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End of My Moped Era: The Best Years I've Had So Far

November 08, 2008

Hey everyone! My moped days are officially over. I've deregistered my moped, and next on the list is getting my car driver's license. I'm really looking forward to driving a car, but I have to admit that ending this part of my life makes me a little sad too. We had some pretty great times.

I haven't written much about mopeds or tuning on this website, so the topic might seem a bit random here. On my old Superchat blog, where I've been posting for years, it's a different story. Nearly every second post there seems to be about something personal.

One of the things I liked most about mopeds was how easy they were to work on. They're much simpler than cars, and even tuning them doesn't necessarily cost a fortune. If something broke while we were riding around in the woods, we could often fix it and carry on. I doubt it'll be quite like that with cars, and I'm not even sure I'll be as interested in tuning one.

The Future: Two-Wheels, Yes or No?

I may no longer have a registered moped, but there's still a dirt bike and a mini bike in my garage. I've thought about buying a proper motocross bike. Then again, I'd rather have something road-legal so I wouldn't be limited to particular tracks.

I don't think I'll get a motorcycle license for now, though. A big part of the fun with mopeds was being young, a bit reckless and messing around in the woods with friends. I'm not sure I'd want to do that on a more powerful motorcycle. It would probably be rather dangerous anyway.

So yeah, an era is coming to an end. I'm excited about cars, but I'll definitely remember those moped years.

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