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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia  Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:45 pm |
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Location: Columbia SC
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One of the biggies:  What is it, exactly & how did it become famous? _________________ ~~~~~ Linda ~~~~~ 
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:21 pm |
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Location: Bethel, CT
Scooter: Piaggio BV200, Genuine Buddy 125
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The Cushman Airborne Scooter! Dropped from planes during WWII  Quote: In the late stages of the war in Europe, Allied paratroopers used scooters like this one to maintain contact between units, increase their mobility and haul small loads. The Cushman Motor Works designed the Model 53 Airborne Scooter to be airdropped by parachute or carried by glider, and it had a hitch to pull a model M3A4 general-purpose utility cart. By adding certain equipment, the cart could be converted to carry a .30-cal. or .50-cal. machine gun or an 81mm mortar, though the scooter often could not pull a heavy load. The M3A4 cart on display has original hand-ropes for manual towing by up to four men.
Cushman made nearly 5,000 airborne scooters for the military beginning in 1944. The rugged, simple Model 53 could travel through a foot of water, climb a 25 percent grade and had a range of about 100 miles.
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:23 pm |
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Location: Bethel, CT
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Easy One. Who is this? 
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scootRlaxmom
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:23 pm |
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Location: Nyack , New York
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Is it Tony Soprano? Er.....I mean James Gandolfini? Attachment: 
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:22 am |
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Location: Bethel, CT
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scootRlaxmom wrote: Is it Tony Soprano? Er.....I mean James Gandolfini?
It is! Ok Karen, you're up
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scootRlaxmom
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:51 pm |
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Location: Nyack , New York
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Who is this actor and race team owner? Attachment: 
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BTW scooters have been used for years in the pit area for race teams!
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:21 am |
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Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Scooter: 1st scoot - Keeway Arn 150 - soon for sale
New scoot - Silverwing 600ABS
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scootRlaxmom
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:54 pm |
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Location: Nyack , New York
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You are absolutely correct! 
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sunperch
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:55 pm |
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Scooter: A 2010 50cc Ice Bear Trike, model Mojo.
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the feature that a motorcycle has and a scooter does not is either:footpegs or the foot things for the brakes.
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:42 pm |
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sunperch wrote: the feature that a motorcycle has and a scooter does not is either:footpegs or the foot things for the brakes. In the Motorcycle vs Scooter argument, I always consider... A scooter, you sit on the engine. A motorcycle, the engine is between your knees.
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:35 pm |
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Keeping the thread going,
Who is this? Extra credit (not really) for what movie?
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:27 pm |
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Location: State College, PA
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nicole kidman.
interpreter.
(cheated on that last one though.)
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:50 pm |
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Location: State College, PA
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Easy question:
How many Vespa scooters were legally imported to the US in 1995?
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:43 pm |
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KimPossible wrote: Easy question:
How many Vespa scooters were legally imported to the US in 1995? None
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Ellen
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Post subject: Re: Scooter trivia Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:53 pm |
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