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Greetings,
This is a great forum. I like it better than the Yahoo group because the topics are sorted. Thank you.
I'm a recent returnee to the Islands after almost 40 yr. absence. Boy have things changed. Like, there must be two cars for every adult living here (pop. of Honolulu is about 750,000) so the freeways are a mess like any other major metro area in US. This island is only 35 miles long by roughly 25 wide. There are more cars than registered drivers: 1.2 million cars!
A year ago the "Squeeze" and I went to a charity concert with a silent auction as part of its fundraising for the event. I won a no contest bid for a MUZ Moskito scooter (50cc). Now, I have become a complete convert to scooting and hardly drive our second car. Fortunately, my wife likes to ride w/me, but I think I'm going to have a bit of resistance to get her to go along with my plan for a Burgman 650-Texas Side Car combo (see TSC website at http://www.texassidecars.com/).
Yesterday I went to see the 650 at the Suzuki dealer. She stayed in the car, not knowing what I was looking for. But I think she knows since I've been surfing the net for days looking at maxi-scooters. I was quite surprised by its heft. It's the last one on the shelf and the dealer's starting at $7500. The side car adds about another $3000. I'm also considering a trip to US mainland to pick up a 650 wherever it is and ride it down to Texas Side Car for installation, then back to CA for shipment to HI. Yes, I know it's a long way across this country....have done in cars, train, airplane (including a Cessna 140). It'll make for a great urban legend for our family history.
I need the side car arrangement these days. Pure grit can no longer overcome the degeneracies of aging (I'm 63 y.o.)
Looking forward to many more hours reading everybody's postings. And I might add, the civility and goodheartedness of the contributors and moderator are much appreciated.
This is a great forum. I like it better than the Yahoo group because the topics are sorted. Thank you.
I'm a recent returnee to the Islands after almost 40 yr. absence. Boy have things changed. Like, there must be two cars for every adult living here (pop. of Honolulu is about 750,000) so the freeways are a mess like any other major metro area in US. This island is only 35 miles long by roughly 25 wide. There are more cars than registered drivers: 1.2 million cars!
A year ago the "Squeeze" and I went to a charity concert with a silent auction as part of its fundraising for the event. I won a no contest bid for a MUZ Moskito scooter (50cc). Now, I have become a complete convert to scooting and hardly drive our second car. Fortunately, my wife likes to ride w/me, but I think I'm going to have a bit of resistance to get her to go along with my plan for a Burgman 650-Texas Side Car combo (see TSC website at http://www.texassidecars.com/).
Yesterday I went to see the 650 at the Suzuki dealer. She stayed in the car, not knowing what I was looking for. But I think she knows since I've been surfing the net for days looking at maxi-scooters. I was quite surprised by its heft. It's the last one on the shelf and the dealer's starting at $7500. The side car adds about another $3000. I'm also considering a trip to US mainland to pick up a 650 wherever it is and ride it down to Texas Side Car for installation, then back to CA for shipment to HI. Yes, I know it's a long way across this country....have done in cars, train, airplane (including a Cessna 140). It'll make for a great urban legend for our family history.
I need the side car arrangement these days. Pure grit can no longer overcome the degeneracies of aging (I'm 63 y.o.)
Looking forward to many more hours reading everybody's postings. And I might add, the civility and goodheartedness of the contributors and moderator are much appreciated.