Here's a look at a few stylish custom scooters straight from the streets of Japan.
Honda Zoomer [via]
Yamaha Maxam [via]
Honda Forza MF08 [via]
Suzuki Sky Wave 43 [via]
Honda Fusion [via]
Yamaha Majesty [via]
Honda Fusion [via]
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Yamaha Maxam [via]
Suzuki Gemma [via]
Yamaha Majesty 4D9 [via]
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Yamaha Maxam [via]
Yamaha Majesty 4D9 [via]
Yamaha Majesty-C [via]
Yamaha Maxam [via]
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Yamaha Majesty 4D3 [via]
Yamaha Grand Majesty [via]
Honda Zoomer [via]
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Yamaha Majesty-C [via]
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Honda Fusion [via]
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Related: Bosozoku-style rides
Rob
These are awesome! Thanks for posting this.
[]BobbyVanoo
Check out the music video for Weezer - Dope Nose
I finally understand what that video was making fun of.
[]JordyJanoo
There's not a single scooter in that weezer video, those are motorcycles.
[]Grandpa
Nice but what good are they if they scrape the ground?
[]Ian
Yeah really!! I love the concept but I couldn't own one in Oklahoma cause they don't have near enough ground clearence! Apparently the streets in Japan are superior to ours!!
[]Justin
Most of the bikes have compressed air systems to lift them off the ground for riding around and and back down again to park and display! See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8hL7Vwl_H8 as an example!
[]rui
I would buy one today ,if noly there was a web site that you can go onto . thats the sad part the rest i think they coool to own . turn heads wer ever you go.
stooby
I don't mean to hate but these are straight up fugly.
[]Derious Clark
You have no taste. You must be one of those Harley idiots. These scoots are awsome.
[]Charlotte
Agreed! Some of them are very cute.
[]Phoebe
I disagree. Some of these just look awkward and bulbous from a design aesthetic. I'm not into harleys either, just well designed bikes. I personally dislike the plushy, fat cruiser types.
[]Kitsune
Don't assume those who like Harley's are are all idiots. I love harley's but these things are seriously epic.
[]roygbiv
Dd you really just abbreviate scooter to scoots? Really? Shame on you.
[]akk
yeah people that are really into scooters call em scoots
[]zman
No, they're ugly.
[]Baby Bikes
Harley idiots?
[]You just proved your own retardation. Keep riding those baby scooters dumbazz. I'll run you over on my Hog.
Goldwinger
You couldn't catch one of them to run over with your slow ass hog.
[]Slacker
Yeah right. F****** cruiser fags, I've shit 'em
[]Curious
will these things break if ridden on rough roads? I mean, this things are just so low... but some of the designs are nice, just the "lowness"..
[]jstarswife
i don't like the body style, too low to the ground, but if you can say all of the art work is ugly, you are below moron. Too many different, very well done pieces to call them all ugly
[]amanda do me
I AGREE WITH YOU! TOTALLY AWESOME SCOOTERS!
[]shroomer
the davidson jews have brain washed the masses;they are the judges that rule against toyota causing huge recalls.
[]old harley rider
i ride a harley and love the scoots !
[]Xxplosive
LMAO I AGREE!!! These are fugly ass bikes or scooters...
[]captainboggles
yeh, but have you looked in a mirror lately?
[]krankhaus
seriously?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!?!?! these things are the freaking best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[]?!?!?!?!!?!!!!!!!?!!?
I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!! OMG like when I use 5000 ?! it SOOOO gets my lame ass point across!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of them are alright, most are just goofy looking. I give it to the asians for being on the edge of things like this though.
[]tuerzueszieht
"I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!! OMG like when I use 5000 ?! it SOOOO gets my lame ass point across!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thank you.
You made my day.
[]amanda
Hahaha! *like* :D
Sissakofa
Totally agree...
[]rui
what do you ride . you have no idea of what is cool .
