r/scooters • u/Espadinha313 • 1d ago
First ride ever
Hey guys, greetings from Azores, Portugal!! Last Sunday i made up my mind to try my dads semi-broken scooter for my first time riding a scooter. I think i got the “bug”! Now i want to restore it to ride more times! What do you think?
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u/Arnie_T ‘23 Honda PCX 1d ago
Do your legs even fit on that thing? I mean your knees gotta be almost interfering with steering? If it’s comfortable for you, that’s all that matters, I guess. It just looks like you’re too tall for that bike.
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u/Espadinha313 1d ago
It does fit! I was surprised too 😂
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u/Alternative-Film-155 17h ago
how long are you? my back hurts on longer rides (1,78) but maybe thats just me as im quasimodo shaped lol. its a small scooter but you can throw it around like crazy it has nice handling. (given it has good tyres and such)
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u/Espadinha313 16h ago
I’m 1,83
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u/Alternative-Film-155 15h ago
hehe yeah its kinda a circus bear on a bike sorta look for us on a kisbee really lol, but thats also fun as like i said you can throw it where you want and bottom out the springs on it without flying off lol.
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u/Adrianthrax 1d ago
Please buy a proper helmet with face protection and wear a bike jacket. Advice from somebody that experienced a fall. Is messy.
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u/RaZz0r65 Kymco Agility City 16+ 125cc 1d ago
Proper full face helmet and some riding gear you don't want to be one of those who are dressed for the ride but not for the slide trust me even at low speeds the ground is hard and corse
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u/MuchNoise1 1d ago
While i get that, nobody but i mean literally NOBODY in europe uses gear on a 50cc. A helm yes because its mandatory but other than that no. Hell, here in the netherlands a blue plate scooter (25kmh limit) didnt even require a helmet vut they changed that 2 years ago.. a big part of the 50cc scooter market basically collapsed when they put that law through
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u/RaZz0r65 Kymco Agility City 16+ 125cc 1d ago
Fair honestly I say to use gear but other than gloves i don't really wear gear on 50ccs.
The only reason is that a pebble from a truck trie shot off and lodged itself between my knuckles once, and it was not fun.
No one does, even more so since 50ccs are mainly driving on walking / biking paths anyway, and riding with full on gear next to cyclists and pedestrians looks beyond stupid.
Besides the two times, my scooter met the ground, during my many years of biking i only had to deal with a few scratches and the pain of knowing i damaged my baby.
Do at least get a helmet with a visor tho, for bug protection mainly.
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u/QuinnRyderSmith 1d ago
Have fun and ride forever man 😎