaust, just a port) that got stolen, and now i have an 85 elite 80 and an 01 kymco zx-50. i get lots of strange looks, but surprisingly enough, i get more waves and big smiles than anything else. :D not too many ppl askin me bout it yet, but then ive only been ridin the zx for less than a week too.

[Scootergirl]

As I tell the youngsters at work - 'older than dirt' - more than that, I ain't saying

(a store clerk referred to me as 'the little white-haired lady' once - and that was 10 years ago)

[OldGuy1]

When you start a poll set a cut-off date so that the darn thing doesn't keep popping up as a new post whenever someone votes even though they don't actually post.

Thank you.

[ToTheMax]

22 and love the scoot for town driving. My Little Bro is also a big scoot rider. He is more into the stunts and tricks.

Stock vino pushing 45 on the flat..

[maria26th]

thirty year old fe this is my first scooter!!!! :ulp

[Derbi-man]

46 this year, been riding mine for 4 years now.......THE BEST way to get around.

[ignote]

I just turned 30 this month, and my scoot was a gift from my SO. I'd been wanting one for a while now. :)

We decided to get one because the hour commute together each day was getting expensive with these crazy gas prices. Now he drives 5 minutes to work, and I scoot. I'm loving it... great way to start and end the day! People at the office have been curious about it, as nobody else has one. One girl even thought I had to ride on the sidewalks or bike lanes with it. :O

[Zuma858]

I started my way up from the bottom up. Elementry school riding kick scoots, Middle scooter i've owned a couple electrics, and currently this year I been riding my gas powered stand up and bought my Zuma 4 days ago.. I ran stand ups since 16 but i'm 17 years old now!

[tsgreer]

37 here. I just bought my very first two-stroke scooter (some unheard brand: Qjiang QJ50QT2), a week ago. It's top speed is only 35 MPH, but wow, the coolest thing I ever bought.

I think I will upgrade to a name brand when I get the cash...:)

[decevingserpent]

im 15 and a buddy of mine rides a yamaha zuma and he's 15. we ride to school together and park next to this yamaha R6....it looks funny lol.

[zumlander]

30 Year old. 220lb body builder riding a Prebug Zuma! LOL. .. pretty funny actually.

My last car was a 450 Horse Power Lancer Evolution IX (on pump gas). I hated driving my evo 1/2 mile to and from work, with such a short distance to drive it was actually bad for the car.

Bought the Zuma, Evo sat in the garage.
Got married, sold the Evo and bought a 4 door family car.

Anyway, I get made fun of all the time about riding my scoot, but the same guys that tease me are the same guys that keep telling me they want to buy one to go riding with me. Funny how that works.

[waxhead]

39 years old
been around motorsport for year
racing jetskis then karts and back to jetskis

Brought a vento to get to work on for fun and its now gone off the handle like everything i own with an engine

Somebody stop me

[enordrum]

33...for a couple weeks

[DennisD]

61 for a little while longer. I'm looking forward to retiring and riding my scooters everywhere. Maybe even cross country.

Dennis

[sooznd]

For perspective--I bet most of the Harley riders I see are pushing 70....either that or they have lived very hard lives........

[doc_steel]

2005 Zuma and 53 years young but a kid for ever ..dance..

[no user name]

I just turned 35.

[ssgbart]

43 years OLD. but, riding my Vino 125 makes me feel like a 12 year old kid w/ADHD. And, I'm off my meds.

[02-zooma]

41 this year I have had bikes all my life my current is a v-star 1100 and my bwsr is more fun than well .....

[no user name]

Hey Mr. "body builder," why the hell would you drive anything a 1/2 mile to work? You undoubtedly spend a minimum of 30 minutes on a treadmill during any given workout!

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30 Year old. 220lb body builder riding a Prebug Zuma! LOL. .. pretty funny actually.

My last car was a 450 Horse Power Lancer Evolution IX (on pump gas). I hated driving my evo 1/2 mile to and from work, with such a short distance to drive it was actually bad for the car.

Bought the Zuma, Evo sat in the garage.
Got married, sold the Evo and bought a 4 door family car.