[]titanxvx
So much for leaning into your turns!
[]bora
Weird in a Japanese way.
[]Angie
Agree.
[]Ugly, but mostly, weird, soooooooo weird..
(and low)
wutsdis
Cool design and stuff, but i'd like to know how these bikes can steer.
[]Johnny
Those wouldnt be good here, they look pretty but imagine you hit a pothole or can't go over onto the sidewalk or whatnot..
[]anon
lol i dont think they have potholes in japan...
[]ёй
Dangerous and unpractical.
[]matt bennett
the luxutry of life is about being unpractical...FAG!
[]scott osborn
I agree, but the luxury of a nice scooter is being able to drive it.
[]Varroa
They are hydrolic most likely. They slam them instead of using a center stand then they raise them to drive them. Look at the one or two that are moving, they are much higher off the ground.
[]Fredi
"Hydrolic"?
[]bob
"Fredi"?
[]Jonathan
*can't stop laughing*
[]frank
lol...oh man.
Cool Bikes
Wow, what a cool collection of scooters. My favorite is the Honda Zoomer...Awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
[]Jack
Ugly as hell and look even worse when someone gets on one.
[]matt bennett
Iam sure your slow ass harley does too....and Iam sure your a weekend warrior also....LAME!!!
[]Sivv
LOL last time I checked Harleys aren't slow, scooters are slow as fuck you tard, they're only meant for slow downtown cruising, like in urban Japan.
[]frank
Scooters are slow? not all Sivv. A turbocharged Honda Silverwing, a tuned Italjet Dragster or Gilera Runner "scooter" will out run a lot and i mean "a lot" of "cool and bad ass" poser Harleys you know and love. But hey how would you know right....
[]douche
yes defend you stance as a true hardcore dildo.... im sure you only bought your truly awesome ride so you could ride with your cool freinds.. :) enjoy. interesting scooters by the way seem silly to me but each to their own
[]just me
you say dildo like that's a bad thing
[]rui
not if you a girl , girls best friend wen you dont have a man in your life . ha ha ha
rui
looked in a mirror lately. thats ugly. they are so so cool. you just jeolous .
[]ABULLAH,N
It's really impressive collections
[]Johnny O
The suspension is adjustable with air bags (not hydraulics), same system used on custom bikes here in the US. It's definitely different, but I dig a few of them. Thanks for finding/posting these.
[]Ohiramine
check this video out .... nice scooters wow
[]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M79UA8FYN5Q
sachin bahad
gud fr showcase not fr driving..
[]Matsuhide
I find it awesome that all the stretch couples-scooters notoriously seat exactly ONE nerd...
[]I'd love to get my hands on a few of these (scooters, not nerds).
Hissam
Riding in India, IMPOSSIBLE!!
[]Hagbard Celine
Wow, what a waste of time and money. Pimping a scooter? That's like blinging out an Dodge Neon! Come on, admit it, you wish you had the nads to ride a real motorcycle. Girly boy metrosexuals!
[]chase
umm actually the Dodge Neon comes in a Turbo edition so your kinda stupid! a lot of people mod their Neon's and most are pretty lagit. oh and one more thing who the hell says oh yeah im blining out my car today your dumb.
[]Chaseisdumb
Chase, you're dumb. Lagit is not a word. I'm sure you mean legit. The turbo neon is the SRT-4. Any modded neon fucking blows... Modded SRT-4s can be fast. It seems like always, you're dumb. Learn to spell dumb fuck.
[]Stupid troll is fail
Fuck off troll, who gives a fuck about a keypress error , you are fail.
[]Chaseisdumbisdumb
Hate to break it to you buddy, but "legit" really isn't a word either.
[]fisharegood
nor is "modded". His punctuation is awful, as well.
Angie
agree
[]rui
you are all so jeolous just because the japanese did it first. and not WER YOU COME FROM , GROW UP . they are so cooooool if can find out wer to buy one i will buy more than one , and post the pics on you tube .
