[kz1000st]

Originally Posted by sc00ter

I've turned into a homebody after covid. I know that's a lame excuse but it happened and I don't really see anything changing. Before covid I'd go to a show at least once a month, sometimes 4 shows a month. Punk rock, hardcore, metal, noise, if its loud and crazy I was there. After covid I lost interest in going to shows. I used the scooter for 90% of these shows for a low profile after leaving should I have been drinking. Heck, I rarely even drink anymore.

I have been tempted to get another 2-stroke to stay fresh with 2-stroke motors. A vintage moped sounds fun, either a Tomos A35 or A55 or another Minarelli V1 powered 'ped. Or I can get something like a Genuine Rough House. I got burned out on Yamaha Zuma's so no more of them.

Before you think I sound suicidal my current hobby is pinball. We have a small "barcade" close to the house with a few pins and a pretty nice pin spot in Grandy NC. Many times my wife and I considered getting a VR type pinball machine but nothing beats the real thing. My Nintendo Switch has a bunch of pinball machines loaded on it so I can practice rules and shot ideas.

My first two road Bikes were two strokes. A 1968 Yamaha 350 and a 1974 Kawasaki 500 triple. I have had four strokes since then. Cleaner and not prone to plug fouling. I got into scooters in 2008 when we got one for my late wife. She used it for a month then we got her a 250 Rebel. I tried to be "Scooter Only" for two years until I used her Rebel one day. It wasn't long after that I bought a couple of motorcycles.

I raced dirt bikes in my youth until the day I finally realized that I wasn't able to take enough chances to be a winner. I bought the 1968 Yamaha and never looked back.