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These are very cool and practical if you live in a town with slow roads, but a Honda Grom is several light years more useable in every way for not much more money. I could easily see myself hopping on my GF's Grom and heading across country, wouldn't even be an issue-and while it won't match a Ruckus for MPG it still regularly gets 130+mpg in mixed city riding in our lake community. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I am seriously thinking of getting one of these things. Key West to northern tip of Alaska, impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8t5WWYctI These are very cool and practical if you live in a town with slow roads, but a Honda Grom is several light years more useable in every way for not much more money. I could easily see myself hopping on my GF's Grom and heading across country, wouldn't even be an issue-and while it won't match a Ruckus for MPG it still regularly gets 130+mpg in mixed city riding in our lake community. Moved down into the City (my City is smallish/medium size, think a Suburb with locally owned businesses interlaced) and a bunch of people have scooters... They are useful as heck; We'll take them Downtown to brunch, festivals, 4th of July, etc. You're allowed to park them on the sidewalk, or at least nobody seems to care if you do. I'm still not buying one unless I find a real cheap used one, I have no real place to put it anyway. |
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I think I saw that bike yesterday. I was checking it out thinking it would make a fun RV for the woods.
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Why are higher speeds better? I would love to do this slow and take in the places between point A and point B. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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He could of used a Honda Grom and got nearly the same mileage with the ability to get higher speeds. Why are higher speeds better? I would love to do this slow and take in the places between point A and point B. Because it takes him ten hours to cover the 300 miles he does in a day, and that assumes riding flat out and not stopping to eat or rest at fill ups. There's something to be said for being able to ride without having to listen to a bike at redline for hours at a time...a Grom will do 50-55 all day long and doesn't struggle with hills. Also has enough power to get ahead of traffic to move over a lane, something a ruckus won't do with a clean haircut and fresh shave. |
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Because it takes him ten hours to cover the 300 miles he does in a day, and that assumes riding flat out and not stopping to eat or rest at fill ups. There's something to be said for being able to ride without having to listen to a bike at redline for hours at a time...a Grom will do 50-55 all day long and doesn't struggle with hills. Also has enough power to get ahead of traffic to move over a lane, something a ruckus won't do with a clean haircut and fresh shave. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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He could of used a Honda Grom and got nearly the same mileage with the ability to get higher speeds. Why are higher speeds better? I would love to do this slow and take in the places between point A and point B. Because it takes him ten hours to cover the 300 miles he does in a day, and that assumes riding flat out and not stopping to eat or rest at fill ups. There's something to be said for being able to ride without having to listen to a bike at redline for hours at a time...a Grom will do 50-55 all day long and doesn't struggle with hills. Also has enough power to get ahead of traffic to move over a lane, something a ruckus won't do with a clean haircut and fresh shave. Still don't see the problem. If I was doing this, it would be to see everything, not just get to the next destination fast. |
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I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I like the idea, but I'd definitely choose a different tool for the job, especially when you can find a shitton of more suitable bikes for $5000 on Craigslist. I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. I can get 40 mpg at 90 mph. I could probably stretch it to 50mpg if I'm cruising at 65 of less. I also have power to get myself out of a tight spot if needed. I won't knock a ruckus, they would be great to zip around town on but no way I'd drive one cross country. The guy certainly is living the dream though. |
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I commuted on a ruckus for a while. Quite enjoyed it. Mine would run 45-48 on flat ground, hills were a joke though. I'd consider going cross country on it. Did several 200 mile trips.
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I am going to talk the wife into one of these.
She keeps telling me she wants to get a scooter, we will get a scooter. |
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I am pretty sure Mom and Dad are Western Unioning him money along the way, unless this guy quit with some good stock options or something. That is why he is sending them post cards all the time. Even doing what he is doing will take some cash to do, replace tires, spare parts, oil, food, etc. View Quote You figure he has claimed 20,000 miles at 100 mpg. That is 200 gallons of fuel. 200 gallons of fuel at $3 p/gallon is $600 Then you figure $5 per meal. He claims he was out 6.5 months (195 days) so that is approx $2925. But who knows how long he mooched from friends and family he stayed with during that 6+ months. So he has roughly $3500 into that trip without considering tires, maintenance, or parts. |
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Preach it brother. I would love to see this country strictly via the backroads and not the major interstates. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It's not about the destination. It's about the journey. Preach it brother. I would love to see this country strictly via the backroads and not the major interstates. Read "Blue Highways" by William Least-Heat Moon. |
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I respect him. Wish I'd have done more stuff like that when I was younger.
