We arrived to pick up our new toy and Brad was on his way out, so he entrusted one of his maintenance guys to give us the tour of the bike and words of advice. I can't recall his name right now so I'll call him Mike.
Mike was extremely nice and was more than willing to answer our questions. He started with showing us how to put the scooter up on its stand and also the kick stand for Cathy who had difficulty getting the scooter up on the main stand as it requires a bit of strength and practice.
He went over all of the controls and advised us on a few things about maintenance - He suggested replacing the oil with 10W30 for the summer at about 100 miles - the first oil placed in the engine apparently is notorious for picking up scrap metal shavings and other dirt from the building process. By replacing the oil at 100 miles you can get started on the right foot - All information says that you should regularly change oil in these machines - it is less than a quart at a time and since there is no real 'filter' other than some wire mesh, it is prudent to do so.
He showed me how to do an oil change myself and it looks like it shouldn't be difficult.
So I'm ready to take off...Now I will admit here several things that are a bit embarrasing. First - We have not had time to get a Motorcycle Learner's permit so technically it is illegal for me to be on the roads at the moment. Secondly, and this is the bigger issue...my driver's license is expired. I'll spare the details except to say that I'm waiting on a copy of my birth certificate from Oklahoma and will have my license renewed in about two weeks, but still...I'm not exactly a stellar citizen driver!
Anyway, I took a quick spin around the block and then said goodbye to Cathy and drove the scooter all the way home - about 15 miles from the store, by going on as many smaller streets as possible and only getting on the highway access road once where I got the scooter up to about 45 mph. I'm trying not to go full throttle yet as it is advised you sort of warm up the engine to that over the first 200 miles or so.
Once home, my 8 year old was waiting and as excited as could be so I showed him how to ride the passenger seat and off we went around the block. (He had a helmet already as do both Cathy and I). My 14 year old then borrowed Cathy's helmet and we did the same around the block trip. After visiting with my neighbors for a moment, I placed the battery on a 'battery tender' we had purchased at the scooter store and went inside for pizza to celebrate getting the new scooter!
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