I've been thinking about you guys....

[jonathan180iq]

How have the evil administrators been treating everyone in my absence?

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

How have the evil administrators been treating everyone in my absence?

Except for Dupo dismissing any bike smaller than his as a "toy".........(which is nothing new).......
we've been doing pretty good. A few bruises occasionally but everybody is still standing.....or riding, as the case may be.

We seem to be evolving into an ex-GZ riders group with a few actual owners mixed in for good measure.

So.....where have YOU been? We have missed you.......but not much! :biggrin:

[jonathan180iq]

Have you moved on from the GZ as well?

I spent a little time over on the scooter forums, learning everything there is learn about scooters. After about a week of that, and realizing that there just isn't the same type on comraderie on those forums, I've been focusing on the family and some sappy love issues involving my sister-in-law and her swooning over boys. BLEGH! My wife keeps joking with me that we'll be ready when our kids are teenagers...

Anyway, I basically use the chinese bike forums to buy and sell crap parts. (They're not really all that bad. I'm just playing along with the stereotype that anything out of Chinaland is junk.) And I've been riding my bike (bicycle) more often, which gets me talking to a whole other crowd of people all together. They have everything from the "freecycle" whackos that live on left overs that they find in the garbage bins to the uber elitese cyclists that drive their suburban 400 miles so they can ride ofr 30 minutes on a famous trail.
Actually, come to think of it, they are a lot like you guys...

:rawk:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

Have you moved on from the GZ as well?

Actually, come to think of it, they are a lot like you guys...

Yes. See the profile posted with every message. (How SOON we forget!) :roll:

As for being a bunch of wierdos........can't argue with that much. :neener:
It's more fun that way.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

with a few actual owners mixed in for good measure.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

(They're not really all that bad. I'm just playing along with the stereotype that anything out of Chinaland is junk.)

Yes they are! - At least the Lanvertti brand is (from personal experience). I had so many problems that the dealer gave me my money back, & I got the gz. What dealer would give you your money back if the bike wasn't total shite? After my experience he stopped selling Chink crap.

[jonathan180iq]

Yeah, from experience the good and the bad out of china have a LOT do with the "brand" that they are coming from. I've heard horror stories about Tank and PEACE motors. I have a ChuanL, which is under the Lifan company. They have a pretty good rep.

I've logged 1,500 absolutely worry free miles on the scooter. I even hit the interstate yesterday. That was .... fun ....

[alantf]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

I've heard horror stories about Tank and PEACE motors.

With Lanvertti, the engines are the only good thing. They buy in the motors from Yamaha, Honda etc., when they make the clones. The problem is that the Chinese made parts that go round the engine are of the worst quality imaginable.

[alanmcorcoran]

Jonathan,

First rule about evil administrators: Don't talk about evil administrators.

Also, I thought you'd like to know - in one of the first Scooter vs Harley smashups I've seen in the OC Register ("we'll show you a motorcycle accident everyday. Promise.").... Scooter wins!

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/woma ... irefighter

[Moedad]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Also, I thought you'd like to know - in one of the first Scooter vs Harley smashups I've seen in the OC Register ("we'll show you a motorcycle accident everyday. Promise.").... Scooter wins!

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/woma ... irefighter

The comments are enlightening. Seems to be a lot of Harley rider haters out there.