glory ride

gearing up for the first ride of celeste's scooter

there she is, all systems go

that's right, i got a leather jacket

gotta love the glasses

and we're off, it was a good ride, a little cold, but a lot of fun

busted parts

this is what we saw when we first opened the front cover

close up of the damage, two pieces of wood, and an automotive clamp

this is why the wood was needed, the ignition was broken in two

here are all the parts minus the other locks, and the signal relay

the first ride

this is what we looked like on our first ride

it was cold that night, it was november i think

next to our rides, well, they are both mine really

scooter adventures

so celeste started all this scooter business, but i have taken it further. as has been seen before, i now have 2 scooters. also i have become the family scooter mechanic. i have worked on my first scooter for a while, and it is running very well.

when celeste got her scooter, the guy that sold her the scooter and tried to help her put it together, didn't know what he was doing, and then it died, and then it got stolen, beat up a little bit, and then it was found, and then after a long time, it was finally brought home. apparently, the people who stole the bike decided that since they broke the ignition they should fix it. so the ignition was not only buggered up from the screwdriver, but it was broken in half. so they put it together with two pieces of wood, and an auto clamp. so i fixed that, and then started on the wrest of the bike.

so dad and i went to work on it, figured out that it was just the battery keeping it from starting, so we got the engine started had it running for a while, then went to work on the blinkers. but first it snowed for about a month.

so finally we had some decent days to work on the scooter. after several hours, and lots of tracing, we found the faulty part. a small signal relay. a transistor had broken off and shut down all of the blinkers. so we got that part, plugged it all in, and started it up.

so here are some pictures of our first ride, with both of my scooters. then the busted parts, and then the first ride of celeste on her own scooter.

This is Sabia

"The Sweet One"

just after i opened the box

the box is off, just the metal frame

the beast is out!!!!

2011

well it's a new year. only one thing that i forgot to post last year, and that is......................................

I GOT A NEW SCOOTER!!!!!!! it's a 2008, 150cc scooter. it looks like dad's in design, but mine is white and green. it is a sweet ride. i was able to ride it for about a week until the snow started to fall. now i am past Christmas and new years, and i just can't wait until the snow goes away so that i can go riding more. m new scooter is named Sabia, it means the sweet one. i also found a nice leather jacket at DI for $25, so i've got that goin for me. Christmas was great, we had ben and amber come over at 4 in the morning to help us open presents. i got some more tim tams and ginger beer, an old republic book, and lots of other stuff. my big gift was a deep fryer/slow cooker combo. it is so cool. then for new years we went over to ben and amber's house and played games and watched movies. now i am in school, and like usual i was a slacker and didn't register until a week before classes started, so i have uni band, and a networking class. they are both good classes, and i am looking forward to playing and learning. i am 1st horn this semester, and so i need to work hard. well, that's all.

so today i got new sunglasses, they have a camera built into the bridge. i am looking forward to using them, it should be a good time. i'll post picks and vids as i go. i also need to take pictures of the timpani covers that i made for the marching band. they turned out good, even if i do say so my self.