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They made a larger version for several years. 125 or 250 can't remember. All they make is the 50 now. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I am going to talk the wife into one of these. She keeps telling me she wants to get a scooter, we will get a scooter. They made a larger version for several years. 125 or 250 can't remember. All they make is the 50 now. The Big Ruckus was a 250. |
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I respect him. Wish I'd have done more stuff like that when I was younger. View Quote This. In fact I'm a bit jealous of the guy for getting out and doing it. No joke, I've often thought that if I ever won the lottery I'd like to buy a car and just travel the US. Don't make an itinerary, just go from town to town exploring. |
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I have a 50cc Yamaha C3 I built using two parts scooters.
Got it legal and running good and rode it 20 miles to work in the morning, then back home and 10 miles in the other direction to go to a bike night at a pub then 10 miles back home. Sweet day of just cruising at 40 mph on the access road of 35 doing my own thing. Didn't a guy ride an fjr1300 from Alaska to Florida in like 50 hours? That's taking it to the other extreme. |
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Wan lee..... this dudes a chump compaired to wan...
http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/130-0901-honda-ruckus-wan-lees/ |
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I had a Ruckus (currently R1200GS). In Ohio it requires a motorcycle endorsement. I'm NFL linebacker size and could only hit 38mph. Range exceeded 100mi on just over 1 gallon. Flat out around the neighborhood was a hoot. Incredibly manuverable with the little tires. Any roads with 45mph plus speedlimits were unnerving with traffic on your tail. 200mi day was painful. If I had the room I'd have another (or a Grom--those are entertaining too).
It is Chinese made, IIRC. First engine block cracked at the crankshaft (<50mi) and left me bike less for weeks while Honda decided what to do. |
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Quoted: I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I like the idea, but I'd definitely choose a different tool for the job, especially when you can find a shitton of more suitable bikes for $5000 on Craigslist. I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. |
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Cannonball Baker ran Staten island NY to Los Angeles CA on the 1921 equal of a Ruckus - the Ner-A-Car
That was before there was a Route 66. A bit of reading, but worth the time: http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/history/36-history-stories/268-how-i-crossed-america-on-neracar Top speed of 35 mph. . |
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I was really drunk one night with my best friend and went on a 10 minute thing about how we should get Toyota 4 runners and just travel the country and live in the woods, and at night we can open the trunks and back them up to each other and they will become one large Toyota 4 runner cabin and we would just do this for many years. No homo
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I was really drunk one night with my best friend and went on a 10 minute thing about how we should get Toyota 4 runners and just travel the country and live in the woods, and at night we can open the trunks and back them up to each other and they will become one large Toyota 4 runner cabin and we would just do this for many years. No homo View Quote |
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More power to him, but I look at that and think it doesn't even look like fun, just misery.
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Man some of you guys are stick in the mud types. I guess it's one of those things you either get or you don't. I've driven across the country several times in my Tacomas and all over the Southeast on motorcycles but I've also been all over Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines on 250 dual sports and scooters- sure there are some sucky times like getting caught in a massive rain storm on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere or being on the road well after dark trying to find a place to stay or getting food poisoning while on the road but it's always an adventure. If your idea of roughing it is a family picnic at the local park that's fine, but denigrating someone for getting out there in the weather and seeing what the countryside is really like is pretty sad in my opinion.
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They don't get much above 35 and are slow to do so... How is he getting around? (can't watch the vid) The Ruckus is too under-powered to be legal on the Interstate. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I am seriously thinking of getting one of these things. Key West to northern tip of Alaska, impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8t5WWYctI They don't get much above 35 and are slow to do so... How is he getting around? (can't watch the vid) The Ruckus is too under-powered to be legal on the Interstate. When I read the title, I thought "Shit, that's got to take a while!" Personally I'd prefer a bigger bike, but good for him. He's living the dream. I got a tiny taste of that level of freedom when I took 2 weeks off to make the pilgrimage to Cola West. I've spent a lot of time thinking about selling all my shit, quitting my job and getting an adventure bike. |
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Man some of you guys are stick in the mud types. I guess it's one of those things you either get or you don't. I've driven across the country several times in my Tacomas and all over the Southeast on motorcycles but I've also been all over Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines on 250 dual sports and scooters- sure there are some sucky times like getting caught in a massive rain storm on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere or being on the road well after dark trying to find a place to stay or getting food poisoning while on the road but it's always an adventure. If your idea of roughing it is a family picnic at the local park that's fine, but denigrating someone for getting out there in the weather and seeing what the countryside is really like is pretty sad in my opinion. View Quote Just imagine the bashing if he had done this on a Harley! |
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That sounds boring as hell. He should have used a Grom.
