Buddy sightings in YOUR area!

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:31 am

dark Buddy, Colorado Blvd, Pasadena around 8:30pm on 8/30

you're going left on Union. i passed and gave you "the wave." you looked and did not even acknowledge me. poser

well, at least i had the Blackjack and YOU didn't!

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:32 am

Mine seems to be the only one in my immediate area, see a few Chinese DUI models and that is about it.

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:32 am

Mine seems to be the only one in my immediate area, see a few Chinese DUI models and that is about it.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:01 am

green 170i on La Brea early evening, 9/3. tall, slender female rider, geared up nicely

white Buddy, parking structure at The Grove

T'Pring · Post by **T'Pring** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:42 am

Buddy 50 at the Starbucks in front of Freddies [Kent].

C2 · Post by C2 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:39 am

Sunset orange 125 parked outside the San Bruno train station.

kmrcstintn · Post by **kmrcstintn** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:55 am

I haven't personally seen any on my side of the Susquehanna River recently, but craigslist shows a 170 (silver) for sale in Hershey, a 150 (St. Tropez) for sale in Harrisburg, and I spotted an older 125 (black & silver) for sale at a cycle dealer in Lebanon that I occasionally stop at; I do occasionally see an olive green Stella parked in front of a row home in Lebanon...

there are a whole slew of Buddys owned by members of the Three Mile Island Scooter Club, but my work schedule prevents me from hanging with them on a regular basis...I usually ride solo and participate in self-paced charity rides (leftover from when I also owned a motorcycle);

JAEGER · Post by **JAEGER** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:03 am

Red 125 at the Sport & Health in Reston Monday night. I parked next to you but left before you did. Oh well, maybe next time.

-- Jaeger

werro_123 · Post by **werro_123** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:56 am

Huh, I didn't see this thread before I made my "Cincinnati Scooterists" post. Anyway, Saturday on N. Ludlow Ave on the bridge going into Northside over I-75. Gave us the wave, only the one on the Seafoam bike waved back. (It was my first day on the bike, I didn't want to ride with one hand at 40mph) There was also a red one (me), and a tangerine one.

Tomato Bisque · Post by **Tomato Bisque** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:48 pm

I saw my doppelganger (riding pamplona in orange converse!)
at Sunset and Vine on Friday the 13th...

Quinndoggie · Post by **Quinndoggie** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:24 am

A very nice Italia with racks and a top case parked near Paneras in Dublin CA around noon on Sunday, Sept 15.

Quinndoggie · Post by **Quinndoggie** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:24 am

A very nice Italia with racks and a top case parked near Paneras in Dublin CA around noon on Sunday, Sept 15.

Ninjasurfergirl · Post by **Ninjasurfergirl** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:27 am

White Buddy50 on Victory Drive today at 1:25pm, turned right on Lincoln Street. Rider was wearing a gold helmet. I was really excited to see another Buddy!

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:43 am

I saw both a white Buddy and a white Blur on my way home Friday. I think they were both on John Rolfe Parkway. I couldn't help but grin and wave. The geeky part of me wanted to give them a big thumbs up.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:14 am

seafoam bud heading south on fair oaks ave in south pasadena after 4pm sometime

looked to be a tall male rider, all in black

CapnK · Post by **CapnK** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:44 pm

Wolfhound wrote:Mine seems to be the only one in my immediate area, see a few Chinese DUI models and that is about it.

That is the same situation I have...

A couple nights ago, though, I was actually driving the cage for once when I saw a scooterist pull out a block or so ahead of me. We traveled in the same direction, so when he pulled into a gas station, I followed to see what he was riding. I was surprised when he took off his helmet to see that it was a guy I know who manages a bar downtown. Actually, I was kind of stoked

thinking maybe I'd found a fellow scooterist/rider. We talked for a while and I checked out his ride...

...but it turns out that he is only a scooterist by DUI proxy... :/

...and, adding insult to injury, it was a Chinascoot.

At least people here "get" motorcycles, if not scoots quite yet.

