I saw you...

Weedylot · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 11:46 AM

Sunday August 3rd I was busy fake pedaling the Whizzer westbound past the Tucson Police Department on west Prince road. I didn't notice the two motorized bikers waving at me until they were past me going eastbound

Weedylot · #2 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 02:59 PM

Another Tucson sighting: Motorized biker seen on Northbound Dodge at 8am, wearing a red T-shirt, white helmet. I was in my white work truck trying to wave you over to shoot the bull, but it was busy with rush hour traffic at River Road and Dodge. A couple drivers almost cut you off and you were wary of merging cagers.

Weedylot · #3 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 11:18 AM

Dateline: Tucson: A 2 stroke motorized bike was spotted at 6th and Norton on Sunday August 10th. It had a squeaky clutch or belt.

Easy Rider · #4 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 02:37 PM

That's pretty good Weedylot. I've seen probably 6 MBs in the Silicon Valley area in the last six months and I'm always on the road.

**fairracing31** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 05:53 PM

I don't know how you spot all these MB's? I've only ran into a few and just recently on SilverBell between Grant and Speedway. Who ever it was was wearing a half helmet with flames on it.

Maybe it's because I stay out of the city

I was trying to get them to stop but I was going in the opposite direction and by the time traffic cleared so I could turn around they were gone.

Weedylot · #6 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 11:34 PM

I usually get around the city daily. Lately though I've stuck to the home office. My most recent sighting on Sunday was actually a "hearing" before it was a sighting. Came right by the front of our house, I couldn't get out from under the hood quick enough to wave. Roland at Spooky Tooth told me they've sold (I think) around 400 or more kits and bikes locally.

**fairracing31** · #7 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 11:56 PM

I saw one bike locked up at the Lowe's on Oracle, it had a milk creat for a basket on the rear....and I always see the same bike locked up at the Home Depot on Oracle across the street from the Mall. But I have never seen the owners.
Their are a lot of MB riders in Tucson....I just need to do more city riding then my cross country trips out in the sticks.

Weedylot · #8 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 12:55 PM

I see one parked inside the garage area at the Speedway Blvd Pep Boys. One of the employees rides it.

deacon · #9 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 03:03 PM

If they sold 400 locally they must not be tinkerers or they would be here. Well maybe the other dump but somewhere for sure. No one person knows it all.... well maybe some do but sure as heck not me.

jasonh · #10 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 03:09 PM

probably not tinkerers. Spooky does a lot of prebuilt bikes, so I assume those people don't want to mess with all that stuff. So if it breaks, it probably goes back to Spooky to be fixed...I would assume anyway. Just like a car, most people aren't going to join forums because they enjoy riding their car