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I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I like the idea, but I'd definitely choose a different tool for the job, especially when you can find a shitton of more suitable bikes for $5000 on Craigslist. I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. My 2000 Virago will do 35-40 if I don't play the BRRAAAAPPPPP game too much. My Ninja would easily do 50 mpg, although it wasn't comfortable for long trips. But there are definitely bikes you could set up to do 60-70 mpg in relative comfort. Motorcycle endorsement is not even remotely challenging to get. If you're new to riding, the MSF classes are invaluable and get you your endorsement; if you're not new to riding then take the test and you're done. |
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Two years ago, I was getting fuel at a station in Nacogdoches (east Texas) when I saw a fellow ride up on a nice Honda Trail 90. I rode one of those when I was a kid in the 70's.
Turned out he was from Wisconsin. Got laid off a few weeks before so he sold everything he owned (except the Honda) and decided to explore America. On a fucking Trail 90. Patience of Job and an ass of iron. |
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Quoted: Seeing the country slow on the backroads has advantages to being on a bike going fast on the interstate. I totally get this guy on the Ruckus's mindset. It is like the guys that only want to haul ass in a cigarette boat in FL and not explore all the cool inlets and stuff slow and quiet. View Quote |
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I bought a 250 Virago for my wife to learn on and that thing averaged 65-70 mpg and would top out about 80mph with her on it. It sucked ass doing 300 mile days on it though and she did several with our ride group. http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/tnriverluver/10872830_1011894478824976_758564366952848762_o_zpssikro7kq.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I like the idea, but I'd definitely choose a different tool for the job, especially when you can find a shitton of more suitable bikes for $5000 on Craigslist. I know nothing about motorcycles, do they get 100 mpg like the Ruckus? Advantage of a Ruckus is no motorcycle endorsement needed. Also dirt simple to work on if you break down in that mountain range the vid started out with. My 2000 Virago will do 35-40 if I don't play the BRRAAAAPPPPP game too much. My Ninja would easily do 50 mpg, although it wasn't comfortable for long trips. But there are definitely bikes you could set up to do 60-70 mpg in relative comfort. Motorcycle endorsement is not even remotely challenging to get. If you're new to riding, the MSF classes are invaluable and get you your endorsement; if you're not new to riding then take the test and you're done. I bought a 250 Virago for my wife to learn on and that thing averaged 65-70 mpg and would top out about 80mph with her on it. It sucked ass doing 300 mile days on it though and she did several with our ride group. http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/tnriverluver/10872830_1011894478824976_758564366952848762_o_zpssikro7kq.jpg Mine is a 750. At times I think the 1100 would be fun but I think 750 is a good compromise for most types of rides. |
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You guys ever watch Long Way Round? Dream adventure.
Long Way Round (LWR) is a British documentary television series, DVD set and book documenting the 19,000-mile (31,000 km) journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York City on motorcycles. They travelled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska, and continued by road from there to New York.
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You guys ever watch Long Way Round? Dream adventure. Long Way Round (LWR) is a British documentary television series, DVD set and book documenting the 19,000-mile (31,000 km) journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York City on motorcycles. They travelled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska, and continued by road from there to New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Round http://i.imgur.com/Sw8YUnS.jpg I've watched Long Way Round and Long Way Down at least 3 times. |
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The guy is doing it the right way. Keep is simple as possible. Over 10 years ago, did something similar. Took a DRZ400 across Siberia and Mongolia. Think about that trip every day. Afterwards, was going to take off a year a travel around the whole world. Unfortunately, it was 2007, the economy took a dump, and I got married. Hat off to the guy, do it while you can http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s119/hilojoe/DSC00224.jpg View Quote I'm extremely jealous. I'd love to make a trip like that. |
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Man some of you guys are stick in the mud types. I guess it's one of those things you either get or you don't. I've driven across the country several times in my Tacomas and all over the Southeast on motorcycles but I've also been all over Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines on 250 dual sports and scooters- sure there are some sucky times like getting caught in a massive rain storm on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere or being on the road well after dark trying to find a place to stay or getting food poisoning while on the road but it's always an adventure. If your idea of roughing it is a family picnic at the local park that's fine, but denigrating someone for getting out there in the weather and seeing what the countryside is really like is pretty sad in my opinion. Just imagine the bashing if he had done this on a Harley! Amen brother! |
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