The First 1000 (Miles)

All conditions lined up recently which allowed me to set a new MPG record on my Like 200. 87 MPG!! 
Simply incredible—had I not had a few tanks in the low-mid 80s I would have never believed it. Weather (it’s air cooled and we had a few moderate days), I had a couple clients a bit further away than normal (less stop-n-go), and I bumped up to a better fuel grade. Just a little short of 1000 miles put on since I first strapped on the helmet and: 

  • not a wreck (yet)
  • not a ticket (yet)
  • a few swallowed bugs
  • several gripes about potholes
  • a small wish for a larger rear storage trunk
  • average MPG around 84.5. Yup, 84.5
I’m considering selling my POS truck and using the limited proceeds just for the scooter. I figure that’d pay for everything scooter related until the thing gets put into the grave.  Nervous at first about buying a second hand (although only a few months old) scoot from a private owner and doubly nervous after researching all the bad about them I’m now fully sold. Both on the value equation as well as the pure fun factor. Without a doubt the most fun on it is cruising up and down Mountain for work or play. With so many students on the road I feel a part of the campus community. 

First 1000 down and looking forward to the next.  I have a scooter and am not afraid to use it.

AniMal