# to save money... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 2, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004 "2005-09-02T13:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/1 "2005-09-02T13:03:44Z")
… i wanna buy one of these cheap ass scooter. they do 50 with a 285lb rider. i weigh much less than that 🙂 [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-150cc-ROKETA-VBB-New-150cc-ROKETA-Vespa-VBB-Gas-Scooter-Moped\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6719QQitemZ4572661081QQrdZ1](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-150cc-ROKETA-VBB-New-150cc-ROKETA-Vespa-VBB-Gas-Scooter-Moped_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6719QQitemZ4572661081QQrdZ1) ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/2 "2005-09-02T13:04:49Z")
group buy?? ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/3 "2005-09-02T13:05:51Z")
hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/4 "2005-09-02T13:06:00Z")
werd. i should call my vendors that deal that import shit from china… i bet they could hook us up. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/5 "2005-09-02T13:06:13Z")
No no no. It ain’t hard to get 50+mpg on a real motorcycle. Don’t half ass it! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/6 "2005-09-02T13:09:27Z")
80mpg \> 50 mpg. sukka! ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/7 "2005-09-02T13:09:32Z")
i dont want a real bike. i like to live. ---
**Author:** ![SilencingMachine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silencingmachine/32/7593_2.png) [@SilencingMachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilencingMachine)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/8 "2005-09-02T13:10:12Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > No no no. It ain’t hard to get 50+mpg on a real motorcycle. Don’t half ass it! 😛 i think he meant 50mph – not 50mpg ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/9 "2005-09-02T13:15:27Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#): > > i dont want a real bike. i like to live. agreed. set up a group buy lol ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/10 "2005-09-02T13:16:51Z")
Yeah there is this thing we have in Buffalo, I think the term I am looking for is called winter. Good idea, but good luck with it, same reason I don’t get myself a motorcycle. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/11 "2005-09-02T13:21:00Z")
it will work fine throught the rest of summer fall, and into the begining of december. i live 14 min from work, and its all on Main St. shit i used to ride a moped around in the winter (i was much younger)… you just have to keep your feet on the ground, i bet i could rock this pig out in the winter too. ---
**Author:** ![Real\_Deal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/real_deal/32/7332_2.png) [@Real\_Deal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Real_Deal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/12 "2005-09-02T13:22:18Z")
i just picked up one of these:) it does 41mph stock but i got a stage 2 pipe and a air stack and now hits 55mph…it gets 140mpg [http://www.pocket-bikes-wholesale.com/](http://www.pocket-bikes-wholesale.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/13 "2005-09-02T13:24:27Z")
can you ride that on the road? ---
**Author:** ![Real\_Deal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/real_deal/32/7332_2.png) [@Real\_Deal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Real_Deal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/14 "2005-09-02T13:25:07Z")
not sure yet but it did come with a title or sale of origin ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/15 "2005-09-02T13:25:53Z")
hrm let me know when you find out ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/diesel/32/7313_2.png) [@Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/16 "2005-09-02T13:27:32Z")
I’m gonna save money by not tipping the workers at Timmy Ho’s too much 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/17 "2005-09-02T13:32:57Z")
^ i think i hate you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/18 "2005-09-02T13:38:32Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > Yeah there is this thing we have in Buffalo, I think the term I am looking for is called winter. Good idea, but good luck with it, same reason I don’t get myself a motorcycle. Can 4 wheelers be road legal? ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/19 "2005-09-02T13:39:16Z")
i think i have seen them with plates before. edit: google says no ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-save-money/2004/20 "2005-09-02T13:44:58Z")
:doh: I wanted to be like nelly. but, not ghey.