Stormswift · Post by **Stormswift** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:50 pm

Finally!!! A bottle -green Buddy, looked like i170 making a turn from Park Height on to either Old Court Rd or Stevenson (did not see which one the rider took). Rider was wearing a full-face helmet but I do not think there was any other gear. This is the first Buddy I saw that was actually ridden and not towed or in the shop.

kmrcstintn · Post by **kmrcstintn** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:06 pm

a used '06 black (silver trim) for sale at Lebanon Valley Cycles in Jonestown, PA is the only other Buddy I've seen recently...living is suburb/rural area means less population density and less chance of seeing any

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:54 am

kmrcstintn wrote:...living is suburb/rural area means less population density and less chance of seeing any

Ain't that the truth!
Although I've seen you, at the shop you didn't have your Buddy, I've only seen two others in the 'wild' both the west shore of Harrisburg area.......

Danielm · Post by **Danielm** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:17 pm

The closest I've gotten to a sighting in my town is a woman stopping me in a parking lot saying she has a Buddy 125 but forgot to treat it for the winter and now needs to get it fixed.

There are a couple other scooters around my town, a vino, a vespa or two but so far I haven't seen another buddy.

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:02 am

I think I spotted ericalm riding his 190cc LX150 east on Burton Way this morning (10/28/13) around 10:30 AM.

That reminds me. On Thursday morning (10/24/13) I also spotted a woman riding a Seafoam Buddy 125 south on Larchmont (??) at the intersection of Beverly Blvd at around 8:50 AM. She was wearing a dark leather jacket, white full face helmet and a backpack. I was heading east on Beverly.

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:05 am

Blackjack heading east on Melrose at Crescent Heights right around 6:30 PM this Sunday - classic Blackjack exhaust note!

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:21 am

seafoam bud heading north on Atlantic Blvd in Alhambra around 4:30pm, 11/3

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:24 pm

Christophers wrote:Blackjack heading east on Melrose at Crescent Heights right around 6:30 PM this Sunday - classic Blackjack exhaust note!

Blackjack wasn't you JH? I thought maybe it was, when I posted it.
You've still never been spotted, have you?

FWIW - Neither have I ... Too fast.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:58 am

nope, was not i. and that is right, i have never been spotted. although i have only owned the blackjack a bit over a year and began riding it in earnest only recently. so, i may be spotted yet

however you've been on your Buddy's quite a bit and no spotting yet. so who knows? and our Buddy's are a lot more rare so you would think someone would notice. but even if so they have to post here AND have to care enough to post a spotting

i am not holding my breath

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:06 pm

Buddy Psycho Thurs. 11/14 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena heading east

saw the scooter and it wasn't apparent at first in the darkness so looked closer and noticed it was a Buddy then noticed it was blacked out, completely. Psycho for sure

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:40 am

sunset orange bud parked on the sidewalk outside a movie shoot in dtla, near the Corner of Spring and 5th or 6th Street?

had around 9,000 miles on the clock and was a bit worse for wear with the front fender being had together with brown packing tape

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 5:31 am

saw me a red Buddy around noon 12/1 heading east on chevy chase in glendale. male rider, quarter helmet, light jacket, cargo shorts

saw me a yamaha vino and a vespa, too. but i am not signing up for those forums so there 'ya go

kmrcstintn · Post by **kmrcstintn** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:27 pm

kmrcstintn wrote:
...living is suburb/rural area means less population density and less chance of seeing any

Ain't that the truth!
Although I've seen you, at the shop you didn't have your Buddy, I've only seen two others in the 'wild' both the west shore of Harrisburg area.......

there will be less chance to see any 'in the wild' on the 'west shore of Harrisburg area' since I have infrequent interactions with the local scooter 'politburo'; I'm a happier man going solo...

hackett · Post by **hackett** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:19 am

I spent the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in San Francisco and saw two Buddies: a 170i parked at the corner of Bush and Dashiell Hammett, and an Italia parked on the 800 block of Market.

On the other hand, I think I saw at least a half dozen Honda Elites.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:27 am

Two unusual things about this sighting.

First seeing a scoot, or any kind of two wheel ride, in December in this area. Someone was taking advantage of the 50 deg temps despite some drizzling rainy conditions.

Second, I think this was the first time I've spotted a Buddy Saint Tropez. At the intersection of Calumet and Broadmoor in Munster on my way home from work, about 3 PM.

Rob

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:03 am

Italia heading north on fair oaks ave in pasadena on 12/11 near the corner of maple at around 6:45pm

female rider, stylishly geared up think it may have been local Buddy rider and mb member colette

craftynerd · Post by **craftynerd** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:50 am

The only Buddys I see regularly (at least this time of year) all park in the same parking area on campus as I do or are my friends (Seafoam Buddy Brigade for life!

