Friday, November 30, 2007

Next Hurdles--Distance and Licensing

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Chuck just emailed me yesterday. I am not going to get the crate delivered to his home, but the shop of an auto mechanic who is a good frien...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Assembly & Setup-Email to Chuck!

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Given the nature of these MIC scooters, I needed to have somewhere to assemble and do all the pre-ride inspection and mechanicals. I could g...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Mechanical Skills

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Now, you just have to face this fact: If nobody wants to touch your MIC scooter, and the people who normally would support it are many miles...
Friday, November 23, 2007

Dealers: some ideas

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I looked first at a company called GSMotorworks. The Better Business Bureau and a lot of individual people are not happy with them. They als...
Thursday, November 22, 2007

Made-In-China Scooters, good, bad, and ugly

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The first thing to get past is the idea that every single scooter out of China is crap. I know this can't be true because some people ar...
Monday, November 19, 2007

Japanese vs. Chinese Scooters

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I joined the Honda Reflex Owner's Group on yahoo last week--just as reference material--and also because the other scooter groups I belo...
Saturday, November 17, 2007

My weight, and specifications

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I most certainly do not want to be going down the road 5mph slower than cars and trucks. I do not want to be the hockey puck for larger vehi...
Friday, November 16, 2007

Shopping around Louisville - Roketa

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Scootering in this area is still new. I have seen a few of the classic scooters around town, and more than a few "DUImobiles". The...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Insurance

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I asked my carrier how much it would be to add a motorcycle (at this point for basic purposes, I was referring to it as a motorcycle just to...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Prices...

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There are three categories of scooters I have considered. The first is a brand new name brand scooter. Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki are everywhe...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Motorcycle Instruction Permit

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It only took a few minutes and $14 to get my motorcycle license. It took me a bit to figure out which building over at Bowman Field to go in...

Engine size 250cc+ -"maxi-scooters"

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These are the big touring scooters. They are every bit as big or even bigger than some motorcycles. The difference is they are cheaper and n...

Engine size 100cc-200cc Scooters

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The next category, and what I find to be the biggest majority are the mid-size. They come in usually 125cc or 150cc. NOTE: These engine siz...

Engine size 50cc "moped" 2-stroke

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What I found out was that there are roughly three classifications of scooters. The 49cc moped type. A lot of people get these for specifical...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

DUImobile

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My first concern was this: I hate seeing those guys riding their scooters with the little orange flag. The first thing I think of is: This g...
Friday, November 2, 2007

I want an affordable second vehicle

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I used to own a 1964 Ford Falcon. It was too expensive to maintain, license, and insure two cars. I had some trouble with my primary vehicle...