British Attitude to Scooters

[Deeping]

Mr Grumpy did you google that, there's only 8 members after Paul Gray died in 2010. And their biggest hit was 'Wait and Bleed' off the album of the same name, also a favorite of mine is 'Surfacing'

Oooo, such a sweet song and so catchy, I just can’t get it out of my head

[Turisu]

Mr Grumpy did you google that, there's only 8 members after Paul Gray died in 2010. And their biggest hit was 'Wait and Bleed' off the album of the same name, also a favorite of mine is 'Surfacing'

Ouch! I wasn't angry before listening to that but now I am!!

[Earl]

Mr Grumpy did you google that, there's only 8 members after Paul Gray died in 2010. And their biggest hit was 'Wait and Bleed' off the album of the same name, also a favorite of mine is 'Surfacing'

Ouch! I wasn't angry before listening to that but now I am!!

[MrGrumpy]

Mr Grumpy did you google that, there's only 8 members after Paul Gray died in 2010. And their biggest hit was 'Wait and Bleed' off the album of the same name, also a favorite of mine is 'Surfacing'

OK but there is a replacement bass player on stage anyway. Actually, the whole mask and anonymity thing actually makes them eerily hard to count..

[Earl]

Mr Grumpy did you google that, there's only 8 members after Paul Gray died in 2010. And their biggest hit was 'Wait and Bleed' off the album of the same name, also a favorite of mine is 'Surfacing'

OK but there is a replacement bass player on stage anyway. Actually, the whole mask and anonymity thing actually makes them eerily hard to count..

Touche

[irev]

They're not angry, just poorly understood.

On the other hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOv9nUVWKLY

[irev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5o-8eZdag

...if you really like being mind-boggingly confused...

[scootersthefuture]

to my mind, is actually a motorcycle with a scooter framework.

I would go further than that and say that all scooters are motorcycles.
But it's not a popular view among the terminally brainwashed who have to fit things into fixed categories according to which image they wish to project or tribe they profess to belong to.

Yep I agree, if it has two wheels and an engine it is a motorbike, and if you ride it you are a biker. I've been a biker since i was 16 and loved every minute, [50 now and still loving every minute] I did a bad thing and bought a CBR 600 by mistake last month, and all the fair weather Jap bikers were nodding away, [I haven't had a nod for the 5 years I had the Burger]. I had great fun giving them the finger in return ! The CBR was so great I traded it for a PCX 125 so i can keep riding until another Burger comes up at the right price. I wish i could understand the vitriol towards motorbikes with so much comfort and ease of use. As opposed to riding with your arse in the air, and all your weight on your wrists, and no-where to store anything like waterproofs.
The only good thing about this resentment towards scooters is, it keeps the prices down, remember what happened to the price of diesel when that got popular ? So let the plonkers think they are better, they pay more, we enjoy more. Good deal !

[Liam]

to my mind, is actually a motorcycle with a scooter framework.

I would go further than that and say that all scooters are motorcycles.
But it's not a popular view among the terminally brainwashed who have to fit things into fixed categories according to which image they wish to project or tribe they profess to belong to.

Yep I agree, if it has two wheels and an engine it is a motorbike, and if you ride it you are a biker. I've been a biker since i was 16 and loved every minute, [50 now and still loving every minute] I did a bad thing and bought a CBR 600 by mistake last month, and all the fair weather Jap bikers were nodding away, [I haven't had a nod for the 5 years I had the Burger]. I had great fun giving them the finger in return ! The CBR was so great I traded it for a PCX 125 so i can keep riding until another Burger comes up at the right price. I wish i could understand the vitriol towards motorbikes with so much comfort and ease of use. As opposed to riding with your arse in the air, and all your weight on your wrists, and no-where to store anything like waterproofs.
The only good thing about this resentment towards scooters is, it keeps the prices down, remember what happened to the price of diesel when that got popular ? So let the plonkers think they are better, they pay more, we enjoy more. Good deal !

not this bollox again

I have never had a motorbike or motorcycle and I don't class myself as a biker.
I've had scooters since 1971. All the log books I've had, said body type...scooter, taxation class... bicycle
As I've said on numerous occasions , go down Matlock Bath / Ponderosa/ any biker meeting place and ask them what you're riding
I guarantee they won't say motorcycle.
Hairdryer or fag chariot maybe
And i refuse to be terminally brainwashed by gn2, no matter how much he keeps going on about it!

Face facts.... If you want people to think you're a biker riding a motorbike,, you'll have to get a motorbike.

The trouble with this forum is too many people are apologetic for riding a scooter.
All i hear is....
"I'm a biker but I'm too old/can't get my legover/too tight to get a 'proper bike'... thats why I ride a scooter!"
Piss myself laughing ...as they say

[gn2]

Ii refuse to be terminally brainwashed by gn2

You don't need me to brainwash you seems like you've got that one covered already.