Topic: Kinda long story, sorry

[johnmw]

There I am, cruising down the highway. Bout 60-65mph, with a few of the ape hanger persuasion behind me ( no, not with me, just going the same way ). I look in the mirror and see what appears to be a large scooter or moped closing in from the rear. Note the operative part of that statement " closing in ".

I speed it up to 70-75 as do the ape hanger crowd.
The scooter/moped is still closing in. 
I up it to 80+, and it is still there !!!
THATS IT !!!
I pull the throttle wide f***ing open. On my CB550 that's about 100 or so. The damned scooter comes up along side of me, throws one of them little kid wavy fingers thing at me, hits the horn and pulls away...
I mean rapidly pulls away.

EEEP-EEEP and it's gone into the distance. What the hell was that thing It was grey with black trim, plastic bodied, step-thru with a plastic windshield. It had a kinda 3 step thing going on, drivers seat, a tad higher was a passenger seat and then even higher was a trunk. Nice loud stereo and a CB antenna on the back and washington state plates. Looked like it had 14 inch wheels and was dead quiet..........
So my damned CB550 can't even outrun a friggin scooter !!
The guy at the shell station, in Garberville CA, just stood there laughing at me and the Harley guys.
What the ............

John

[dustyc]

For a second, I thought this was going to be the "my suspender is stuck on your mirror" story.

[firecracker]

Reminds me of a story I read a few years back.  A reporter was going to interview Paul Newman for some magazine.  Instead of meeting at  a restaurant or hotel, Paul wanted to have the interview in a car.  His car.  Specifically, his old Volkswagon Beetle with a Porsche engine in it.

I knew he liked to drive (race), turns out he also likes to watch people's jaws drop when a little ole' bug goes flying past them.

Hey, you don't suppose...



Nah!

 

[Shenanigans]

Dont you hate it when that happens...



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[johnmw]

Actualy, it had a strong resemblence to the Silverwing......... I just can't believe they are that fast !!

[tramp]

100 on a scooter?
better man than i

[754]

I think you met a Burgonaut..




Dontcha Know...

Scooters RULE  !!

make others DROOL............................

[ColinMc]

The Suzuki Bergman(sp) i think it is is a fast scooter...My 50cc malaguti phantom I had in Holland with Malossi MHR performance everything could hit 90 on a good day lol...with the wind at my back and in full tuck on a looong looong stretch of flat road(plenty of those in Holland)

[Johnie]

Now that was fun to watch...I was laughing with them.    Cool....

[Kwality]

One of these?  I understand they are capable of 115mph.

[johnmw]

That do kinda look like it........... Fast little buggers !!

Thanks

John

[mrbreeze]

Man!!!...I'd be a bit pissed off if something like that passed me on the freeway!!!!

[HondaMan]

All that fiberglass...still a scooter! It's also brand new: an awful lot of 'other bikes' have come and gone since these SOHC4 bikes appeared, and I dare you to find most of those 'other' machines today...
If nothing else, they should keep you on your toes about keeping yours tuned and runnin' good. 
The 500 should be good for the same 115 MPH, sitting upright: mine and my brother's both were (1971 models, first ones after the one where the "HONDA" plate would fall off the alternator cover  ). The 750 is good for 130+ in 17/48 gears, 126 MPH in 18/48 gears, if it's healthy!