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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Not sure if this is a storm chaser or one caught in a storm with a bunch of chasers. Those bumper stickers could have come off during a whirlwind and happened upon this bike.
The best item in this photo is the funnel….is that a reference model for spotting a twister, pee disposal or used when filling up this mighty beast?
The ASPCA is a good thing too…but let’s be nice to our fellow bipeds by keeping them off two wheelers during/near foul weather.
Someone needs to slap a SKYPORN sticker on this thing…Hopefully it shows up at Dayton 2007 🙂
My question is….What is the blue funnel for?
That’s a long ride from SC to Ohio on a 50cc scooter, X9F..!!
He’d make better time riding a chainsaw….
I wish I had taken a Hamsexy.com Dayton 2006 sticker with me!
Yeah, the funnel stumps me. It takes an eyedropper to fill up the tank on one of those which eliminates it being fuel related. I still think it is for better control of the p-ster. My xyl used to complain about missing the pot until I had her steer it once. She wasn’t even ready to try writing her name in the snow after that attempt. That shut her up…it’s harder than it looks (to those without one) and the funnel would improve accuracy.
The funnel is obviously for a custom piss-bag.
It’s for the PEE BAG yep the PEE BAG…
Bonus points for the BUNGEE CORD! holding that sweeeeeet muffler. Much coolness! What’s the top end on that baby now? 40? 45? :->
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