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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 14, 2013 22:28:07 GMT -5
Just wanted to let y'alles know, that sound of silence you're hearing is from my scoot no longer weeping. Instead, there's a happy scooty back in my garage. Yes boys'n'girls, I had my scoot serviced.  I had the motorcycle shop a mile up the street do it. Yes, they changed the oil and all fluids, including draining out the 14-month-old fuel.  Checked everything else out, which all was just fine.  I gave them my shop manual, but the guy who did the work didn't need it. That was good news, too. Guy who test-drove it afterwards didn't go on the highway, so we still don't know how fast he'll go top speed.  However, the guy did gun my scoot from the stoplight to their entrance. Hit 50 before having to slow down to make the turn into the shop. Said he was impressed by my scooter's pickup.  I measured it on my wagon coming home--3/10s of a mile exactly. So he hit 50 in less than that, taking into consideration having to slow enough to make the turn. So is that good acceleration, or just decent? I also found out I've lost turning skills.  I chickened out in the roundabout and went straight instead of going through to the left. By the time I got home tonight right turns were already going better, but the left turns made my stomach clench a second. So obviously practise is the next step here. Luckily the college and church across the creek has a nice little system of parking lots and feeder roads, and usually little traffic. Guess where I'll be afternoons this weekend....  >'Kat |
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Post by hank on Jun 14, 2013 22:32:05 GMT -5
Hi Kat
Thats grand news, glad to see you got him back in tip top shape
Your skills should come back with a little practice, you have my best wishes and prayers
Take care and ride safely dear friend
Yours Hank
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 14, 2013 22:34:14 GMT -5
Thanks Hank! Yeah, it did feel good driving my scoot again. Even with the turn worry.
I will definitely accept both your best wishes and your prayers!
>'Kat
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Post by spandi on Jun 14, 2013 23:06:20 GMT -5
Great news! (just take it slow until you get your "scoot legs" back.) BTW, is your Piggy named Maxwell?  |
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Happy Piggy!
by: oldchopperguy - Jun 14, 2013 23:23:48 GMT -5
Post by oldchopperguy on Jun 14, 2013 23:23:48 GMT -5
Hey Sylvrekat,
Glad to hear the scoot's back in business... I know what you mean; I just got mine back on the road after nearly 2 months of chasing "Chinese demons" with a wrench... LOL!
Now about those turns... You really haven't had that "E-Ticket Ride" until like me, you haul that scoot over like a crotch-rocket, screaming through a 6-lane intersection and lift both tires off the pavement as the center-stand grinds into the tarmac... Sparks lit up the road like fireworks!... LOL! Whew, I never crossed so many lanes so fast in my life! That was my first week on a scooter (guess I forgot I was NOT on a motorcycle...) and I've learned some since... HeHeHe...
Seriously, these don't handle like a café racer, and parts "down-under" WILL surprise you on a hard curve...
Ride safe, and enjoy the ride!
Leo in Texas
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Post by domindart on Jun 14, 2013 23:54:37 GMT -5
Good to hear she or he is back on the road!  |
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Post by rockynv on Jun 15, 2013 4:59:40 GMT -5
Kat congrats on getting back on two wheels.
The Piaggio powered bikes do take folks by surprise and do compete well with the next class up. Their 250 cc motorcycles compete with 650's at 150 mph and their 1 liter bikes are winning races round the world against 1.5 liter and bigger bikes.
Your BV200 has 21 horse power so you should be able to get an honest 70 mph. Some BV200 riders have reported GPS Top Speed readings of 75 with 82 indicated by the speedometer.
Wear your gear even though it may be girlie pink (shudders) and consider splurging on some better boots and gloves.
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Post by domindart on Jun 15, 2013 6:01:50 GMT -5
So what is this corner fear you speak of? You scared to lean in the turns??
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Post by SylvreKat on Jun 15, 2013 6:31:11 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
spandi, no, he's named Peejer. Although I've adopted Piggy for Piaggio ever since someone else called them that. I did enjoy the ad though--esp the humans' expressions!
Leo--yeah, no problems with me scraping low. I don't think I'll ever be confident enough to corner that deep and fast.
dom', I think that maybe is it. I was just sort of hesitant and I think I took them slower than they should be. Probably driving like a new rider who's not young so has that concern in the back of his brain about injuries. Tentative might be a good word. I'll do like spandi suggested and take it slow 'til I'm fully comfortable again, or at least comfortable with what I need to do, which is city roads. Not sure I'll ever make it to highway speeds on our crazy interstates!!
>'Kat
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Post by domindart on Jun 15, 2013 6:43:38 GMT -5
I am generally scared of leaning hard too. I had a get down on my sv1000 in a turn cause I didn't lean enough. Was a hair-pin turn on the highway and didn't lean enough, bike went wide and I hit the grass and dumped it. Not a big deal but I got scared and sold the bike. Now that I'm in the scooter, its not neccessary for me to turn like you would on a sport bike so don't sweat it! I don't get on the highway, and I only lean so much on the scooter. And I'm fine w/ that. But I am thinking about getting a sportbike and learning to lean more, but I would have to be a bike I could drop a couple times and not feel like  |
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Post by scootnwinn on Jun 15, 2013 7:35:32 GMT -5
Finally glad to see this. Just ride and it will all come back to you.
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Post by domindart on Jun 15, 2013 7:50:24 GMT -5
DX
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Post by spandi on Jun 15, 2013 11:38:33 GMT -5
Thanks guys! spandi, no, he's named Peejer. Although I've adopted Piggy for Piaggio ever since someone else called them that. I did enjoy the ad though--esp the humans' expressions! Leo--yeah, no problems with me scraping low. I don't think I'll ever be confident enough to corner that deep and fast. dom', I think that maybe is it. I was just sort of hesitant and I think I took them slower than they should be. Probably driving like a new rider who's not young so has that concern in the back of his brain about injuries. Tentative might be a good word. I'll do like spandi suggested and take it slow 'til I'm fully comfortable again, or at least comfortable with what I need to do, which is city roads. Not sure I'll ever make it to highway speeds on our crazy interstates!! >'Kat Alright, but you can name your NEXT piggy Maxwell ok? |
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Post by lykos23 on Jun 15, 2013 12:11:20 GMT -5
Congrats on gettin' your piggy back in working condition! Ever since the winter months when I fell off my bike turning on a patch of ice I've been a little afraid of sharp turns, but I've learned to kind of grind my boot against the pavement as I turn to help keep balance if I lose control. I've turned over patches of ice, gravel, puddles, etc. where my tire just gave out from under me but I regained balance just because I had my foot on the ground during the turn. I don't know if that's recommended or helpful at all, but that's what I do... I certainly know the soles of my new boots don't appreciate it at all, and they're just about worn down to the sole in only two months of owning them, haha. |
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Post by scootnwinn on Jun 15, 2013 14:10:31 GMT -5
Keep your feet in. Anything hanging off the side of your bike makes it less stable...
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