[]rui
lv u angie
[]Tombstone
The design aspect is top-notch, show-bike quality. But under it all...it's STILL just a scooter with a piss-ant anemic little motor-ette and adding all those extras will make that little motor-ette feel even more diminutive. Sorry, but I'll take a pass on this one.
[]Bakedpotatoes
Put a bigger one in it. Scooter does not equal small engine.
[]golly /uk
i ride bikes, but look at all the hard work that has gone in to them. i buld bikes and custom spray bikes so i know how hard it is so all you lot that knock them have a thing, CAN YOU DO IT IF NOT SHUT THE FU*K UP. A+ to any one who trys to buld a custom bike/scooter/car it is easy to put peps down cos you donot like it, but how many have you done.
[]Yupagreed
What he said ^^
[]NinjaDeacon
I ride a 300cc Scoot, love what you ride...Haters got to hate...Hard to modify it all....damn good jobs...got to wonder how they ride though.
[]gowger
Crazy Japanese! This is their answer to the mods I guess. But I can't imagine a little 50 cc engine would even be able to turn the back wheel on some of those! I bet some of them are even bloody electric!
[]50cclolz
You do realize that they are making 'scooters' up to 500cc now, right?
[]fisharegood
and larger -- saw a 750cc scooter just the other day...
[]Nepenthe
You should take a look at their S-Wagon (Sport Wagon) mods.
[]matt bennett
Take a look at the you tube videos fool...Thses things are haning wheelies...fast as fuck moron...Now think what their hyper bikes do!!!!
[]Cutkillavince
Amazing, great pictures ;)
[]Marck
Is fantastic this guys from Japan I want to say very honest , congratulation to all that built those wonderful creation of the next century , I know they are a head of the US with many thinks and like to say why : because here we got some f-king mental retarded that stop any civilization and all those f-king is located in DC on the big Chairs , so that's why America stagnate for last 25 years , because of all ths shit greedy and corrupted stupid mind , sory for some bad words but this is the truth .
[]Airaloske
...what?
What the fuck are you trying to say? I had to read this about three times in order to crack the randomness code with which you speak. What do "big Chairs (sic") have to do with flashy if not hideously impractical scooters?
Now, if you are mentally disabled or have Asperger's Syndrome or something in that vein then I can understand why you'd post a bunch of random words strung together like this. However, I highly doubt that your caretaker would allow you to post comments unsupervised, therefore I am forced to believe that you're just ridiculously stupid and conversationally inept.
Get off the internet. Thanks.
[]steve-o
Airaloske is the classic ugly American.
[]unormal
word
[]Angie
Totally agree
[]Pachauy
what a fuck!!! very very nice pictures congratulations a this guys.
[]Backlater
Some of the 50cc bikes run with 150cc swaps .FYI
[]Travis
The majority of these scoots are 250cc plus; I only spotted a single 50 in the whole group, and that's the first Zoomer. I built a "pimped" scooter, and honestly, it's a much different experience than riding a motorcycle. Imagine a bmx bike that can do 55+ and turn as many heads as the big bikes. It's actually a hell of a lot of fun.
[]Robert Goggin
Folks....Scooters are much cheaper to register and run in Japan. Same goes for small cars. It is very expensiive to put anything oon the road over there. As any serviceman who has been stationed there. What you are missing is the art and sweat that has gone in to theese machines
[]all clowns are evil
I cannot believe the people that slate these scooters. I don't even like scooters but you have to admit these are cool. The amount of time and effort ploughed into these things alone deserves respect. There's a huge amount of snobbery in some of the replies here.
[]poopoopeepee
new to the internet, are we?
[]Josh
Wow. Those are some crazy scoots. Now I just need to know where to get my hands on all the money they put into them.
[]Jud
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........
