Christmas Eve 'eve ride. Questions & Cat.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Rain and temps falling below freezing for a Christmas eve sunrise ride tomorrow ... so, I rode out this morning at 5:30AM, mid 20's with 15 mph winds.

I was bundled up enough - just about comfortable most everywhere - and as I rode in the dark windy night out here on these dark rural roads I began to wonder at the wisdom of it all.
Pitch dark, no real shoulders on these dark roads, miles between houses, colder'n heck, on an 8yr old scooter.

Seems like it might be about time for something to let go.
CVT and engine are healthy and well looked after - but what of the electrical bits which keep me rolling?
It would be pretty miserable to roll to a stop out here in the cold & dark!

Anyway....

Coffee was large, HOT and strong! and 4 hrs later was home and warm, in the daylight.


Trouble with long exposure shots - you get interlopers!




and the cat was back looking for breakfast (goofy thing forgets that he does no longer live at the record shop!...and never did!)
meowing up a storm!


Stig

[scooter freak]

i belonged to the beemer crowd for years, I think you beat them. I always thought they were the die hards, I'm changing my mind

[Kansas kymco]

(On a 8 year old scooter) Orange is 16 years old and take it on 6 hr rides from home and back. Just not in bitter cold temperatures.  50F (10 C) is my cut off. Any colder and I take the truck.  I know people who take Cushman scooters from the 40's on long rides AND more importantly back home.  They attend rallies that are held in Lincoln Nebraska where they were originally built.

[CROSSBOLT]

Merry Christmas, all! Stig, your daily regimen keeps the scoot running. Let it set for a while lets the demons in...vintage Cushman's have cast iron industrial engines, KK. No problem!

[Kansas kymco]

Merry Christmas, all! Stig, your daily regimen keeps the scoot running. Let it set for a while lets the demons in...vintage Cushman's have cast iron industrial engines, KK. No problem!

I'm amazed at the longevity of Kymco engines if properly maintained.  I bought a People 250 for parts for $200. as a non-runner. I was surprised when I got home and it starts and drives. It has 65,000+  kilometers on it. It would probably cost more to to rejuvenate then it's worth.  I might try anyway out of boredom some winter since it has large tires and a water cooled 250.  Then again maybe not.

Crossbolt the biggest issue Cushman owners had was getting  tires. Now Coker tire reproduce them in the correct size.