Anyone have experience with electric scooter a la playa?

moshe! · Post by **moshe!** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:39 am

Do they work? Or get stuck in the dust? We might buy some so we're curious.
If you know , it would be appreciated.
moshe

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:00 pm

moshe! wrote:Do they work? Or get stuck in the dust?...

Depending on the winter & summer weather, snowmelt, etc., the playa may be hard & dry, soft & dry, or soft & moist. Any particular year there could be dunes of blown dust, and every year the dust kicked up in the wind and by vehicles can affect anything mechanical. There's also the risk of being severely mocked for kicking up dust in people's faces and generally looking like you're in a feckless hurry to get from the middle of nowhere to somewhere slightly on the edge of it.

DangerMouse · Post by **DangerMouse** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:13 pm

I imagine the Alkalai dust isn't good on electronics in general. Moving electronics even moreso.

Along with being Bob's above stated asshattery status symbol.

Then again, what do I know. I've yet to even go to BM.

Tiara · Post by **Tiara** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:50 pm

This thread contains a discussion of scooters on the playa:

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... ht=scooter

In general, using the search function (in orange text with a white magnifying glass icon) at the top of the page is the best place to start any inquiry.

moshe! · Post by **moshe!** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:18 am

Perhaps I need to restate the question. I asked, Does anyone have any EXPERIENCE with electric scooters on the playa. IE Do they work? I did not however, ask what peoples personal opinions about the "burniness" of scooters as a concept. This i sall I got from many of the threads including this one.
I could care less how annoyed you by last years scooters. Tell you the truth I was most annoyed by peoples constant policing of other peoples actions.

Once more, ANYONE KNOW IF THESE THINGS WORK ON THE PLAYA?

thanks.

III · Post by **III** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:18 am

yeah, i know if they do or not.

Last Real Burner · Post by **Last Real Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:50 am

Most of those threads end up being thread drift, about how they feel about someone not walking or being burny enough to ride a bike instead. You job should you accept it Moshe, is to keep this thread on the topic "Information on operating a scooter on the Playa , What types of scooters work best and which works worse, and why, Proper care of the scooter out on the Playa, Tricks and tips you might have learned from experience and finally, can you tell me some of you're experiences you had while operating a scooter on the Playa.

sinsenqly,
mr smith

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:06 am

You take your electric scooter out there and your money will be wasted by day 3.

Count on it.

Lydia Love · Post by **Lydia Love** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:17 am

my campmates had some last year.

and yeah, it was at about day three that they started to bite the dust, as it were.

out of 4 of them, none were functional by the end of the week.

moshe! · Post by **moshe!** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:23 pm

Finally, The answer I desired.
I DECLARE THIS THREAD OFFICIALLY CLOSED!!!
go out geek burners and find other threads to glom onto. Go forth.
Go forth, and dont look back. Fly away home.

Last Real Burner · Post by **Last Real Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:34 pm

Move along people, Let's keep it moving, There's nothing here to see...

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:35 pm

moshe! wrote: (oh with the whining, and SHOUTING, and whining, and SHOUTING...)

As we have stated in very plain language, the playa is a crappy surface.

Is a particular vehicle is suited for driving through clay/silt dust? RTFM before you leave Toys R Us.

A major problem with two-wheeled vehicles is that it's mostly impossible for your average (l)user to stay under the speed limit of 5mph, not kick up dust, and still maintain balance when weaving through crowds of people, knots of bicycles, and careening bar cars, but you'd already know that if you've ever been to Burning Man or done a minimal Search on the eplaya.

Your query is similar to asking whether Segways would "work" in Iraq -- when they don't even "work" in San Francisco.

moshe! · Post by **moshe!** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:05 pm

ive been to burning man enough to know that people like you are more annoying than scooters.

III · Post by **III** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:44 pm

>>people like you

heh. i bet what really chaps your ass is that without people like bob, the event wouldn't exist...

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:52 pm

moshe! wrote:ive been to burning man enough to know that people like you are more annoying than scooters.

Right on!

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:57 pm

III wrote:>>people like you

heh. i bet what really chaps your ass is that without people like bob, the event wouldn't exist...

How much ya wanna bet. And would you say the same about y'alls presence on eplaya?

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:58 pm

DVD Burner wrote:How much ya wanna bet.

be careful what you ask for...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:07 pm

moshe! wrote:ive been to burning man enough to know that people like you are more annoying than scooters.

Ah, but has that hypothesis been proven in a double-blind study? Can we even state that hypothesis in such a way as to make in disprovable? Scientifically Inquiring minds want to know.

III · Post by **III** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:43 pm

>>How much ya wanna bet

there are a small number of things that are required, from a legal standpoint, for the event to happen. bob has, on a regular basis, been one of the people who facilitates those things.

it is true that he's not unique, and someone else could fill that purpose. unfortunately for your bet, they're all people like bob...

III · Post by **III** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:45 pm

i take that back.

they're not all like bob. most of em would tell you to figure your own shit out and get the hell out of their way so they could do their job, and kick you in the nuts if you took too long.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:04 pm

yeah well, we all know what bob spelled backwards is

Last Real Burner · Post by **Last Real Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:42 pm

Bob A · Post by **Bob A** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:49 pm

What makes electric ones so much worse on the playa than the gas ones? I've seen people talking about gas ones and they seem to stand up to the playa. Of course they are loud and obnoxious.

I was considering an electric one myself since it would not have the noise factor the gas ones have. (cost may kill the idea)

Both gas and electric have the motors very close to the ground (dust collection).

Both have some electronics, spark system for gas.

Electric have sealed motors and batteries, gas is an air breather and can clog with all that powder.

I've seen both electric and gas with fat tires.

So I guess I'm wondering has anyone had their gas powered ones die too. Are both equally prone to early playa deaths?

Just so you know I am most likely bringing a bike instead, so lets not turn this into another round of scooter bashing. But if scooters are going to be there I would prefer clean quiet electric over gas.

Bob A

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 7:56 pm

Bob A,

Bravo.

I'll wait and aquire from the experienced.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:01 pm

Roger that, Pee-Wee.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:04 pm

Uh.....who's Pee wee?

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:12 pm

DVD Burner wrote:Uh.....who's Pee wee?

The one between your keyboard and your chair, fuckwit.

Care to reserve your non-scooter-related posts for General Discussion?

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:19 pm

Ah, hey. It's Bob time.

Wanna see my PP.

You sure you can handle it.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:21 pm

2 birds, one stone.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:35 pm

I bet he and his followers are sitting at their Mac's with steam comming out the ears wondering what they want to do next.

hey, You can always come down outta the Excelsior on your little scooter and meet me somewhere to let me know what's on your mind.

was that in thread theme?

Not that I have anything against Macs. A computers a computers a computer to me.

Smilie time.

Anyone have experience with electric scooter a la playa?

Anyone have experience with electric scooter a la playa?

ok...

Good Point Moshe...

Thank you lydia and badger

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