[]Roger
in over 50 years i've ridden everything from a bicycle/moped to a 850 suzuki and had a lot of fun on them all. i now have a 125 suzuki address and would trade it for anything except for any one of those shown. critics of scooter. especially these, are the original BUTTHEADS of the human race. LOL
[]Roger
my bad! i wouldn't trade for anything BUT one of these.
[]Angus Stewart
Oh, how freudian.
[]Aurelio
louco louco \o/
[]=p
Jake
No matter how much you polish a turd, it's still a turd.
[]butt
those are some shiny scooters! they are however, scooters
[]Milander
Difficult reading this because of all the Mods fap fap fapping in the background...
Sweet custom jobs on those scooters btw...
[]funnyHat
At least a few of those scoots are maxi's (there's at least one Majesty) and are pushing 600 cc's and will comfortably cruise at 90mph+.
Anyone know how these folks go about the modding? Like links to a mod journal or something?
[]Pimp_Juice
WTF?
[]Thuren
Lol Scooters
[]Yoogly
I'm a Honda and Kawasaki guy, and I don't care, these are some ugly MOFO's.
[]Andy C
Original, fun, well put together and shown. You have to respect people who do their own thing and do it well. Some of these scooters are quick and probably fun, and some I doubt you'd get to the corner shop on. Bit like a custom bike show...
Personaly, I'd like to see what people turned up in/on and left in the public car park when they came to see these scooters.
[]Kinks
Ugly scooters but to each their own
[]Keys
LOL...cruisers and sportbikes...EVERYbody's got one of THEM!! Make's 'em fads and fads are for people with no imagination.
[]Random
A lot of work has gone into these, cool and all if you're into scooters but I do have to ask the people who made these what their boyfriends ride?
[]Planned
Cute, random. What does your boyfriend ride?
[]Marc
Holy cat fat! Are these things every U G L Y!
I don't see how you can see over the front of a couple of them! They are in the same genre as the spic cars you see slammed, have airbags/hydraulics installed just to see how high they can bounce. Totally ruins the car and these "scooters"
Leave it to the japanese to create a trend so hidious...kinds like the front air dam craze...idiotic.
They need to stick to turing out hot school girls...
[]Anonymous
Most of these scooters are really cool looking. However, many of them have one crippling weakness-speedbumps.
[]Tony
Wether you like scooters or not they have put a lot of hard work into creating these & you have to admire them for that. What I don't get on these sort of sites is why do people have to be so rude, nasty & obnoxious??? Childish teenagers obviously. Grow up you immature morons!!!
[]poopoopeepee
aah new to the internet as well, i assume?
[]fedup
No one has to be new to the internet to know when people are being idiots. I've been using a computer with internet since grade school, and I somehow see 90% of the comments on here as being idiotic and closed minded. If you want to bash people, get a blog which no one will read and find something else to diss.
As for the scooters, they are very creative and very artistic. And I'm sure driving a scooter in Japan is better for the community, and the pocket. The Japanese are very creative, and while we see their creativity as "weird", it's their choice what to put on a bike.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but people should keep negative comments to themselves. Those types of comments are forms of cyber bullying. I'll be waiting for comments.
[]Pam McKee
DITTO! WHY CAN'T PEOPLE BE MORE OPEN MINDED, INSTEAD OF BASHING THINGS THEY APPARENTY DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!
[]MrBurrows
So... phallic... *snark*... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
[]Micah
No one likes change! But these extreme examples, like all the concept cars each year, only one of these, at most, will trickle down to us lowly consumers. Its the ideas behind the scooters that we need to look into because speed bumps are here to stay!
[]So for now lets just all get a laugh and wait to see whats next!
Anna
These scooters aren't my style, my husband drives a Yamaha XVS V-Star 1100 and wants a Harley of course. However we both agree they are amazing works of art, anyone who has the knowledge and ability to make such a creation when working with something such as a scooter deserves a round of applause. Why so many of you can't look at these and judge them for the art they are rather than what is underneath, I will never know.
