I would think that Volcano is a lot more mellow, Mauka.
Thanks for your good wishes. My husband's injury was a long time ago. It left him with pins in his leg and a perpetual ache in the bones, trauma-induced arthritis probably.
I had not thought of this for years, but my younger son also broke his leg when his bike when down after a road crew put sand on the roadbed. That was bad. He was thrown onto a bridge that has a very high drop into a river and a short railing. Thank god he didn't go over. His bike was thrown into a brand new Mercedes and the people sued him. Years ago now, but the only bodily injury he ever had was from riding a bike.
My huspand and I rode scooters in the Cooks, where there are more scooters than cars, so I do know what it's like to have a lot of scooters on the road ... very very different from East Hawai'i. They do have quite a few accidents there, mostly from the roaming dogs that run in front of them and cause them to wreck. People don't wear helmets there either.
There is no road on Rarotonga where anyone goes over 35 mph though.
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Sorry to bring up a dead topic...
But... I use to ride scooters on Maui when I was a corrections officer for a few years. It was great. Tried to ride one on Oahu but unless your in a heavy populated area like Honolulu it's kinda not worth it... Waianae just wasn't worth it, Not like your gonna try to ride a scooter to pearl city on farrington hyw. The only time I've actually had a problem was because of a dog on Maui.
Scooters are really good fun. Tho, the only way I'd ride one in east hawaii would be in Hilo or really close too it. The only other way I would ride would be to get a scooter club going. Riding in numbers helps big time. Tho, scooters are just fast enough to get you into trouble and slow enough not to get you out of trouble, just remember they can stop on a dime and far out maneuver any car on the road. So... If you use those advantages you can avoid a lot of mishaps. I had a honda 49CC. If anyone wants to start a club I'd be happy to join!
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Originally posted by Mauka
You just need to register them once and you are good to go. No license of any kind is needed. Yes, you can ride them on the shoulder.
Actually according to Hawaii State Law HRS 291C-194 a driver's license is required to operate a moped.
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Originally posted by ericlp
Sorry to bring up a dead topic...
But... I use to ride scooters on Maui when I was a corrections officer for a few years. It was great. Tried to ride one on Oahu but unless your in a heavy populated area like Honolulu it's kinda not worth it... Waianae just wasn't worth it, Not like your gonna try to ride a scooter to pearl city on farrington hyw. The only time I've actually had a problem was because of a dog on Maui.
Scooters are really good fun. Tho, the only way I'd ride one in east hawaii would be in Hilo or really close too it. The only other way I would ride would be to get a scooter club going. Riding in numbers helps big time. Tho, scooters are just fast enough to get you into trouble and slow enough not to get you out of trouble, just remember they can stop on a dime and far out maneuver any car on the road. So... If you use those advantages you can avoid a lot of mishaps. I had a honda 49CC. If anyone wants to start a club I'd be happy to join!
Well, my wife and I have our little hearts set on making the move to our place in HPP this year. We'll be bringing her SYM HD200 (really a 172cc), and I just bought a Kymco People 150 from Kisers in Kona. There is a Suzuki dealer in Hilo of course, but Suzuki makes few scooters.
Take care, Jon
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Originally posted by birdmove: There is a Suzuki dealer in Hilo of course, but Suzuki makes few scooters.
But they make some great small motorcycles. Their DR series is great and starts with the small DR200. The DR650 (
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Li...=dualsport) is a fantastic bike and is an absolute blast to ride and will go anywhere. Their new, kinda retro, TU250 (
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Li...y=standard) should be a great upgrade from a scooter. More expensive than a Chinese scooter but way more reliable and would actually have a resale value. Great deals on some of the Suzuki bikes right now.
PS: I don't own stock in Suzuki but I have 5 of their bikes (me, wife, my boys).
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That TU250 looks a lot like my first bike - a 77 Kawasaki KZ400 triple.
Used to get over 75mpg with rather enthusiastic driving style. I think I bought it in 1982 for $400. $4000 for the new Suzuki-inflation... [}
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And the TU250 is fuel injected. It is a great looking bike. Kind of an old style thumper (as in single cylinder four stroke). There is also the Suzuki GS500, which is an old design vertical twin-thouigh the newer ones have an almost GSXR sports fairing.
jon
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The 750 H-2 was my dream bike that I never owned:
http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/zoom_...50_h2.html
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I love my moped and everything about it except the danger. If under 50cc there is no insurance needed or annual registration. Parking is always available. Mine is fixed up to do almost 60. I rarely get it that fast but the power is there to keep up with traffic. They're easy to soup up or have it done.
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To each their own I guess.
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