Due to weather and personal circumstances I have been unable to get the scooter out till today. Today was not the ideal day for a first ride. It was drizzling and the temperature was round 12 degrees.
It was not really too difficult to paddle out of the garage. I moved right forward so I not quite standing and not quite sitting on the seat and it was not too hard to reverse out of the garage. So that was better than I expected - but not ideal.
History
I got the Address and I really like it. It is very light, easily moved about, quick enough for most roads in Cornwall and, after fitting my Givi top box, can carry quite a high volume.
But it slows down on hills, especially two up.
I also have a 650cc BMW R65LS which I have had for a long time. It doesn't slow down on hills, but it's quite heavy.
So I thought that maybe a more powerful scooter might not only bridge the gap, but ultimately replace both of them.
That was the plan.
I have almost always had a motorcycle. (The "a" singular is relevant here) .There was a gap of about 12 years when I had two motorcycles but both off road. One was a Honda Deauville and the other a BMW R65LS.
I finally got around getting them operational again. The BMW fired up with a jump start from a car battery. The Honda didn't. It took a couple of days to get it started, most of which was removing body work. I decided to sell it and stick with the BMW.
I am really enjoying the Address, so I was thinking of getting another more powerful scooter.
But I think my strive for simplicity debars most, or maybe all, of the offers open. I really don't want water cooling, with the inevitable addition of a water pump, a thermostat, a radiator, water pipes, coolant, and the associated extra weight, maintenance and potential reliability problems.
Below is the routine maintenance chart.
My maintenance is recorded in the Address Log