[]JANDERSON
Ugly as hell and look even worse when someone gets on one.
[]Minstrel
http://www.sonnyradio.com/flinstones.jpg BEFORE pic
[]anon
I wouldnt ride one of those if you paid me.
[]stan
Yeah, cute. but they are still just scooters, so why bother? Could have saved the money and bought a real motorcycle instead. even stock that would be WAY cooler!
[]poopoopeepee
what is a "real motorcycle"? some shitty street bike, i assume?
[]Rylee
Ya some of them look cool but at the end of the day you're still riding a scooter.
[]HurriiiKane
BUT. Do they run on water?!?!?!
[]keegan
why not just buy a motor bike and not look like a fucking idiot.
[]Taboodle
Mmm. Not really a fan of these. They just seem too oblong for my tastes. I'll take my vespa 250 any day!
[]Trololol guy
All these bikes are fucking stupid.
[]hilux
what a bunch of cockjockeys on this forum
[]Scooterfoolz
It would be cool to have that type of scooter culture in the U.S. We seem to follow the Bigger is Better attitude and see scooters as silly toys
[]sir jorge
those are mighty creative, that's for sure
[]Elemental
Seems like most of the negativity here is coming from young American males. Gotta tell you, boys, the fat harley you want so much is a great way to advertise your erectile dysfunction. If I have to have something with a motor, a scooter is fine for me. Motors are for sissies.
[]Hermitbiker
.... an awesome collection of "scooters" !! :-)
[]Eccy
Oh wow these are so cool
[]dodgsun
you guys really dont read the comments do you!
the motors are 150-500cc and have airbag suspension!
as this vid that was posted way up there shows!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M79UA8FYN5Q
[]BODIN
the reason they hardley every show someone on them is you lose all respect for the work of art on the bike when they see how retarded you look riding it no matter how nice the bike is.
[]Shelton
Apparently none of you have ever been to Japan...these scooters are JAPANESE and to hell with the rest of the world. They don't care what 2-wheeled transport is "supposed" to look like. The Japanese, by default, take EVERYTHING to the extreme and it's always for fun. Remember fun?
These designs are no more crazy than the outrageous stuff George Barris did back in the 60's. At least it's not the same cookie-cutter crap like the guys on "American Chopper".
I lived in Nippon of for a few years (even came home with a Japanese wife and our child) and really love the way they do stuff.
[]BTW check out this Japanese 4WD.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2110/2391789112_3da7763bca.jpg
Ryan
So... I'm assuming they don't have speed bumps in Japan?
[]If they do, these things are gonna get ruined almost instantly, looking at how close they seem to the ground.
Scooter Dave
PLEASE, PLEASE! Do any of you guys have any short term memory?? It has been said three or four times in this post that these scooters have airbag suspensions which raise the scooter up to ride and drops down to park. Quit rehashing the fact that they sit low when parked! I have also spent a few years in Japan. They take their rides VERY seriously. It doesn't matter if it is a 200 cc modified scooter, or a 2000 CC modified Toyota. At the end of the week, they are polished, running at top performance and cruising the neighborhood. For those old enough to remember, we USED to do that here in the States. Friday night cruising in our prettied up GTX's and SS Novas. Didn't matter if it was a Duster, or a Fairlane. What ever happened to the tolerance for others that we used to have? No wonder the world hates us (but I digress). Please take this for what is is: These units show great workmanship and pride; something sorely lacking around here; where customization equals some random tape stripe down the side of a gargantuan SUV
[]Jim
Amen!
[]annfred
nice machines but they would disintergrate if they hit some of the potholes in my old city
[]Okicombo
To all of you retards,
These scooters have hydraulics.
They don't ride that low.
Good Day
[]pixelRoy
WHY oh why are you disagreeing on those photo's of bikes. I agree with 'hector' they are cool and great design. If everyone loved their machines like they do, i bet road rage (which you all have) would save lives........ donuts!
