What did you do with your Kymco scooter today?

[rjs987]

Backed the AK out of the garage, and then put it back... a few inches to the right.

In between that I put my wife's Metropolitan up for the cold Winter months, hung the pull behind yard sweeper on the wall (with the help of a 4 pulley hoist since I can't lift it any more... getting older), put the JD tractor in its cold season parking place where the sweeper was, put the push lawn mower on blocks, test started the 2 stage snow thrower and put it in its place ready for any frozen precipitation that might come along. The snow thrower started on first pull of the rope thanks to the fuel being treated with Sta-Bil. Sta-Bil was put in all gas tanks and run through so next spring those engines will all start on first try, except for my AK since I ride that often enough every month to keep the gas fresh in that tank. My wife has some plants in pots that take up some of the space in the garage but that is all that is preventing bringing the second car into the garage after sitting outside during the warmer season. Those plants will be dealt with in the next week. The placement of my AK will enable me to back that out of the garage without moving either of the cars as it always is during the cold season. Oh, and all vehicles will have a Battery Tender or BT Jr plugged into them to keep the batteries in top shape. I'll either have to buy another BT Jr or continue to swap one of them between the JD tractor and my wife's scooter as I have been doing. Since we REALLY don't need 2 cars I've had to put one of them on a BT Plus to keep that battery from going dead between times when we do attempt to use it. My insists we keep both cars so...

[randyo]

Backed the AK out of the garage, and then put it back... a few inches to the right.

I did the same, but went around the "block" thirty odd miles, tomorrow, I wanna get out for a real riding day, a few hundred miles. but like today, some yard work, I have to replace the frame of my Moose plow, and most importantly, I GOTTA CLEAN MY CHIMNEY, don't mind, I'm yelling at myself, I won't have another 70° day, and it's so clogged with creosote, I can't even get a good fire going

[Iahawk]

funny, I moved my S200 out of the way so I could pull out my generator to 'exercise' it yesterday, prior to an oil change.  Generator got a half can of Tru Fuel run through it while powering a portable heater. I always run it out of gas when I'm done. It's started on the first pull every time I've run it over the past 2 years. (it was a 'post derecho' purchase after the nasty storm that hit Iowa in August of 2020).

It just occurred to me that my generator motor (a Briggs Chonda clone) is bigger at 306cc than any of my bikes!

[rjs987]

Didn't stop for photos today but I finally was able to get out for a very short ride this afternoon for my first ride of 2023. Had a Christmas present from Amazon to return at the UPS Store. Took the long way around and only ended up with 16 miles. Temps started out about 34 F so didn't turn on the heated grips. The handlebar muffs were plenty. At the UPS Store the temp had dropped to about 33 F. The way back home was the longer leg and I watched the sun set as temps dropped below 32 F and then all the way to around 30 F by the time I arrived home again. It was dropping rather fast. At just below freezing I did turn on the heated grips.

I was wearing 2 of my new Christmas presents on this ride for the first time. A new pair of TM Mid-Tex gloves and a new HJC i10 full face helmet. The gloves are not Tour Master's warmest gloves but my old Polar Tex gloves were worn to the point where they were not nearly as warm as they once were and were starting to split out on the side. My new Mid-Tex gloves seemed warmer and a little thicker and were VERY comfortable. My new helmet replaces my 4 year old HJC C70 full face helmet. The old helmet did have a drop down sun visor but the new one does not. I have sun glasses so not a big deal to me these days. My old helmet was white but my new helmet is a matte deep blue just exactly the same color as my AK 550. Now to install my BT communicator unit. The i10 helmet is designed to be integrated with a HJC/Sena BT communication unit that fits into a pocket in the back edge of the helmet and has molded depressions for the mic and speakers. That unit is based on my current Sena SMH5fm unit so I'll keep my old unit for now.

[rjs987]

Another nice day and another errand to run so the AK 550 won the toss. Sold my Teton Sports self inflatable camping pillow, that packs down to a little smaller than a 2 L bottle of soda, since that is being replaced by a new inflatable Klymit Pillow X that packs to about the size of a pack of cigarettes (4.5" x 2.5" x 1"). The downsizing continues. I was meeting the buyer this afternoon at a Kum & Go store (where there are security cameras). That was 1 mile away. Then I took the long way to go to the grocery store to pick up a few items my wife saw in the weekly flyer. That was another 15 miles to get to the store only a half mile farther than the Kum & Go. Then I rode past the gas station which was 3 miles from the grocery but the lines were so long I decided I could wait until later. I still have about 1/3 tank left. The temps started out around 30 F but ended up around 37 F when I arrived back home. Had the heated grips turned on the low setting at first but then didn't need them in the last half of the ride. Rode a total of 22 miles for a 4 mile errand. 

[NorWeWa]

Set up the portable heated near the Downtown and checked the valve clearance.  So easy to do on this scooter.  They were OK,  and now will not need to check when the weather is good for rides.

Art 

[Iahawk]

Set up the portable heated near the Downtown and checked the valve clearance.  So easy to do on this scooter.  They were OK,  and now will not need to check when the weather is good for rides.

Art

No pictures?

[NorWeWa]

https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/the-nw-corner-scooter-views-and-news.1544955/page-8#post-45834941

Pics from the first time doing the valve check.  Downtown 300i

Art 

[Iahawk]

https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/the-nw-corner-scooter-views-and-news.1544955/page-8#post-45834941

Pics from the first time doing the valve check.  Downtown 300i

Art

excellent, thanks!

[rjs987]

Another cool day, another ride. Wanted to back into riding more often so went out on the country roads for 47 miles. Temps started out around 34F and went up a few deg. but then dropped to around 32F during the last 5 miles. Stopped for gas on the way out. I also did pull into a side street and stop for one photo. Put the side stand down and it sunk into the soft road shoulder so had to back up onto the grassy bit for something more solid for the side stand to set on. This photo really does show a double curve (S curve) that I came in on but it's a long sweeper and the elevation makes it hard to see. Humidity was WAY HIGH today so it seemed colder than it really was and my glasses kept fogging up around the edges when I was riding at slower speeds so I kept all the vents open on my new helmet. There is an extra set of vents in the chin vent and also right at the top of the visor so there was a little cool air blowing in onto my forehead. This new HJC i10 helmet has really good ventilation. Humidity was above 90% which is really unusual for central Iowa in January. I could just see the haze near ground level so was very alert to any moisture on the roads. Shows up as a gray-ish layer just above the ground in the photo. Otherwise very overcast so no sun shining. Couldn't even see where the sun was in the sky.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CbaJJTicoQQMMran7

[Iahawk]

Interesting weather..just 2 hours East of you I had low/mid 40’s plus full sunshine. Beautiful day for a ride!

[randyo]

I ordered  a tall Givi windshield for my AK550 today, and contemplated getting out of my rocking chair and going out to barn and work on my K-Pipe.

[NorWeWa]

55 F. got out for about an hour, cruising town and quick run down the highway.  The breaks in our normal Northwet weather are infrequent and short.