Archive for the 'repairs' Category
Baking 101: a recipe for an oil change
1 Comment Published by Cara January 6th, 2008 in how-to, news & gossip, repairs.On Christmas Eve, I decided I needed to get my scooter ready for winter. I had neglected my scooter for about 2 months and had not started it much less ridden it. My scooter was nestled in its little cocoon in our garage. After about five tries of the electric start, my trusty Vino reluctantly […]
I was checking my tires this morning and found cracks all over my Continetal Zippys. I only just got them less than maybe 1,200 to 1,500 miles or so ago - sometime early last year. I love these tires, but obviously they need to be replaced soon (my mechanic agrees). I was really shocked, since […]
it works, it works, it works!!! new CDI installed.
9 Comments Published by Crystal September 5th, 2007 in repairs.In case you couldn’t tell by my enthusiastic headline, the new CDI works! Installation was super easy, if you can get in there and get the two bolts off that hold on the CDI, then take the wires off, clip them on the new CDI unit, and bolt it back in. The tricky part is […]
crash bars don’t have to be a pain
2 Comments Published by Crystal August 9th, 2006 in accessories, how-to, repairs, scooters.As much as I love having crash bars on my scooter, I’ve found the ones I have to be a pain - literally. As you can see in the before picture, there’s a segment of the rear crash bar that stuck out a couple of inches. Unfortunately, I ended up with a perpetual bruise […]




















