Author Topic: hiring bikes and scooters? (Read 3147 times)

Catwoman · « **on:** August 20, 2007, 15:38:28 PM »

Can anyone help me please?

I have some guests staying at my house in a few weeks time & they have asked me about hiring bikes or scooters. As I always hire a car when I'm there I know nothing about this subject whatsoever.

If any of you can shed any light on the following I'd be really grateful -
a)Where can bikes/scooters be hired from?
b)Approx costs per week/day?
c)How old do you have to be to hire a scooter (presume there's no minimum age for a bike!)

Thanks,
Tracey

laffa · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2007, 16:48:11 PM »

:)Dont want to be a kill joy, but safety is not a priority when you go there, one of our friends had a nasty bump on a scooter, due to the stirring mechanism being faulty, There is a few hire places you cant miss them outside B52 and another one opposite. and some more on the front, So tell your guests to err on the side of caution and check everything before they pay.

cef · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2007, 16:52:23 PM »

My son hired one in Feb, I'll e-mail him and ask

NIG99999 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2007, 17:45:54 PM »

Please be very careful. Most scooter hire establishments will hire a scooter to anybody with a car licence.They only want your cash!
This will only be legal for a scooter of 50cc or less.
If you are stopped by the police then they do check that you have indeed got Cat A on your licence, If you have only passed your car test then you do not have full Cat A so check.
Also holiday riding of scooters is so dangerous here. I am a qualified Motorcycle Instructor in UK but I still got knocked off a week ago. Net result a broken shoulder bone (fortunatly the left 1 so I can still hold the Efes)
I think that unless you ride all the time in UK then it could be a very quick way to spoil your holiday!

stoop · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2007, 18:05:03 PM »

On a serious note - laffa is correct - be careful.

On a funny note - laffa not wonder they had a bump if the bike had a STIRRING mechanism - bet they went round in cirlces! LOL

tribalelder · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2007, 18:18:47 PM »

Or even circles!:D

stoop · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2007, 18:29:56 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by tribalelder

Or even circles!:D

$:-\$ $:-\$

:D

laffa · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2007, 19:02:54 PM »

I agree with Nig999 , they will take your money no matter what, My advice would be leave well alone,

And Stoop you pooped, I STEERED you round in CIRCLES there.

margimargi · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2007, 20:41:44 PM »

Meybe you could hire your visitors some of those really awful wheely trainners which seem to be the manic rage at the moment

stoop · « **Reply #9 on:** August 20, 2007, 23:42:11 PM »

Laffa:

'due to the stirring mechanism being faulty'

LOL

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