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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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anybody on here ride em?

its just they look so small i reckon if i got one id get it stuck
in the crack of me arse
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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I have a Bossini and @ 14 stone 5ft 9" it goes about 40mph no problem and a couple of me m8s are 6 footers ride with no problems after a couple of goes your body gets used to being all scrunched up

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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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body gets used to being all scrunched up


ever fell off mate? i could imagine a few injuries have occured with those things.
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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ever fell off mate? i could imagine a few injuries have occured with those things.[/quote]

yes and learnt from THAT now I'll only ride with shoulder,elbow,knee pads, gloves and a skid lid over my clothes

ALOT OF PEEPS FORGET AND THINK THESE ARE TOYS BUT @ THE END OF THE DAY 40MPH IS 40MPH AND HIT THE ROAD AND YOUR IN TROUBLE
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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got any pics al,been fancying one of these for a little while now to bung in the back of the motor
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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pic sent to u Pops
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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was that all it cost new al?
fook thats cheap
and where from
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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was that all it cost new al?
fook thats cheap
and where from
u can get one from my m8 round here also does have different colours,good price for YOU
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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I'm 6' 5" and I used to get one alright with them when I was younger.

Put on a bit too much weight over the last few years tho

Just bought me a race tuned Bigfoot Goped from the states, much comfier
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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I got one about 2 months ago and still haven't ridden it yet cant get the poxy thing to start at the moment tho which doesn't help but a couple of my mates have them and they're great fun.

one of my mates is over 6 ft and has no problem on them altho where his legs stick out quite wide he did come a cropper once with a concrete bollard. lets just say he misjudged the width & the bollard won he couldn'a walk properly for about a week afterwards tho
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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theres a road registered one on flee bay for ale at the moment
great fun and scottish champion on them is 6ft5
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:40 PM
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[quote="Lemon S2"]I got one about 2 months ago and still haven't ridden it yet cant get the poxy thing to start at the moment tho which doesn't help

b4 u put petrol in DID u take the tank off and clean it out my m8 didn't do his and all the little bits of plastic got stuck in the carb jets and we had to strip the carb down to fix it.
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[quote="Alvyn"]
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I got one about 2 months ago and still haven't ridden it yet cant get the poxy thing to start at the moment tho which doesn't help

b4 u put petrol in DID u take the tank off and clean it out my m8 didn't do his and all the little bits of plastic got stuck in the carb jets and we had to strip the carb down to fix it.


That'll be a no then. Oh well strip down & rebuild before it's even started. Damn thing's getting to be worse than the RS pmsl
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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Yep, Was out on my Bros Ducati Rep on Boxing day (Before i fell off it!) His is a Tuned up one and tops out at 65MPH.

I caught a Patch of ice on the road and stacked it into the Curb @ about 40ish :lol




Was right outside my Neighbours house too
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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one of my neighbours brother came out with us a couple of times and then HE turned up with one ORIGAMI (spl) 65mph jobbies just so he could beat us as ours are good for 40-50mph and THAT is fast/scarey enough for me.

well he came OFF it in November and he had to have 3 fingers cut off all this just to be the quickest round my way you can go round the WHOLE of the town using cycle paths etc most @ one time was 25 of us terrorising the streets 15yrs olds to as old as 60 my m8's dad the 60 year old was the 1st to get one and lots of us are hocked
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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One here on ebay only Ł142 and less than an hour to go , dont know if its a pile of shite though i spose you get what you pay for


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...123584575&rd=1
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Originally Posted by Smit
OUCH


Your not joking, i got a Desk job and cant rest me arm on the desk to type it still bleeding now a few days on
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 01:07 PM
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the polini ones come in 4hp 12hp and 16hp models i think.
the quickest ones work out the same power to weight ration as fireblade without rider
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by FastKA
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OUCH


Your not joking, i got a Desk job and cant rest me arm on the desk to type it still bleeding now a few days on
shouldn't have been going so quick
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my mate does these - all race stickered up and very quick - when i first rode one i nearly fell off but as i wasnt going very fast i just stood up and picked the bloody thing up
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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where can ya find the ones that are styled like american choppers? now they are COOL
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 02:14 PM
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I have just bought one from a mate of spiky"s ,,
Im 6 foot 1 and 17 stone and i can ride it ok hurts like fook when you fall off tho
Bloody good fun for a few hundred pounds tho
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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I,m 6foot 3 and have no probs...can nearly get both knees down at once....
Amber performance have got 30 of these for sale at the moment..bloody cheap too
we should have a Pf mini moto challenge!!!
maybe at ford fair or something..would be a great crack!!
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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have a look towards the bottom of the forum list there ia an area called motorcycles and there is a good thread with pics there guys

heres mine out today for a quick blast and gave it a wash


yes also washed the daily drive astra,the MRS cinq and the S1 !!!
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I want one like this!

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aaron like this?

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i had a go on one once... i couldnt even go in a straight line let alone corners all me mates were on the proper track, and i cant even cope with the beginners track going round ina circle

stacked it about 20 times in 5 minutes

sprained my ankle, cut my hand to shit, and got a nasty graze on my knee i still got scars from em too

never again will i get on one of those things, i'm just So shit on em

can ride a bike ok tho so not as if ive got a bad sense of balance or nuffin
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
aaron like this?


No!

Like this!


I saw one on ebay before christmas, someone on here bought it, looked the nuts!

Wasn't a custom like in my pic, but very similar style
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ive got a cheap shitter and shes fooked dont buy the shitters. buy a polini or a blata youll be buzzin
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Originally Posted by Aaron1204
I want one like this!

if you find one like that ...get me one too!!!!!
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Selling my moto-x bike just now and planning on buying one can get the shit ones for under Ł200 but how much do the decent models cost ?
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blata start at Ł599 i own a shitter and its always fooked but if you ride like a little bitch you might be ok
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiecrew
blata start at Ł599 i own a shitter and its always fooked but if you ride like a little bitch you might be ok
Not a bad price

I'll bitch ride you
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lol no ta im doing my hair
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Here's a picture of my mini moto. Great fun ,I just can't go around corners very well of course its been modified already


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Cat, remind me to send you a video of my mate on one next time we chat.
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both my kids have them and they have bin restricted and both go very well as there so small will post pics next tuesday when my oldest goes racin with the big boys he should nail them all cus of size and weight
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Originally Posted by MAD matt-sab
have a look towards the bottom of the forum list there ia an area called motorcycles and there is a good thread with pics there guys

heres mine out today for a quick blast and gave it a wash


yes also washed the daily drive astra,the MRS cinq and the S1 !!!
like the new rims on the s1
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