), but I'm hoping to see more new Buddys in the spring once scooter season picks up again...

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:30 am

12/17 Altadena Drive just past 6pm sometime. racing green (the one with a racing stripe) 170i. i was on my agility

hackett · Post by **hackett** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:02 pm

Saw a black Buddy this afternoon parked at the Tobin Lofts on Main St. near SAC.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:38 pm

kmrcstintn wrote:
kmrcstintn wrote:
...living is suburb/rural area means less population density and less chance of seeing any

Ain't that the truth!
Although I've seen you, at the shop you didn't have your Buddy, I've only seen two others in the 'wild' both the west shore of Harrisburg area.......
there will be less chance to see any 'in the wild' on the 'west shore of Harrisburg area' since I have infrequent interactions with the local scooter 'politburo'; I'm a happier man going solo...

s'OK.... Same here, I was excommunicated by 'them' a couple years ago.
I am, as well, no longer working in Camp Hill and will have little other reason to head to 'that part of the world' even yours for that matter for the time being.
Come spring my commute riding will likely just be the 5.5 miles from the house into Elizabethtown.....

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:47 am

Spotted on 18th St in Tucson, a 150 International Pampalona. In a front yard behind a chain link fence.

I had my mom in the truck with me, delivering a load of donations to the St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop. She's the one who spotted the Buddy.

She said, "Oh look, there's an old Vespa like yours!"

Yes, she got it wrong, but considering that she's seen Buddy's before and not said a word, I'd consider it a compliment to Pampilona owners.

rudie11 · Post by **rudie11** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:19 am

Hello to the black Buddy 125 that I park next to in my work parking garage! Love all the stickers, especially Loki

soakland · Post by **soakland** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:05 am

Scooter sightings in December! Unimaginable here in Minnesota.(':lol:')

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:57 pm

Heh, we had a Polar Bear ride on Jan 1, but it was organized by the 'classic' guys and I was the only 'plastic' that crashed the party.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:36 am

i was finally spotted!!

by two vespa riders on eagle rock blvd around noon on 1/12. they had the jump on me for around 3/4 mile but i caught up with 'em wtf? then Buddy smoked 'em and gave a little chuckle as it passed

ok i am pretty sure this ain't how this whole shebang works but i am desperate....and they did spot me!! they're just not HERE to post about it, is all

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:59 am

JHScoot wrote:i was finally spotted!!

by two vespa riders on eagle rock blvd around noon on 1/12. they had the jump on me for around 3/4 mile but i caught up with 'em wtf? then Buddy smoked 'em and gave a little chuckle as it passed

ok i am pretty sure this ain't how this whole shebang works but i am desperate....and they did spot me!! they're just not HERE to post about it, is all

I think I saw those two... One was a black bike with a tan seat. Rider was wearing a black 3/4 helmet...

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:40 am

Seen a Seafoam Buddy with Kentucky plates a couple times on Cahuenga in the Pass coming into/out of Hollywood a few times recently. Welcome to LA!

Witch · Post by **Witch** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:42 am

I passed an Oxford Green 170i this afternoon. It was going south on Lindley in Reseda.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:53 pm

I saw a black 50 going north on Gurley in Prescott on Sunday, about 4pm.

Tomato Bisque · Post by **Tomato Bisque** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:05 pm

Parked next to a white Buddy 125 yesterday, 2/3, at Sony Studios, Culver City.

yarpa · Post by **yarpa** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:20 am

Light blue buddy heading south on Lawrence@Pruneridge around 5:30pm. Didn't see you until you'd already passed.

wheelbender6 · Post by **wheelbender6** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:26 am

Saw this one on Wazee St in Denver. Its maybe skully83? I was working near there for a few weeks.

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:12 pm

Yesterday evening, Saturday 15 March, about 6:45pm. Orange Stella south bound on Pa 441 just outside Royalton.

Christophers · Post by **Christophers** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:22 am

Buddy Blackjack - Wednesday 03/19/14 - Glendale Galleria - Parked outside entrance to Bloomingdales.

Classic trim. White walls. Red Rims.
However - After market mirrors and a black top case.
License plate frame from Route 66 / Marina del Rey