Archive for July, 2007
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Legislation-Happy California Shoots Itself in the Ecological Foot.
A Global Transportation Solution
Thanks to Motorscooter Muse
Cheap and fuel efficient transportation “available in all states but California”
Around the country commuters are finding what Europe, Asia, much of the world has already discovered, that the cheapest form of private transportation to acquire and to drive is the motorscooter, moped, or small motorcycle. The smaller street-legal motorscooters […]
24 Comments » - Posted in Motorscooter News, General Scooterism by Ludwig
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
Mobility Scooter Resources
Mobility Scooters Home
Mobility Scooter FAQ
Mobility Scooter Forum
Types of Mobility Scooters
Travel Mobility Scooters
Three-wheel mobility scooters
Four-wheel mobility scooters
Heavy-duty mobility scooters
The Mobility Scooter Lifestyle
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007
A Left Handed Scooter?
A Left Handed Scooter?
Left Brake
When I first drove my TANK 150 Sporty, I noticed quickly that the brake handles were not the same; one had a spherical knob on the end and the other did not. My initial assumption that something had been broken off proved erroneous. The brake handles were clearly of differing […]
No Comments » - Posted in Types of Motorscooters, General Scooterism by Ludwig
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
The Scooterdoc, a success story
A Success Story
Motorscooterists in the Los Angeles area are blessed with access to excellent maintenance service. Rich (Scooterdoc) Proffitt runs a mobile scooter repair service out of Pasadena. Specializing in newer Vespa models, he will maintain your scooter at your location or will cart it off to his workshop.
I had been to a number […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Types of Motorscooters, Motorscooter Repair, General Scooterism by Ludwig
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Family scootering in Thailand
This picture was taken March 07 in Thailand.
So many things are happening here. He is talking on the cellphone; the child in front has a stool to stand on; baby in back is well secured.
See passengers on a scooter.
Note: almost certainly illegal in all 50 states and highly inadvisable.
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Accidental Alarm Setting/Unsetting Problems
Accidental Alarm Setting/Unsetting Problems
(A recent personal experience See Chinese Motorscooter Alarms)
A Chinese Scooter Alarm keyfob kept in a full pocket or purse can easily be activated accidentally. One must be careful. They have a fairly long range, so it is common to hear the scooter chirping when compressing the keyfob in one way or another […]
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Friday, July 20th, 2007
Motorscooter Perspective
Motorscooter Journal
Motorscooters abound about the globe and are often default mode of transportation in many countries, the most notable exception being the United States. The purpose of this site is to expand motorscooter usage, particularly in the U.S.
Easily ridden by a child, a woman in a skirt, or an aging couple, and clearly the least […]