Garbinator
SeekTheMoneyTree
I owned a Ruckus for many years. Being Honda, they are durable and reliable machines. But? And heres the big kicker! Maximum carry weight is 225, at my tops, I weighed almost 284 at time of sell. The lil thing hauled my carcus around my hood, to my favorite greasy spoon coffee shop, even my night job patrolling a university campus. Fuel milage was crazy to insane high! Even motoring up multiple story parking garages the lil 49cc mule would not hesitate a bit. The dual Dakar lights always seem to grab alot of peoples attention, the only thing better would install LED warning flashers, red and blue for car stops.
Issues;
*Riding comfort~Seriously lacking if 5'11" or more. Knees and hips mainly. Without getting off the thing and stretching, lower back. The Japanese designed the lil machine for small people. Not Fat-ziods such as I was...
*Low performance, even a slight incline on a lengthy roadway caused loss of speed/momentum. As low as 22mph. On downhill watch out because 40 even 50 can creep up then it becomes a serious concern trying to stop the Ruckus without causing your boot soles to turn into a flameout of burnt sole loss minus $178 tactical patrol boot! HINT! Upgrade BRAKES!!!! Attempting to make sudden stops can be perilous to much worse if conditions above 20mph or so exist.
*Heavy to Medium traffic operations~Scary to "I might wet my pants" scenario! This machines does exactly what it was created to do, only here in California peddle to the metal, Prius to the largest 18 wheeler, flat scares the excrete out of ah guy! As most do NOT even notice you gliding along minding your own to the far righthand side of the roadway. Daring to claim your place in the right lane in vain attempt at moving with traffic soon develops into a Texting/cellphone/make-up/cheese burger/screaming at the kids/loading the DVD/lighting a cig/ yadda yadda yadda chrome bumper situation danger close as if Mobby-1 lifted Excursion is attempting to gobble Jonah and his wee Ruckus into his belly! This grand experiment via my experience points went heavily into the negative zone regards to SAVING FUEL... Rider, heads-up cause I told you so. Oh! And by the way, I got me ah talkin to about riding in the bike zone. Even though no bikes existed in the area. Strange vehicle codes, a state that pushes hard for conservation, yet punishes those whom try alternate means. Anyway?
Off-Highway use+=+ Man? As I stated above, combined with my being an overburdensome hunk of humaniod for this little scooter had me sorely wishing I had not even bothered hauling the thing to my camp site. Tires and suspension my friends, NOT even close. Very hard to control in uneven rutted pot-holed forest service style roads. Now! If your a skinny mini light-weight you might win the Scooter Baja with the thang! I will never know... Power almost disappears above 8000ft elevation. Again, my weight and the type of terrain. Suspension travel almost non-existent to none felt at all.
In hindsight I do miss the little thing, overtime I installed a motorcycle connection to the battery post to maintain properly. Getting to the battery is a complete pain, but once accomplished it was worth the effort. I miss riding it around in my neighborhood visiting and such, riding it to the Vons, my favorite greasy spoon heart attack station. And all those waves I got from folks/teens enjoying a walk. The campus safety aspect, the public relations coupled with my ability to quickly squeeze through heavy traffic situations in the parking lots honestly brought an entire new dynamic to my job, not to mention the relief my lower back and knees felt. In short my evening J.O.B. was fun that even allowed me to bust a few badguys here and there.
I suppose thats my story. Memories of an ugly little scooter called a Ruckus.
I'm sorry, I had one photo of me on Campus patrol, a student took it and I cannot locate it. This is a photo I took after its bath, three days later I sold it to the first guy that showed up. I wished I held out for more $$$ now.
Issues;
*Riding comfort~Seriously lacking if 5'11" or more. Knees and hips mainly. Without getting off the thing and stretching, lower back. The Japanese designed the lil machine for small people. Not Fat-ziods such as I was...
*Low performance, even a slight incline on a lengthy roadway caused loss of speed/momentum. As low as 22mph. On downhill watch out because 40 even 50 can creep up then it becomes a serious concern trying to stop the Ruckus without causing your boot soles to turn into a flameout of burnt sole loss minus $178 tactical patrol boot! HINT! Upgrade BRAKES!!!! Attempting to make sudden stops can be perilous to much worse if conditions above 20mph or so exist.
*Heavy to Medium traffic operations~Scary to "I might wet my pants" scenario! This machines does exactly what it was created to do, only here in California peddle to the metal, Prius to the largest 18 wheeler, flat scares the excrete out of ah guy! As most do NOT even notice you gliding along minding your own to the far righthand side of the roadway. Daring to claim your place in the right lane in vain attempt at moving with traffic soon develops into a Texting/cellphone/make-up/cheese burger/screaming at the kids/loading the DVD/lighting a cig/ yadda yadda yadda chrome bumper situation danger close as if Mobby-1 lifted Excursion is attempting to gobble Jonah and his wee Ruckus into his belly! This grand experiment via my experience points went heavily into the negative zone regards to SAVING FUEL... Rider, heads-up cause I told you so. Oh! And by the way, I got me ah talkin to about riding in the bike zone. Even though no bikes existed in the area. Strange vehicle codes, a state that pushes hard for conservation, yet punishes those whom try alternate means. Anyway?
Off-Highway use+=+ Man? As I stated above, combined with my being an overburdensome hunk of humaniod for this little scooter had me sorely wishing I had not even bothered hauling the thing to my camp site. Tires and suspension my friends, NOT even close. Very hard to control in uneven rutted pot-holed forest service style roads. Now! If your a skinny mini light-weight you might win the Scooter Baja with the thang! I will never know... Power almost disappears above 8000ft elevation. Again, my weight and the type of terrain. Suspension travel almost non-existent to none felt at all.
In hindsight I do miss the little thing, overtime I installed a motorcycle connection to the battery post to maintain properly. Getting to the battery is a complete pain, but once accomplished it was worth the effort. I miss riding it around in my neighborhood visiting and such, riding it to the Vons, my favorite greasy spoon heart attack station. And all those waves I got from folks/teens enjoying a walk. The campus safety aspect, the public relations coupled with my ability to quickly squeeze through heavy traffic situations in the parking lots honestly brought an entire new dynamic to my job, not to mention the relief my lower back and knees felt. In short my evening J.O.B. was fun that even allowed me to bust a few badguys here and there.
I suppose thats my story. Memories of an ugly little scooter called a Ruckus.
I'm sorry, I had one photo of me on Campus patrol, a student took it and I cannot locate it. This is a photo I took after its bath, three days later I sold it to the first guy that showed up. I wished I held out for more $$$ now.
