Bought the scooter August 1st. I will admit to a couple of incidents that raised the old heartbeat a tad though.
Once a ditzy blond in a new Dodge pickup tried to push me through an intersection. I approached the intersection a bit fast and the light turned yellow. As usual I made an effort, that would have been succesful, to slow down and stop before the light turned red. When I slowed I looked in my rear view mirrors to see what might be approaching and all I could see were two big headlights! Needless to say I nailed the throttle, ran the redlight and she was on my tail the whole way
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The other "incident" involved me merging into traffic and running out of gas at a crucial moment. Fumbled with the petcock trying to remember which way to set it to use the auxiliary gas. Fortunately for me, the driver behind me saw my predicament and ran interference till my scooter coughed back to life.
It has been a grand adventure so far. I ride it primarily back and forth to work, mostly in heavy traffic, but often times I will take the long way home and ride where there's trees, ponds, and scenery
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I find it interesting how the relaxed pace of the engine tends to make for a relaxed ride. 60 mph is fast enough and most of the backroads I travel have a 55 or 45 mph speed limit anyway. I noticed it has helped my situational awarness when driving the cage too.
Best stress releiver I ever bought...
