MOPED ARMY

I've always been mostly a lone wolf no club type. I do belong to two clubs. A vintage Vespa club and a Model T club. I don't even own a Model T, but met several club members at a local car show. They were so impressed by my interest and passion for these vehicles they let me join anyway. I have been an auto mechanic for 40 years, and it was/is a blast being able to work on and drive these things. They are as basic as it gets. 100% mechanical. Same for vintage Vespas. Also, members of these clubs tend to be my age (62) or older. I am too old to fit into most clubs mostly made up of teenagers.

I have always had a love for mopeds, I got my first one at age 16. I love their simplicity and mechanicalness. Same goes for vintage motorcycles. Some of the antics of Moped Army branch members kind of rub me the wrong way, but they are doing their thing, and I don't see anything wrong with that. Freedom is what life is all about, IMO.

Oh, and being rich or having a job doesn't make you special either. I've had a job all my adult life, up until last year, when I retired. But it was nothing special. Just a way to make a living. I've never had any desire to be rich. Most rich people tend to be miserable.

I would not have anything to do with any club that would have someone like me as a member.

Groucho Marx

" ^^ Groucho Marx

stickers def made my bike go faster so i dunno what youre talking about op.

loosen up those nuts a bit, just ride your moped!

also- clubs make this all more ridiculous and fun :)

i also dont know any moped clubs in beverly hills, so not sure who you're riding with? lol was it me? was i judgmental? or were you just weird and are projecting.. . ok you cant be in our moped club anymore. lol jk - we're kidddddding sheesh

Mopeds are just for fun. Have fun why don’t ya.

Mopeds have always been “FUN”

Been on the streets since i was literally 12. It was a life changing experience 4 a 7th grader 2 go wherever/whenever lol. I loved it.

& even much funner with a group of friends.

I love EVERYTHING. Mopeds/Harleys/Dirtbikes. They’re all FUN. Used 2 race BMX (mainly). & MX on my off days. (Cycleland & marysville 😉)

But 4sure. I see what U mean tho Duncan. about some little dick Whimp mopeder with a smartassmouth & a attitude lol. I find it bizarre. Ever since i can remember coming on here (mid 00’s waaaayy before i joined)

Every other thread. Someone would Ask a question. Or just be logged in lol. & some would help & be very nice. & some would be talking s**t. & going out of there way 2 be a prick. Ugh. Literally the worst. Of jr high type shit lol.

all depends on were your @ i guess.

I know Most people here have been very nice & helpfull. & some people? Not so much lol. .

Ride On. ,Zakk (edited)

If you arent having fun with mopeds—you are doing it wrong.

Club's role is essentially to serve their local community.

I've never had a lot of people around that were into mopeds like I am, no one to wrench with or anything. After all this time and that I'm not an 18 year old kid any more but an almost 32 year old man makes me think sometimes if I want to continue, or just say it's been a long 14 years and hang it up(crazy it's been that long). The community aspect and how I was welcomed with open arms is what attracted me to this, then find out that there's common ground in not just mopeds but with other things too. Y'all did A LOT for me that didn't have to be done, I always felt included and like there was going to be no shit from anyone, and I was let to have a good time for once.

I couldn't get people riding, I couldn't get people interested and I was and still am kind of alone.I don't really hit up other people much any more because I feel like a bother and that I have an apparent bad reputation and probably am not wanted around. I mean, I've had a lot of stupid shit I've dealt with, and some of was deserved for not having my shit together, but the other shit was kind of damaging and made me feel like I was getting pushed away from the community. It seems like the past can be dead and buried, but I always feel that I have some snakes in the community who want me gone even though I'm not that involved any more and Richmond was the biggest shitshow I've ever been involved in. I stress about it sometimes because I love this too much, while never feeling that secure about my place, and how I'm seen, and if I do eventually walk away I don't want it to be on bad terms. I needed to say something about everything anyway and needed a chance to get somethings off my chest.

I never got that in being an official member of a club, but what I did get out of it more than anything was the good and funny memories. I don't try to think about the bad and bad people that I unfortunately came into contact with. I never really got the chance to put the Baltards cat patch on a vest, being a scout but I just kind of wanted to hold off until I was official. Then hearing I would have to be in Baltimore, it was just a lot and I enjoyed hanging out with them for the time that I did even without mopeds. I do remember I wanted to be a Hells Satan since they were the first moped gang I ever saw.

Still today, I'd love to have people to wrench and ride with, doing it alone can be fun, but it's more fun when you're working on and riding mopeds with your friends. I never even thought I'd end up in Baltimore, my ass was sitting on a bus nervous as hell,snow falling, butt cold, then I see some grey Mitsubishi pull up after standing there looking stupid for about 30 mins. Still today I got love for them, just we grew apart and people just started to do their own things, it was a bummer but I wouldn't trade that and those memories with them for anything either. Hells Satans were always cool to me also, I don't think I ever had an issue with them. It's just, fuck,I don't want to end up at a rally this summer and have people giving me the stink eye, because I'm not sure and have kind of been debating if it's been long enough or not.

accidentally reported my post. (edited)

Ugh, I can be piece of shit sometimes, I'm not going to lie. Others though, might fit that description a lot better than me. I guess I just want what I had back, all the fun, the belonging, people were inviting me to things, including me, making sure I was alright, talking to me about my mopeds, parties, learning and seeing new things done with mopeds. There's just people that have been trying to get me out of it, and I'm not going anywhere unless I feel I should get out of this. I'm not going to let someone or people take something away from me that I love, but now that I'm older, I want to do the right thing for myself then worry about this almost 95% percent of the time. The only time I did stop worrying for a while was being told by one of the Swoops that no one hated me, and I hope that's the truth. There's just been a lot of damage man, and some I never deserved. Whatever, I'll probably be all mopey tonight and tomorrow mainlining Saber into my fucking jugular. Seriously though, I needed to talk about this shit and had no idea how to do it without pissing anyone off or make it look like I'm fishing for attention(it is lonely as fuck over here, seriously). I feel like I'm starting to talking in circles but god damn I needed this.

And something a bit more light hearted, I literally got star struck meeting Chad Burke for the first time. Why? I have no idea but I was stoked. (edited)

He's always been awesome, I've never got a bad vibe from him once over the years.

I feel this thread really lost the plot. Back to talking about female pop music please.

Sorry but be an asshole.

It’s funny.

Whats wrong with you people?

“Be nice be good gaga goo goo”

BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE OK

Eggs are delicious too but I guess all you soy bois can’t eat em cuz you’re all chicken vegan well more for me