[]MervtehPerv
I wish I was brought up in Japan. They are so cultured and artistic, wonderful fore-thinkers, engineers, scientists, light years ahead of the next. And I can buy used female undies for next to nothin!
[]Brad
These scoots are useless. Two words. Speed Bump.
[]Plus they are way ugly. Im looking for a scooter to take around campus but If i show up in one of these im pretty sure ill be beaten. way ugly
Lost Soul
Not to my taste, engineering and paintwise, they are superb. Id take the Honda Zoomers, otherwise gimme a Well turned Vespa or Lambretta any day.
[]Jazzer
I'm not into bikes at all, but these are gorgeous. I'd be concerned about bottoming out on a lot of these, too, even if they're as stiff as a board.
But beautiful.
[]Harvey
The standard of debate seems lower than the frame of the bikes! Shame on you!
[]moi
I have some 50's and 60's Lambrettas and the odd Vespa, but can still appreciate these. They are awesome, witty and the only vehicles with hydraulic suspension I like.
[]keith williams
I hope that last one's seat isn't curled up like a sleigh like it looks If it is, sure wouldn't want to hit something.
[]Lorelyn
What if you go over a rock...
[]viciousdog
these machines are fucking daft... you could roll over a dog end in one... i take it cause the japs are so short they dont like being more than an inch off the floor and only drive around in smooth malls.
[]ninjarider1
At the end of the day, you're still riding a freakin' SCOOTER! If you're going to ride, ride something that will get out of it's own way!
[]Dr Evil
Those are hardly scooters, but I think they would be fun fun fun!
[]Kratos
Wow! These are real cool maxi-scooters. Thanks for posting. :)
PS - Where there are highly sophisticated, artistic, cultured, open-minded, brave and creative out-of-the-box thinkers. Sadly, there are also your low self-esteemed, jaded, homophobic, couch-potato, keyboard warrior "Simpletons." Enuff said.
[]rui
The shit thing is that i dont know wer to find the web site so i can buy one . or is this just for them to brag with . crap man i want one of these funky scoooooooooters. help any one .
[]fasterthanwalking
Anything can be done on any bike, a big cc bike doesnt mean its automatically hardcore. With imagination and perseverance great things can be achieved. These machines are testament to that.
My wife and I rode 2up, 40 000kms on a semiautomatic 105cc Honda Cub over 16months, Australia to India. Never seen a Harley do that.
Great work.
[]Prime Evil
Ooh, nice stuff. I'll have a few of those off of you, whoever the webmaster is. I love sci-fi looking things.
[]RudePeopleAreDrugUsers
The Honda Zoomer at the top of the page looks cool and practical for California suburb use. Can you post a video...or maybe it's already on Youtube of them being driven.
Thanx!
[]Very Innovative Japanese!
wtf
two words: speed bumps
It seems the need to navigate those parking lot obstacles were forgotton in the design phase. Interesting concepts but they need to get pratical.
[]mikeinkyushu
no speed bumps in Japan...
[]A Guy
The scooters are all in parking position, thats why they are touching the ground
[]randy
where can i get one!? the next big hit in US,,, awesome from a big fat white guy with a brain
[]Kenji
They've all got air suspension which lifts the bike when you get on it. The rear car tyres are ridiculous though as they prevent the bike from banking properly.
I've got a custom Honda forza which I got in Tokyo. Not quite as tricked out as these, but it's had almost everything modded on it and it's for sale in Sydney Australia now if anyone is interested in buying it off me. Send me a mail via my site if interested.
[]Maya
Wow!!! Amazing!!! Something new...I like it!
