Browsing Archive: June, 2015

My Point of View

Posted by Jim Zeiser on Thursday, June 25, 2015,

This might get a little preachy but bear with me. I have to say it somewhere and this will be as private as I can get. Let me start.

Scooter owners are NUTS!

Of course many of you will say, “But Jim, you are a scooter owner”. Yes, I am, but NO, I'm not. I prefer to think of myself as a Motorcyclist who is experimenting with other genre. I can jump on the Honda Rebel motorcycle just as readily as I can throw a leg over the Chinese scooters.

Why I say they're NUTS is from the reading I've ...


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Chinese Tools, Chinese Scooter

Posted by Jim Zeiser on Tuesday, June 16, 2015,

Since the riding season is now in full motion the usual group of maintenance tasks are now required. The big scooter, since it's my primary ride, was due for its regular thousand mile oil change. A simple oil change is not an epic undertaking on this scooter. A drain plug is in the bottom and on the side of the engine there is a cap with a screen filter and spring behind it. On a good day at a relaxed pace I can accomplish this task in half an hour from the first grabbing of tools to the fin...


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Bike Trek: The Next Generation

Posted by Jim Zeiser on Monday, June 8, 2015,

In case you haven't noticed there's a new video at the top of this prose. It's my daughter Cheryl taking a further step into the world of two wheeled motoring. Since she got her Motorcycle Learners Permit six months ago we've been waiting for the time and opportunity to put her on a real motorcycle. Yesterday was that first day.

The first step in the path is mastering the takeoff with a manual clutch. This has curtailed the career of many newcomers who either give up or get a motor scooter...


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The Hundred Mile Day

Posted by Jim Zeiser on Monday, June 1, 2015,

As I'm sure many of you might have noticed my season of riding has been slow in developing. Bad weather and lack of opportunity have played a major role in curtailing a good size trip. This past Friday became the first chance I had to really put my squad to work. My day began with a trip to work at the dismally early hour of five in the morning to help unload a truck at my job. At this time of year the sun is beginning to poke light into the morning sky and you can see the landscape in the s...


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Jim Zeiser If you wish to comment my e-mail address is h1500e@hotmail.com. I'd like to hear anything-good or bad-that anyone would like to say. As they said in college, we're all lifelong learners.

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