BRAMMO Baby!

I was at the CycleGear last week looking for deals on gear and getting some brake pads for my scooter. BRAMMO had their Enertia bike there under the tent. Jennifer, one of their Service Technicians, and I had a good long chat about all things two wheeled.

While we were doing this we were reviewing the bike and it's qualities. I like the idea of this thing as suburban commuter. I commute about 13 miles each was in the Sacramento area. I split traffic every day, all day and this bike is made to order for this job. The tail end is about 6 inches wide from the factory. You also sit up nice and high so you can see over that soccer van next to you.

So, I have thinking to do. I could easily commute my thirteen miles to the office at a good 55-60 mph in traffic on the 3 lane bridges and by-ways I travel on, plug in at the office and recharge, and do the reverse on the way home. If I could not plug in one day, no problem, there's enough left in the battery to get me home with it's 40 mile capacity and a little throttle control.

She's Fixed

I finally got my scooter up and running again. She now has a new belt, new front brake pads, a cleaned up transmission case and a fancy new brake light and "mini rear fender". I even got to commute on the scoot today!

I will be posting more about my scoot very soon.

The Sick Scooter

Normally, I am the scooter commuter. I like to scoot to work as opposed to driving a cage. Actually, today was a good cage ride. I got to drive my wife's MINI Cooper to the office.

Why start my blog this way? Why not! Today is the first day of the blog, today is the day I used a cage instead of my scoot. I will be scooting very soon. My drive belt failed about a month ago and I have yet to get it replaced. I have the part but I have not had the opportunity to get it on the bike. The new belt is sitting on my kitchen table and it has been for about a week.

I guess the only excuse I have is that I have been a better father and a better husband than I have been a scooter mechanic. My daughter went to camp and my wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by leaving town for the weekend. We spent the time holding hands as we strolled from shop to shop in the gold country towns near Sacramento. We even spent the night in a quaint Bed & Breakfast. We had a great time doing whatever we wanted without the challenges of a high spirited girl.

About the scooter and the commuter. I have a Kymco People 250 scooter. It has what many call a vintage appearance. You can see it in the photo above. I bought the scooter in June of 2008 and ride it every chance I get... until the belt broke. As for me, I am just a regular guy with a wife, kids and a job I need to commute to. I eat too much and weigh too much but I love my family and like my job. So, I keep working, keep spending time with my family and scooting when I can make it fit.

Let's hope the next post is the return of my red scoot to the roadways of Sacramento.