I recently moved to Ireland from the west coast of the United States. I am posting photos of the wild and wonderful things I encounter.
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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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.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, whaat :D
ReplyDeleteit´s cute but...Idk...I would never ride a thing like that :D I would look so silly in it :D
I rather like it. If your mother was to ride a scooter, it might be one such as this.
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