As an avid motorcyclist, I’ve had the opportunity to try out various types of two-wheel vehicles. When I was living in Taiwan, my main ride was a nice 150cc black Kymco scooter. My current bike is a 2000 Honda Shadow 750. I’ve been caught in enough storms on my bike to know that stormchasing on two wheels is probably one of the worst ideas man has ever come up with (I remember hearing about some 13 year old nerd in Toronto who used to chase supercells on a bicycle). Once when I was riding from Rochester NY to Toronto after visiting friends, I got caught in a freak April thunderstorm. Hunched on my parked bike in an open rest area while being pelted with one-inch hail somewhere in upstate New York was probably one of the scariest experiences of my life….. With that, I give you… the WeatherScooter.
This monstrosity of nerdiness was submitted on the Hamsexy Forums by good friend of the site KU4MY at some hamfest in South Carolina. I don’t care what anyone says … there is absolutley NO WAY anyone can avoid looking like a complete nerd riding a scooter. It’s a LITTLE better when you’re in Asia, because it’s the only way to get around and everyone else is riding them… but in North America… it’s a hard look to pull off. This guy certainly doesn’t help matters.
The only reason this thing isn’t loaded down with radios is that it’s puny 150cc motor and alternator wouldn’t be able to handle the load – these things can barely handle it’s own headlights.
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Several people have e-mailed us informing us that Wayne is down from the radio tower he climbed a week ago in protest of losing a lawsuit filed against him and his neighbours.