New to me scooter! pictures By kevinharrell (Read 673 times)

[kevinharrell]

Here is my new to me 2009 Motorino Riviera. It is the metallic green which looks dark green in the proper light, or black or purple depending on the light. Got a great deal on it, but needed to drive about 200 miles to pick it up. It was owned by someone who did all the necessary prep work on the bike, and kept records of what was done. Nothing left for me to do besides a valve adjustment and fixing the jammed kick starter.

Here are some pictures. Enjoy

This is the flipping photo. Like all the photos on Craigslist of people too lazy to take their motorcycle off the trailer before posting the add with the photo.


Another view.

Here is a closeup of the carrying loops I used. These were designed to work on a steel bumper, so, I had to improvise. I mounted the carrying loops in wood and strapped the wood to my bumper using ratchet tie downs.

[damin69]

Congrats on the new scoot. Looks like a nice one.

[earthman]

how do you get it up on the back?

[kevinharrell]

The wheels of the scooter are in old style metal loops (the type usually used for dirt bikes) that were originally designed to fit on a steel bumper. These loops were bolted into the various pieces of wood, and the wood was strapped to the bumper using ratchet straps.

This is an odd combination that I will never use again, but it worked this one time.

Oh yes. I lifted the front wheel into one of the loops and then lifted the rear wheel into the other loop. Not too difficult since you only need to lift half the bike at a time. The front wheel is lifted up with it turned at an angle, so the bike does not need to be parallel with the bumper when the front is lifted on, and the rear can be swung into place when need be.

As a side note, the scooter tires are wider than dirt bike tires and they wedged into the metal loops making them hard to remove.