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Hi!

I`m new to scootas and the site and thought I would say g'day to everyone! I picked up my first scoota on Sunday (thanks Cam). When I say "first" scoota ... I actually mean my first ANYTHING on 2 wheels... should I admit I can't even ride a push bike? ... so when I did my Learner Bike course a few weeks ago it was my first time on a scoota and don't ask me how, but I managed to stay upright and got my licence!

When we unloaded the scoota at home I jumped into my riding gear, turned the engine on and managed to move 3 feet and still stay upright WOOHOO... mind you, I do need to get the shovel and fill in the two grooves in the drive way where the heels of my boots dragged along the ground on either side :) I just wanted to comment that I think I have a MAGIC scoota... suddenly all the little grooves and rocks in the gravel of my drive way turned into 6 foot deep craters and towering over hangs! Oh the joys of living in the country... it was raining to ... I have MUD on my shiny black panels!

 
After a few practice runs, the feet came off the ground and I actually made it out onto the road! Lucky I live on a quiet street so lots of room for practice :) After umm.... hmm.... 26 laps up and down the street, I packed away for the night... the rain got heavier and I didn't want to risk slipping while I am still so new! I dragged it out again after work last night - definately a magic scoota, the ravines in the driveway increased to 12 foot deep after dark! (Of course that may also be related to the run off from the rain haha) I kept replaying my driver instructors motto "look up... look up" ... how the heck do you look up when you can't see anything outside the beams of the headlights?? I assume there are street lights in the city... but in the country you don't see nuthin haha.  Oh well, I guess that is what practice is for!

 
Thanks to anyone who made it this far through my first post! Hope to chat to you all online!

Happy Scooting,

Cheryl-Lee
 

Sounds like you are having fun with it, which is great.  What scooter did you get?  You have to give us details inclusing make, model, colour, and a pic if possible lol

Well done Cheryl-Lee and welcome to the forum. Great to see you posting for the first time. 

Well done with sticking to the practice.  You wouldnt have got a Bolwell for some reason hey , I am only guessing this from your reference to Scoota not scooter and the fact you purchased from CAM

Well done and have fun sticking around
 

good to see you online Cheryl-Lee... 

Hi CherylLee

 Your post cracked me up! I felt more terror than enthusiasm when I started - its changed a bit now. But I love how enthusiastic you are.

I also started out with a black VS125 - I put flaming 8 ball stickers on each side of it. Getting rid of that bike was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made.

Anyhoo - happy scooting!

 welcome to the great wide world of two wheel riding. it does get easier the more you ride. but yes keep looking up even when it is dark.

the vs125 do look good in black.

Welcome to the forum CherylLee!

I loved your post and it sounds like you've got a great sense of humour. I hope to read more.

When I bought my first scooter I had never ridden one before. It was pretty scary. I named my price but then was too scared to ride it home so I loaded it into the back of the family van. Once I got home and in my quiet little street I rode it till it got dark. You can only ride a scooter up and down one street for so long.

Enjoy!

Welcome CherylLee and congrats on the VS125 - a mighty fine scoot you have.

Look forward to hearing how it goes and how well you do

 wait til you get THAT feeling when you fill up and all the suckers around you are filling up a $80 fill and you over fill at $8.00.

It feels soooo good. 

Oh... the terror was there, no doubt about that! More terrified of making myself look like an ass than hurting myself :) I went and maxed my credit card out on the most safety gear I could land my hands on, so I`m not worried about the pain... but the pain of everyone laughing at me - now THAT is a weight to heavy to bear!! 

At the bike course I didn't get above 20 km an hour, but even that felt like about a hundred... so when I got onto my little side street and bought the bike up to THIRTY it was like HOLY CRAP, if it feels this fast at 30  - I am NEVER gonna get to the speed limit!  Turning my head sideways and having my neck snapped back I realised I will be developing HUGE neck muscles, I can just see it now... in a months time I will look like a wrestler chick off the WWF channel!  And as for finding that bloody indicator button without looking down... why can't they put it onto the actual handle bar? Is that to much to ask? Does anyone know how far the wiring stretches if you pull it out of the socket? oh ...hang on... its all about the image, having loose wires stretched over the handles would NOT look cool... **Practicing stretching thumb across keyboard as I type**

Your thumb will also be getting a major work out - mine still hurts after a ride.

Can you grow major thumb muscles too?? Something to think about.

Going from the Jog to the Bee Wee I found the small things difficult to adjust to.  Like the differences in the indicator switches.  Trust me, within a week or so, it will be so natural, you wont even know you are doing it.  Like dreaming of your next scooter ride.

 just a case of picking up a few bad habits to make it all the more comfortable.

*eyes go wide as she starts to cringe*  Bad habits?? Nooooooo.... well... at least not until I have my P plates... my L plate instructor made it clear that bad habits will not be tolerated in her class *gulps and reaches for glass of water as she remembers how scary that day was*

 I am not looking forward to getting out on the road with an L plate on the back again ... it has been almost 20 years since I had one of those haha