Friday, February 29, 2008

Legal!

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I finally got every last scrap of paperwork and was able to register and license my scoot! Now if I can get it mechanically lined out...its ...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Still not Registered to ride

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The dealer for my scooter answered my email yesterday and said (regarding the MDO and paperwork) "They are on the way". When I se...
Monday, February 25, 2008

WARNING: KEEP BACK 300 FEET!

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The other day (when I blew out my disc again) when I was putting my scoot back together, this piece was the hardest to get back on. Beware, ...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Scooter Update -MCO and Dealer info

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I have not started the scoot in a couple days due mainly to ice storms. It is supposed to be [relatively] warm today. What do you want to...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

This Morning (i.e. Bobbie Holsclaw hates me)

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I just thought I would entertain my wonderful readers with the details of my clusterf*ck this morning... Got the kids to school and then I c...

MCO Fiasco, Version 2.0

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Well, I rode the .5 miles down to the county clerk's office this morning to register my scooter so I can start riding it back and forth ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

"Its not a DAMN MOPED"

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I was irritated today. It was cold as hell, but decent weather so I decided I would go in a little late and run to the county clerks office ...

Not starting--AGAIN!

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I am very irritated and frustrated. The bloody scooter will not start. I got it running Saturday after a lot of trouble and tearing up my ...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Allergic reaction

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I turned around while riding my scooter--still not 100% used to it yet making turns. I got too close to the edge of the road and went off i...

It's Alive!!!

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All other things aside, I'm doing better. I went to the immediate care center, and got some drugs for my back. I got the scooter runni...
Saturday, February 16, 2008

Good & Bad [back]

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Well, I tore all the rear and side plastic body panels off my scooter in an effort to diagnose where the raw fuel was draining out of. It w...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Carb apart

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Here's the carb after he took it all apart.

Carb repair & Starting

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Well, I found this fellow--Tommy Miller who is right directly behind where I just moved. I'm talking less than a block away. He works ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Going Nowhere Fast...

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I got my scooter back from Chuck. In the six days he kept it for me he managed to drop it once (TOLD him not to use the damn side stand!) an...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Well, the good news...

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I got the MCO in the mail. Also, Linda called and said that they did get the price wrong, but she would credit the difference, so I did pay...
Thursday, February 7, 2008

Pickup and MCO

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Now Chuck says he can let me have the scooter on Saturday because he'll be home, but not on Sunday until 3pm. So I asked my friend Stev...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Update on MCO--bad news of course...

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Well, I spoke with Linda at Valley Scooters. They good news is that she filled out the paperwork and is going to fax it to me this evening ...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Possible MCO Fiasco

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Two weeks ago, I had the movers scheduled and I knew the date I was going to move--which incidentally happens to be this Friday. Well, I di...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

End of day...no scooter

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I guess it's not too bad. I don't have the MCO yet, so I could not register it anyway. It's too damn cold up north in central ...

The Dark Snow Queen

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Since there was a small chance that we could find somebody who had a trailer hitch on Sunday, we left the scooter outside still lashed to th...

Scooter Pictures

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Had to leave her out last night. We had the scoot all ready for transport and the truck that we had to haul with died. I mean like wrecker...
Saturday, February 2, 2008

Gear Oil-easy access

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I was thinking that I would have to remove a bolt to change add gear oil, but there was a nice threaded cap just about like the engine oil o...

Unexpected better quality / Carburetor

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Usually the quality on the hoses and lines is poor, as well as the fluids and electrical connectors and wires. My scooter was an exception....

Saturday

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We went back over to the mechanic, and when we got there, the scooter was running. We still had the side body pieces we had to put back on...
Friday, February 1, 2008

Unique Industrial & Trading Co!

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This is the VIN plate off my scooter.

Friday--assembly

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I received the scooter today at about 130pm. I examined the carton and there was no damage at all. I removed the cardboard and I took of...

Snowing on the way up

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It was snowing like mad Friday when I got up to Chuck's place. I was thinking "Oh crap!" They canceled the bus I was taking ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Over-zealous?

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In an effort to make sure I have the best prepped machine, I think I may have been a little over-zealous. I have been following the trends o...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

T minus 3 days and counting...

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Well, it's more like 4 days because today is not over.  I am prepared to do all the post-delivery work on my scooter, and I am prepared ...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Loctite 242 Blue

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I went to Home Depot tonight, and got the threadlocker I need for Friday. I also went to Autozone. I was all set to get 5mm or 1/4" f...