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'70 style platform shoes - problem solved - see easy. Oops how to do the persuasion??

That video was not of my ride, just one I found on Youtube. Some of the corners are so tight that I scraped the bottom of the scoot at only 30-40kph/18-25mph

This is a slide show of my ride. Way more sedate me thinks.

You need a Stiebel horn - nothing like them swerving to avoid that Big truck sound = satisfaction.
Perhaps little mirrors to give you more peripheral vision too.
Keep safe - keep scooting

Looking at your first photo, it seems like your tire has quite a flat area in the middle. That and the low mileage may be due to to low a tire pressure. M/c tires need to be run at higher pressures to keep the right rounded profile and give good service mileage. You have to remember it's only a 10inch wheels, it goes around a fair amount per mile. They don't last as long as others because of this and because they heat up more from the exhaust and higher rotational speeds.

Now lets not start a war here. Each just stick to his side of the road...

This one especially to cure earthman's vertigo ;D



This is Lake Wanaka, just next to Lake Hawea. This gives and indication of how difficult it is to do a 1000miles in a day with no straight roads. Most of the way was like this. Remember too that the posted suggested speeds on the road signs before sharp twisties are in km/h.
Enjoy - just gave me the urge to ride after watching it again... ;D

Well here in New Zealand we pay USD5.90 for a US gallon. Long live the scooter.

This is to take my mind off the disaster we have here.

Early December I made an attempt at a 1000miles in 24 hours here on the South Island of New Zealand. Not an easy feat as the island is mostly mountainous with only the Canterbury Plains flat for about 160kms/100 miles. I managed 900miles/1460kms in 19 hours. This was my route:
maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=214511498063819395849.0004964c8d175eff4262a&t=h&z=7
First go south from Christchurch to Wanaka, then west to the west coast at Haast, then up the west coast to Westport, then across to the east coast and then down home.
I left at 4am in the morning for the boring straight run south on the Canterbury Plains. Got drizzle when I hit the first mountain pass Burkes Pass. This slowed things down a bit.

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This is footage from a previous trip on the same route.Once past the lovely lakes I got sunshine at Lindis Pass

player.vimeo.com/video/20237288

Up to Wanaka in sunshine. From Wanaka had a stunning run down Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka. Took a long video that needs to be broken up in a few pieces to be shown.

player.vimeo.com/video/20238420

This is thru Haast Pass - pure magic with hardly any traffic. Just one twistie on another. Up the west coast I did not shoot much video as the time was marching on.
Enough for this episode. Until later - enjoy.
Kiwiscoot