Got A New Toy For The Gf

[RubyRS4]

... and no its not battery powered ... you filthy bastards!

Its an Aprilia SR50R Factory. New model with 80cc kit coming! This thing is FUN

I don't like scooters (or most scooter riders), but I've always had a soft spot for this model

Should be good for a 2m45s around Mallala

[SLED]

I'd get something like that for my missus if it could get up to 80kph.......I think 50 or 60kph and its screaming its head off?!

Wonder how much difference an 80cc kit would make to performance and price comparison to a bigger scooter?

Maybe I'll convince her to get her bike licence and get a 125cc or similar.

[Madaz]

i found a pic of Reuben's kid

[ted180]

I'd get something like that for my missus if it could get up to 80kph.......I think 50 or 60kph and its screaming its head off?!

Wonder how much difference an 80cc kit would make to performance and price comparison to a bigger scooter?

Maybe I'll convince her to get her bike licence and get a 125cc or similar.

yeah alot of the scooters ive ridden hit 70 downhill pinging off their heads.

they are surprisingly quick to get up and go though.

[SLED]

we live in the foothills and going up our steep street with a 50cc might be asking for miracles

[RubyRS4]

we live in the foothills and going up our steep street with a 50cc might be asking for miracles

Thats where the 80cc kit will give it some more "balls" to get up hills ... although the Prilly is not shy on the way it delivers the power, but its really up to the weight of the rider. But f**k this thing is fun. I'd rather good old Italian engineering than the chinese/japanese crap scooters you get nowadays. I spent far more on it than a crappy $2500 scoot, but I wanted to get the best for the missus. Wouldn't feel right if she'd broke down or binned it because of its shit quality.

Get your missus to go for her licence and a 250cc scooter would be good value for money for what you'd require of it.

i found a pic of Reuben's kid

Nah ... here's my kid:

Edited May 19, 2008 by RubyRS4

[RubyRS4]

i found a pic of Reuben's kid

And here's my twins ... in training already!

[Krishy]

yes i think riding a scooter is fun as....

[4door_Sleeper]

I'd rather good old Italian engineering than the chinese/japanese crap scooters you get nowadays.

LOL Since when have the Italians ever made anything that was well engineered or reliable? (They are only good at giving up)

Some of the modern stuff is better than their old, but thats only because its no longer really italian (just using the name)

Next thing you will tell us that a Harley is a good bike (they have a nice sound and an image, but mechanically they are decades behind the Jap bikes)

[RubyRS4]

LOL Since when have the Italians ever made anything that was well engineered or reliable? (They are only good at giving up)

Some of the modern stuff is better than their old, but thats only because its no longer really italian (just using the name)

Next thing you will tell us that a Harley is a good bike (they have a nice sound and an image, but mechanically they are decades behind the Jap bikes)

I don't prefer Harleys! Each to their own, but I prefer technology that doesn't date back to 1903.

Clearly you've never watched (or raced) an Aprilia RS250 What do you think Rossi and Casey started off winning on? Aprilias are ultra reliable and championship winning machines! ... and my MV Agusta Brutale is pure sex! These bikes are def produced in Italy. I've been to Europe and I've been to their factory! You can't get anymore Italian than an MV Agusta (engine was designed and built by Ferrari). You clearly don't know your bikes ... perhaps stick with Skylines

Some other names for you, which you might have heard of: Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati (for the cars) and Ducati, Laverda, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta (for the bikes) all with history and records of reliability and style.

Edited May 20, 2008 by RubyRS4

[Krishy]

Ferrari designed and built aye.....interesting that ferari didnt put their name on it....

[RubyRS4]

Ferrari designed and built aye.....interesting that ferari didnt put their name on it....

They did.

Thats why you'll read F4 on the casing.

F = Ferrari

4 = number of cylinders

Developed by Ferrari with radial valves and styled by the legendary Massimo Tamburini to hold sway with the likes of his benchmark Ducati 916, MV Agusta’s F4 750 with its four underseat organ pipes was indeed a heartstopper and starter, in price if not performance. At $32,000, the limited-edition Serie Oro sportbike established a reputation of exclusivity for the marque that is only just beginning to broaden at the company’s own hands. In 2004 engine size grew to 998cc to meet customer demand, and lower-priced versions of the F4 1000 with fewer unobtanium components are now readily available. Some years ago the company also launched a line of naked sportbikes based upon the in-line four called Brutale, the initial 750 model eventually growing into a 910.

Read about it here:

http://www.ridermagazine.com/output.cfm?id=1190773

Edited May 20, 2008 by RubyRS4

[Krishy]

ahh so they did put their name on it......i knew that it had something to do with ferrari......now thats definately italian

[4door_Sleeper]

Some other names for you, which you might have heard of: Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati (for the cars) and Ducati, Laverda, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta (for the bikes) all with history and records of reliability and style.