Anyway, I get made fun of all the time about riding my scoot, but the same guys that tease me are the same guys that keep telling me they want to buy one to go riding with me. Funny how that works.

[Pittmann]

The U.S. in most places have a lot of growing up to do. Scootering is not only for all ages but in most countries it's the only means. I am 45 this year and I park my scooter at work amidst the Beemers, Volvos and Hummers. Ironically, everyone wants me to park next to them because I provide that extra room so other cars do not park too close. Then you go to a progressive town like Santa Barbara and you see all ages on scooters from executive types in suits, college kids and surf bums and nobody gives it a second thought. All-in-all, I do not feel too old, I am not embarrassed and I have fun riding it. Be proud and have fun, especially when scootin' to the front of the line of cars waiting for the light to turn green.

[azuminmike]

I wonder if each age group has a favorite scoot to use? Like are Vinos more popular with the older crowd or the younins? Like wise for Zuma, etc. etc.

44 years old, '08 Zuma

I love it.
I take it with me (on my sailboat) when I take trips/vacations o_o

[Gabe502000]

Must be a 'youngun thinking 45 is ancient! Wait 'till you're about to be 60 and have been riding "Small Bore" stuff for 40 years! :D I still love the freedom of the wind in my face. If I ever stop feeling like that it's time for the Undertaker to come to my house and measure me for a pine box! lol! Gabe::usa::

[X7rocks]

18 im young got a yamaha zuma
have the option to drive the truck but you know what? zuma is more funner hands down :D

[Gabe502000]

Yeah, I can relate to that! Weather permitting, I'll leave my old pickup at the house,amd ride my Z125.....Gabe::usa::

[X7rocks]

ill ride in rain if it isnt to bad,i just hate how much a v6 can swallow up fuel!

[Blackbomber]

My car gets about the same milage as my scoot. Of course the way I use them is quite different.
I'm 34

[Kuzzman]

Fity Tree :o)

[j~scoot]

Twenty Five.

[zeonsredcomet]

23 and the scoot is better on gas and way more fun then my 93 corolla 4cyl 1.8l...scooter accelerates WAY faster then the car. Im not going to lie though when its cold or raining i take the car if my gf isnt at work or out though.

[mark_9013]

im 19 love to ride :bal:

[florida derbi rocket]

43 here...and my brother is 50 and rides (with a half Kaiser helmet sporting a spark plug instead of a spike)...:D

[yamadave]

I am 28.

I dont think you are ever too old to be on two wheels until you can no longer keep the thing upright. Then you get to ride in an entirely different kind of scooter. As for myself, when I get that old I will just add a sidecar and keep on going. :)

[Blackbomber]

The older I get, the less I care what other's think (part of the reason I have owned flashier bikes in the past). And the less I care what people think, the happier I am.

[yamadave]

The older I get, the less I care what other's think (part of the reason I have owned flashier bikes in the past). And the less I care what people think, the happier I am.

Why waste time trying to impess everyone else when you can be doing what you want to do. Screw everyone else.

[Blackbomber]

Agreed. The problem with human nature is that most of us don't realize that early enough.

[yamadave]

Yea, sometimes its something you just have to live to fully understand it... been there myself.

[live_to_scoot]

I feel like I'm too old to be riding a scooter sometimes.. people I work with look at me like "YOU ride a scooter?"... then I get the "scooters are for kids who can't afford a car!", "I haven't ridden a scooter since I was 13", etc etc...

so .. how old are you guys/gals?

40 yrs. old. I work where there may be 50 or 60 big bikes out front on a nice day in the summer. Only a few scooters. I just bought my scooter and will be curious to the reaction from the "bikers". Hey, top speed in town is 35 MPH. I ride 5 miles one way to work. I have a Nissan Armada, but choose to scoot.

[allperils]

31 Insurance Underwriter...Love my scooter!

[the idiot]

65 z125 rode the scooter to work and any where else i wanted to go all year. got caught in the snow twice. got a pickup to haul things and a car to take the other half to where she wants. but just me i scoot every time.

[Old School]

33 here. Started scooting at 21. Will keep scooting till I need 3 wheels for balance, then I add a sidecar(hopefully I can get a sidecar before then)