Thursday, 28 July 2011

Funny scooter





I saw this funny little scooter on the Quay near Samuel Beckett Bridge.  Isn't it cute?  The badge says BMW on it, but I looked it up and this is a scooter manufactured by Bertone.  It comes with a 125 cc, 16 hp engine manufactured by Rotax.  That's the company who makes motors for ultralight aircraft.

I dunno... being a motorcycle person, I want to like this, but some part of me says, "Dude it's a scooter.  Lame."  Personally I'd rather ride a BMW motorcycle like the R65 that I used to own long ago.  That had a whopping 34 horsepower.  Not exactly Speed Racer material but the bike got me around alright and it was quite reliable.

Oh, you might find this interesting:  Irish license plates show the year registered and a county code.  This license plate starts with 01-D which stands for 2001, Dublin.  You can tell the age of any vehicle in Ireland simply by looking at the first numbers on the license plate.
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3 comments:

  1. Angela Richardson28 July 2011 at 17:13

    It's the same in the UK. We always know a cars age. Love the scooter love your blog. it makes me smile every day.

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  2. Legolas28 July 2011 at 17:38

    oh my gosh, whaat :D
    it´s cute but...Idk...I would never ride a thing like that :D I would look so silly in it :D

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  3. Nicole1 August 2011 at 02:36

    I rather like it. If your mother was to ride a scooter, it might be one such as this.

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