# The Cuteset Little Mototcycle thingee **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785 "2007-01-05T06:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/1 "2007-01-05T06:00:36Z")
This is mindless and for some reason I feel the need to share. I was looking at Mopeds for no good reason and came across [this.](http://www.scooterescapes.com/tgbdelivery.html) One of those little motorcycles people use to deliver pizza and stuff. The small-engine one is probably a moped, no need for a motorcycle license. (100kg of me on 49ccs? I don’t think so.) What a cute little toy! Just the thing for when I retire. If anyone wants to know what to get me for Christmas, here it is. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/2 "2007-01-05T14:41:33Z")
A gentle bump. You know what I really like is the cargo capacity. DO they make nifty boxes like that for real motorcycles? ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/3 "2007-01-05T14:51:10Z")
I want one! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/4 "2007-01-05T14:55:20Z")
I’d drive that. But I’m a girl so I’d probably get it in a different color and put flowers on it. I would love to move to Europe, and it seems to me a little scooter might be better for navigating those narrow little streets. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/5 "2007-01-05T15:40:26Z")
I actually took and passed my motorcycle and scooter test with the vague notion of getting one to beat the traffic to work. The practical part of the test was such an exercise in white-knuckle terror that I promptly forgot the whole idea! I still think a pearlescent black Vespa would look mighty cool in my driveway though! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/6 "2007-01-05T16:07:04Z")
A Google does not show a huge delivery box like that being (commonly at least) available elsewhere. I wonder why? Motorcycle people probably do not want to be mistaken for a retired English teacher. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/7 "2007-01-05T17:15:36Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] A Google does not show a huge delivery box like that being (commonly at least) available elsewhere. I wonder why? Motorcycle people probably do not want to be mistaken for a retired English teacher. [/QUOTE] Not even the ones who are. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/8 "2007-01-05T17:44:10Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] DO they make nifty boxes like that for real motorcycles? [/QUOTE] Yes. They make something very similar for couriers but I couldn’t find a good link. If you want a toy, how about a [mini-moto](http://www.minimoto.co.uk/mediagallery.html)? ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuteset-little-mototcycle-thingee/386785/9 "2007-01-06T00:50:52Z")
Hmm. I’m not much of a fan of the design of that scooter. The luggage compartment is a nice touch. Fingernail-red just doesn’t do it for me - nor the “_radical dude_!” styling. [Here](http://www.mopedarmy.com/photos/brand/35/5007/) is what small motorbikes are supposed to look like. [Tomos](http://www.mopedarmy.com/photos/brand/58/4751/) is another company that has decent looking mopeds (yes, that cycle has _pedals)_ Not what I would ride, but it beats riding around on a lipstick-colored two-wheeler that looks like a 16 year old was responsible for the design. (No offense to 16 year-olds.) Mini-moto? Who? Why? What for?