After working on moped scooters for over a decade, I have picked up some very valuable tips that most riders do not know - tips to help your scooter last years longer, tips which will help you not get your scooter stolen, and tips for saving money on replacing parts. So here is the best of the best, The Top Five Scooter Tips And Tricks Of All Time:
Moped Scooters Tip 1 - Locking out your scooter so thieves can't steal it
Most people don't know that their scooter has a locked position that makes it very unpleasant for robbers to take. It's such an easy move to make, nonetheless it can mean the difference of keeping your scooter or having it stolen. For most scooter models, all you have to do when parking, is just turn the handlebars all of the way to the left, press the key down into the ignition and turn it to the left until it locks. The handlebars will now be locked in a sharp, left-turn position. For robbers, it's much less appealing to steal your scooter if it can only drive in a forever left-turn circle. They will just move on from your scooter and onto the next victim who doesn't know this trick. To release, simply insert the key into the ignition, press the key down into the ignition, and turn the key to the right as if you were starting your scooter normally. That's it!
Moped Scooters Tip 2 - Use the seat for locking your helmet to the scooter
For many of us, our scooters don't have trunks or storage compartments big enough to store our helmets. It's sad to have to stress about stuff like this, but unfortunately, helmets are robbed all of the time. To save your helmet from getting stolen, simply open the seat, and use the straps, or buckles on the straps of your helmet to interlace between the spacers or locking mechanism of the seat, then close the seat. Now the helmet will be locked to the scooter by the strap of the helmet. Good luck trying to steal it now!
Moped Scooters Tip 3 - Parking on hills and using the center stand
Have you ever come out to hop on your scooter only to find it tipped over on the pavement? Probably, your reaction is to look around and see who did this terrible thing to your ride, but no one is to be found? What often happens, if you are parked on a hill, is the scooter is faced downward on the hill with the kickstand. The crazy part is, the weight and gravity of the downhill slope, will bend the kickstand back and your scooter will go crashing to the ground! To stop this, never park your scooter facing down hill. You can still park on hills, just face uphill, and always turn your front wheel so it faces uphill as well. For parking generally, whenever possible, use the center stand. It is way more stable than the kickstand (for help on using the center stand, visit the "moped scooters" link below). It only takes once to learn this lesson the hard way. But how about as an alternative, you avoid the pain, and remember this trick.
Moped Scooters Tip 4 - For new scooters, change the oil in the first 300 miles
When you buy a new scooter, the engines and lines are not usually tested to great depths. And when it's sent over to wherever you buy it from, there is dirt, dust, and waste that is stuck in your scooter, and it is extremely damaging to an engine. To aid in saving your scooter, and have it last for many years longer, get an oil change in the first 300 miles of purchasing your new scooter and then get regular oil changes after. I would recommend every 1,000 miles or so after, dependent on how much you ride. At the very least though, ensure you are changing the oil once per season.
Moped Scooters Tip 5 - Take care of your battery
The most common complaints I hear from scooter riders is about their batteries. Customers will buy new moped scooters, and come back the very next year and say their scooter won't work. The first thing I will always check is the battery. And virtually every single time, there'll be something messed up with the battery. And it is generally dead because the customer didn't unplug the battery or hook up a trickle charger for the six months it just sat in the garage. Like your scooter, batteries must be cared for as well, especially if you live in a seasonal riding environment, then you need a trickle charger for the down time. A trickle charger keeps the battery charged while the scooter isn't running while it's being stored. But even for those that ride all year, it is a smart idea to be checking the battery once per month to be sure the terminals are solid, there isn't any corrosion on the battery terminals, and everything is fastened down tight.
Moped Scooters Tip 1 - Locking out your scooter so thieves can't steal it
Most people don't know that their scooter has a locked position that makes it very unpleasant for robbers to take. It's such an easy move to make, nonetheless it can mean the difference of keeping your scooter or having it stolen. For most scooter models, all you have to do when parking, is just turn the handlebars all of the way to the left, press the key down into the ignition and turn it to the left until it locks. The handlebars will now be locked in a sharp, left-turn position. For robbers, it's much less appealing to steal your scooter if it can only drive in a forever left-turn circle. They will just move on from your scooter and onto the next victim who doesn't know this trick. To release, simply insert the key into the ignition, press the key down into the ignition, and turn the key to the right as if you were starting your scooter normally. That's it!
Moped Scooters Tip 2 - Use the seat for locking your helmet to the scooter
For many of us, our scooters don't have trunks or storage compartments big enough to store our helmets. It's sad to have to stress about stuff like this, but unfortunately, helmets are robbed all of the time. To save your helmet from getting stolen, simply open the seat, and use the straps, or buckles on the straps of your helmet to interlace between the spacers or locking mechanism of the seat, then close the seat. Now the helmet will be locked to the scooter by the strap of the helmet. Good luck trying to steal it now!
Moped Scooters Tip 3 - Parking on hills and using the center stand
Have you ever come out to hop on your scooter only to find it tipped over on the pavement? Probably, your reaction is to look around and see who did this terrible thing to your ride, but no one is to be found? What often happens, if you are parked on a hill, is the scooter is faced downward on the hill with the kickstand. The crazy part is, the weight and gravity of the downhill slope, will bend the kickstand back and your scooter will go crashing to the ground! To stop this, never park your scooter facing down hill. You can still park on hills, just face uphill, and always turn your front wheel so it faces uphill as well. For parking generally, whenever possible, use the center stand. It is way more stable than the kickstand (for help on using the center stand, visit the "moped scooters" link below). It only takes once to learn this lesson the hard way. But how about as an alternative, you avoid the pain, and remember this trick.
Moped Scooters Tip 4 - For new scooters, change the oil in the first 300 miles
When you buy a new scooter, the engines and lines are not usually tested to great depths. And when it's sent over to wherever you buy it from, there is dirt, dust, and waste that is stuck in your scooter, and it is extremely damaging to an engine. To aid in saving your scooter, and have it last for many years longer, get an oil change in the first 300 miles of purchasing your new scooter and then get regular oil changes after. I would recommend every 1,000 miles or so after, dependent on how much you ride. At the very least though, ensure you are changing the oil once per season.
Moped Scooters Tip 5 - Take care of your battery
The most common complaints I hear from scooter riders is about their batteries. Customers will buy new moped scooters, and come back the very next year and say their scooter won't work. The first thing I will always check is the battery. And virtually every single time, there'll be something messed up with the battery. And it is generally dead because the customer didn't unplug the battery or hook up a trickle charger for the six months it just sat in the garage. Like your scooter, batteries must be cared for as well, especially if you live in a seasonal riding environment, then you need a trickle charger for the down time. A trickle charger keeps the battery charged while the scooter isn't running while it's being stored. But even for those that ride all year, it is a smart idea to be checking the battery once per month to be sure the terminals are solid, there isn't any corrosion on the battery terminals, and everything is fastened down tight.
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If you take these tips seriously, your scooter will last longer, will run better and you will be safer on the road. And, not to mention, your scooter will not get taken! To get the rest of the tips, checkout www.sunnysidescooters.com or click moped scooters.
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