First Ride By wolfhound (Read 1,144 times)

[wolfhound]

First ride on my new Genuine Buddy 170i. Took delivery on Tuesday
and finally got time to ride it yesterday. My general impression is
that I made the right choice for me. It is well balanced, faster than expected(hit 60 for about a quarter mile and that at 3/4 throttle) and
then brought it back to break in speeds. It has plenty of leg room, I
am 6'1", which surprised me. 10" wheels are not touchy, holds the
road well in winds and bumps, it has a 168.5 CC engine, fuel injected, should give 85-90 mpg. excellent brakes, and is made in Taiwan. Has an oil cooler and auto type oil filter. Now I have 3 Taiwanese scoots that I think are as good as the Japanese and Italian rigs. Now on to Byrson City, the Dragon, and other rides this summer.

[inuyasha]

Hi
Outstanding
Congratulations
May she bring you much joy in the years to come
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

[fflintstone]

Hey,wolfhound,congrats on the new ride...sounds like a fun ride..how about a photo..happy trails,fflintstone

[JR]

Wolf try the smilies now and see if they work for you, found a glitch in the system.

JR

[richardthescooter3]

Wolf,
Congrats, sound like you got a good scoot. Nothing like a new ride, ride save and have a lot of Fun ;D

[wolfhound]

Thank you all, folks!! Someday I will catch my wife when she has some free time and get her to show me, and write down, how to post pix.
Fflintstone, to see what it looks like go to Genuine scooter.com and check out the 170i in silver. Looks like that.

[wolfhound]

JR, must be my comp. I went for a smile onthe above post and got a mirror! ?

[wolfhound]

Well, that one worked!!

[inuyasha]

Hi
Here ya go

Buddy170iThreeView by inuyasha50, on Flickr
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank

[richardthescooter3]

Nice scoot ;D

[wolfhound]

Thank you, Hank. That is the scoot. Gonna call it Buddy since that has been my family nick name for 77 years. I have added a top box in black and a
windshield. It has good storage under the seat and if I need to carry a lot of stuff somewhere i always have the Del150 or the hack.
Thanks, Richard. this will probably be my last scoot, got the stable where I want it now(where have I heard that before??)

[dragonsparks]

Hey wolfhound I like it. Wish my scoot had auto type oil filter. O-well keep the shine side up.
Dave

[wolfhound]

I might get it broken in IF it ever stops raining , Dragonsparks. Have added saddlebags since my last post. The 170i has been reported to hit
67 mph by GPS testing. From what I am seeing, 55-60 mph will be fast enough for me. :#

[dragonsparks]

May 6, 2013 5:02:18 GMT -6 wolfhound said:

I might get it broken in IF it ever stops raining , Dragonsparks. Have added saddlebags since my last post. The 170i has been reported to hit
67 mph by GPS testing. From what I am seeing, 55-60 mph will be fast enough for me.

Were is the pic's wolfhound. Other wise Cool.
Ya rain, rained again last night. Looks like today till Friday ,rain again.


Oh did you see this on CL.
Dave
atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mcy/3753059100.html

[wolfhound]

Some day I need to learn how to do pix. Perhaps this summer. D8 Not a bad price on the sidecar. Mine is a Cozy that I bought from Vesta Marietta
paid 22 for mine. I had a friend who is a good designer make a special plate to mount it to the R9i. Some said it could not be done but he proved
them wrong. You drive a hack, not ride it. Tire wear on sidecar and rear tire of scoot will be more than you might expect and top speed is reduced
also.