City July 12, 2012 9:15 AM

Scooters ride... again!

Scooters ride... again!
Two weeks ago a group of scooter owners all met up at The Buffalo Scooter Company in Downtown Buffalo to head out onto the road in search of food, fun and a beer or two. This was the first time that the business has organized such a rally and ride. Every two weeks (on Thursday) scooter owners are welcome to join in on the trek that takes riders from Elk Street to a different destination - last week it was Mississippi Mudds and this week the group will be heading south to Bed Rock Eatery on Route 5. 

Once again, the designated roadways are all 50cc-friendly - click here for more details.  Riders are asked to meet at The Buffalo Scooter Company at 5:30pm so that everyone can get out on the road at 5:45pm. There is a scooter support van that is available for any group member who may experience technical difficulty (considering that some of the scooters are vintage models). 

Be sure to check out The Buffalo Scooter Company's Facebook page for ride updates, destinations, maps, rain delays, etc. The 2012 rides scheduled so far are as follows:

July 12
July 26
August 9
August 23

The Buffalo Scooter Company
198 Oak Street, 
Downtown Buffalo, NY
1 (716) 845-5020

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Only in wine is a 2007 a vintage.

Those, are not vintage.

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This is neat, but is their a law mandating helmets? I think it would be much more enjoyable without a helmet, not to mention how much cooler people would look.

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http://www.dmv.ny.gov/recreation.htm#mopeds

Depends on the class of moped.

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Gary Busey could lecture on this subject for hours. Why don't you see if you can raise him on the blower?

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The short answer is that a helmet is definitely required on all scooters and motorcycles in NY. The exception would be mopeds that have a top speed of 20 MPH or less. I don't know of any relatively well made scooters that don't go over 20.

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Thanks. I guess the next question would be what is the legal definition of a helmet according to the dmv

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Dude, do a google search!

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Does he work for the DMV? I know Chris Jacobs, but I'm not sure I have heard of this Google guy? Is he related to Al Gore?

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"I guess the next question would be what is the legal definition of a helmet according to the dmv"


Go helmetless much?


"Does he work for the DMV? I know Chris Jacobs, but I'm not sure I have heard of this Google guy? Is he related to Al Gore?"


Now I'm convinced you do . . .

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A legal helmet is any helmet approved by the DOT.

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49cc and you can cruise with no helmet or license! Lo and behold, almost every manufacturer makes a 49cc model.

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Mmm, no. Only under 20mph can you ride without a helmet. You still need at least a drivers licence up to 30mph, and a motorcycle licence above 30mph.
The myth that all 49cc scooters/mopeds are ok to ride helmet and licence free hasn't been the case since what, the 70's?

There are plenty 49cc peds/scooters that can go 50-60mph.

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