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So I go make a dump run. Landfill has a little "store" where you can buy stuff that still might be good. I drop $5 on a tiny, 24v battery powered scooter figuring maybe I can get it running. How hard can it be? Ain't got no carbs so that problem is out, no disc brakes either.
Clean er up, put a couple of batteries in it I had laying around, fix a couple of connections (uh oh), hit the "on" button and it lights up!!! I plop down on the seat and twist the throttle, off I go, in the garage, with the door shut. Did I mention the brakes didn't work?
So, I face plant into the garage door, no ones looking so I'm good. Return bike to workbench and adjust brake. Return to seat, open garage door and twist the throttle. Zoooooommmmmm down the driveway, attempt U-turn. With about zero rake on the forks, and being slightly overloaded
, the front wheel washes out. With my knees around my armpits, its kinda hard to position myself for the fall, so I biff it with the tiny scooter tangled up in a mass of arms and legs.
I peel the bike from my body and roll it back into the garage, gritting my teeth from the pain of wacking my head on the driveway and smashing an elbow. Close garage door. With a flurry of expletives, I dance around the garage, alternating between rubbing the golf ball size knot on my head and what I am sure is a shattered elbow.
Wife sticks her head out the door, "you ok?". "NO, I just got my arse kicked by a electric scooter!!!". "Be careful dear", she retorts, holding back a huge smile, "maybe you should put your old motocross gear on before you ride it next time", she offers. "Maybe I should turn this thing into a bench grinder", I snap back as I roll a cold beer over the knot on my head. I walk around the offending scooter, eyeing it like a cat getting ready to fight. Subsusquent rides were much less dramatic. Anyway, if some has a 24v, scooter charger laying around they don't want or need any more, lemme know. I am gonna go ice down my elbow.
Clean er up, put a couple of batteries in it I had laying around, fix a couple of connections (uh oh), hit the "on" button and it lights up!!! I plop down on the seat and twist the throttle, off I go, in the garage, with the door shut. Did I mention the brakes didn't work? So, I face plant into the garage door, no ones looking so I'm good. Return bike to workbench and adjust brake. Return to seat, open garage door and twist the throttle. Zoooooommmmmm down the driveway, attempt U-turn. With about zero rake on the forks, and being slightly overloaded, the front wheel washes out. With my knees around my armpits, its kinda hard to position myself for the fall, so I biff it with the tiny scooter tangled up in a mass of arms and legs. I peel the bike from my body and roll it back into the garage, gritting my teeth from the pain of wacking my head on the driveway and smashing an elbow. Close garage door. With a flurry of expletives, I dance around the garage, alternating between rubbing the golf ball size knot on my head and what I am sure is a shattered elbow. Wife sticks her head out the door, "you ok?". "NO, I just got my arse kicked by a electric scooter!!!". "Be careful dear", she retorts, holding back a huge smile, "maybe you should put your old motocross gear on before you ride it next time", she offers. "Maybe I should turn this thing into a bench grinder", I snap back as I roll a cold beer over the knot on my head. I walk around the offending scooter, eyeing it like a cat getting ready to fight. Subsusquent rides were much less dramatic. Anyway, if some has a 24v, scooter charger laying around they don't want or need any more, lemme know. I am gonna go ice down my elbow.
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