LOL - Now name an italian machine that is reliable, none of the above are.

Ferrari = visit a mechanic after every road trip.

Alfa = more rust and unreliability problems

Maserati = more money than sence and very unreliable

Ducati = You could never ride a duke when it was raining their electrics were that unreliable (until they went to Japan to source the technology)

etc etc

I've been around bikes and cars for some time now (im probably a lot older than you think)

Italians pride themselves on style over substance, and have done for generations.

A race prepared vehicle has little semblance to a regular road vehicle, it only has to last a few hours or a few hunderd k's (come to think of it, this is what most italian road vehicles do. LOL)

[RubyRS4]

LOL - Now name an italian machine that is reliable, none of the above are.

Ferrari = visit a mechanic after every road trip.

Alfa = more rust and unreliability problems

Maserati = more money than sence and very unreliable

Ducati = You could never ride a duke when it was raining their electrics were that unreliable (until they went to Japan to source the technology)

etc etc

I've been around bikes and cars for some time now (im probably a lot older than you think)

Italians pride themselves on style over substance, and have done for generations.

A race prepared vehicle has little semblance to a regular road vehicle, it only has to last a few hours or a few hunderd k's (come to think of it, this is what most italian road vehicles do. LOL)

So ... you're 41.

You've obviously owned all of the above vehicles to give such an accurate assessment ... or is it just your opinion

Well, I'll keep my unreliable and not-well engineered Italian toys to myself and won't dare put anyone at risk by sharing

[RubyRS4]

ahh so they did put their name on it......i knew that it had something to do with ferrari......now thats definately italian

Sure did. Didn't know it at the time, but it was a bonus when I read about it. Had to check to see how "Italian" they really were. There as Italian as their flag. Even the carbon fibre parts I fitted were made in Italy! The only non-Italian item on the bike is the Ohlins rear shock.

I've been drooling over these bikes for years, then it got to be too much so I bought one. I was after an F4 1000, but I already had a supersport bike, and a GSXR race bike, so I wanted a naked ... always had a crush on the naked Italian, as well as the F4 1000. And I've enjoyed the Brutale since purchase: riding it, or just plain staring at it. I find most people who bag the italian machines have never truly tasted them. They find it easier to discredit it, than to buy one. I've tasted many Italian machines (and British) and they really are brilliant!

Ha, even my pitbike was custom built with Italian suspension! ... and "no" I'm not the least bit Italian!

How could you not love this:

Edited May 20, 2008 by RubyRS4

[Krishy]

that looks tought as mate....

[Tangles]

Ive always wanted an aprillia rsv-r 1litre v-twin, personally. anything from italy from say 2000 up is going to be half decent quality.

but Id never get my missus a scooter

death written all over it

LOL (funnneh, coming from a passionate ex-road rider !)

GL and stay safe rubyrs4-missus!!!

[SLED]

Next thing you will tell us that a Harley is a good bike

They sure are.....you don't buy one to go fast around corners or down the 1/4 in 9 secs......I think you've missed the whole point of owning one.

They're amongst the heaviest and most expensive bikes in the world yet they break record sales year after year and they hold their value better than most other bikes.....must be doing something right.

Harley's selling a lifestyle that other manufacturers can still only covet.

If it wasn't for the Hog there would be no Easyrider, Stone, Harley & The Marlborough Man and Wild Hogs!

I t-boned a Datsun 1600 years ago on my old Gixxer 1100, wrote off the bike and nearly killed myself. If I was on a Metal Monster I would have pushed the thing out of the way and kept riding.

Thanks to Willie G. Davidson the Hog's been around for over 100 years and it won't go away in the next 100 unless Jesus bursts through the clouds before hand on his Softail Night Train.

God rides a Fat Boy!!

Why a Hog

[RubyRS4]

Ive always wanted an aprillia rsv-r 1litre v-twin, personally. anything from italy from say 2000 up is going to be half decent quality.

but Id never get my missus a scooter

death written all over it

LOL (funnneh, coming from a passionate ex-road rider !)

GL and stay safe rubyrs4-missus!!!

She'll be okay with me riding with her. I'll teach her roadcraft and how to take care "out there".

The SR50 is larger in bodyshape than your typical Bowell, Yammy or chinese scooters, so she can dominate her lane a bit better. Taking her out for a ride tonight on it after work.

I've always liked the RSVR also ... and even the Factory Mille. Loved the look of the Tuono, until they stuck on that foul diamond shaped headlight ... oh, and the gold frame! Must be popular in Europe I guess.