[]mikeinkyushu
a few of these are extreme showbikes only, but most can be ridden very well. Yes, Japanese streets and roads are better than anywhere I have seen. Many have hydralic suspension like low riders. On the streets one see many low, cool black ones with neon underneath, going fast and the driver almost lying down... awesome! These fit in here, just as a Harley on an American highway. If I could afford it I would build one. Meanwhile I just buy Custom Scooter Magazine... http://www.zokeisha.co.jp/scooter/index.php
[]zxgonex
i realy like the concept!!!nice and i realy want to have one of it in the future...respek to al the designer...u all is the best.!!!
[]Zu-Zu
I ride everywhere (everywhere) Real old school, these scoots are way coo, l, am envious Zu-Zu
[]Zu-Zu
I want 1
[]rui
I WANT ONE TOOOOOOOOOOO. let me know wer pls pls pls .
[]aru
i like these scooter....bt only for fun.....for nt regular use.......
[]juju
first of all, to each their own. secondly, these are for cruising. and if you want hardcore speed, you DONT get a harley! you buy japanese or italian ^^
[]FredZilch
Very cool looking scooters, but not very practical. The long wheel base makes them super dangerous for people who hop on one and expect it to be maneuverable like a stock Vespa.
[]salahhe
Holly shit, these might change my mind about scooters! Wait... No, they are still crap. But that was really close.
[]IH147
I guess Japan doesn't have speed bumps.
[]Truthe Mcgee
Dumbest waste of fucking money ever. Make sure never to drive on and hilly surface, make sure the ground is always perfectly flat. No speedbumps either. Also, make sure you dont ever have to really turn more than 10 degrees or it will bottom out as welll. so fucking stupid.
[]Balls Deep
They have air suspension, moron. You obviously raise it up when you're riding. Same concept as all the other show cars and show trucks that have the same suspension.
[]MNRider
If you want an overstretched ride go get a Hayabusa... Neither can turn well but at least the Hayabusa is fast and a little less ugly :\
[]Duker
Being a cancer patient I can say OK to those pussies on scooters but as any self respecting HD rider would say "No pain no gain" BTW I ride before and after my treatments.
[]TheDude
Scooters are like fat chicks.... They're fun to ride. You just don't want your friends to know... Or is that the other way around ?
[]Jim
I know most of the HD dogs don't get it but the clearance shown is because they have adjustable air ride suspensions and they set them on their belly pans or actually some knobs to rest.
No kickstand needed and most of these anemic scooters can light up the rear tires some are turbo'd and put out 3 times what your sportster can manage.
And as far as handling with the modern suspension's on some of them not to mention the power to drift getting around in a parking lot shouldn't pose any problems.
Really two wheels are two wheels and the ground and cages hurt just as much no matter what you are sitting on at the time show some respect!
[]Ra
That one white Helix (Fusion) looks like the frame was extended by at least a foot!
Apparently most people on this message board have never heard of air shocks?
To me, the Morphous/Maxam is the most beautiful scooter in the world. I was amazed to discover that anyone thinks that it is ugly. This factor only makes me love & appreciate it more.
[]Yokohama Sinners
To clarify, I rode 88ci TwinCam Fxst, a 2015 Goldwing and a BSA. I rode from MD to TN, KY, WV, PA, SC, FL for bike weeks before. And yes, I tried that type of scooter also in Japan. You gotta understand this is not a big country and rides are shorter compare to US. If I have a huge motor, it is kinda overkill here. Insurance and registration cost go up with motor size. The speed limits are low. The style is futuristic, so is everything else here, vending machines, trains, etc. They are suitable here with their crowd and their style of riding. These motors are pretty reliable for daily rides and trust me, they are very comfortable to ride with air ride systems. The point is they ride even in snow with snow chains. Oh by the way, you'll see atleast one HD, hardtail, shovel or pan, kickstart in 60, 70 style everyday here. So they also have real oldschool HD fans too. It just too expensive. Stop judging and get yourself a bike, love it, takecare and customize it, make it yours and ride it. Stop being stuck up to one brand. HD, I like them but they are not the only one with long history. Others got passion and creativity for generations too.
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