Scooters are so cool!

February 5th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: car, scooter

A combination of rising fuel prices and a car that could crap out at any moment has resulted in me buying myself a scooter. Now I use to own a scooter in Taiwan and loved it. Weaving through traffic, fighting for lead position with a plethora of other scooterists. Wind blowing through your hair. Life was good.

Scooters in New Zealand aren’t nearly as fun. First there are hardly any on the road so other traffic doesn’t really know how to deal with them. This is mainly because the majority of the ones on the road are 50cc which can’t keep up with traffic and cause other motorists angst. I on the other hand purchased a beautiful 125cc beast. This thing comfortably takes my 95 kg body at 70 plus kms, perfect for inner city travel.

The downside of getting a 125cc is that I am required to have a motorcycle license, which I don’t have. So I am forced to drive it illegally for the time being. I’m such a rebel, I feel like James Dean.

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