Tips on animal encounters

Whether you are chased by a dog, or you encounter a deer while scooting the mountains, if you don’t know what to do, these encounters can result in serious collisions.  Many experts say that the best approach to survive such a collision is to safely avoid hitting the animal. The California Motorcycle Handbook adds: “If […]

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How to change your scooter’s battery

Changing your scooter’s battery is one of the easiest quick fixes. Especially if your scooter has been sitting idle for a long time, rest assured that sooner or later you will need to do this. Hopefully this article will help you. First step is to find where your battery is. In most of the modern […]

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Changing your scooter’s brake fluid-Part 2

Topping Brake Fluid

Click here to read the first part of this article: Changing your scooter’s brake fluid – Part 1. Now to the actual brake fluid change. All this work is done and pictures are taken on an Aprilia SR50 scooter. Your scooter might be different, the concept is always the same. Find the reservoir, find the […]

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Safety Tips

With the arrival of spring and the great weather, we welcomed the riding season one more time. This means more riders hitting the roads, unfortunately it also means more accidents. Here are some safety tips to consider: Choose your position in traffic so that you remain visible to drivers Anticipate what might happen at all […]

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New Zealanders on how to survive the scooter accident

Those of us who have never been to New Zealand often see its beautiful nature on TV and simply can’t help ourselves from admiring the country. But there are so many more things to admire about New Zealand. At least there are two more that are going to be mentioned in this article. First one, […]

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Changing your scooter’s brake fluid-Part 1

In this series of articles I’ll try to talk about the brake systems on scooters/motorcycles. The same principle also applies to cars in bigger scales. First part of the article will focus on how brake systems work. In the second part we will make a case study of changing brake fluid on an Aprilia SR50 […]

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Tips for locking up your scooter

No one wants their scooter to be stolen. You can lower the risks by taking preventative measures, such as locking up your scooter each time it is parked. Here are some tips on how to and how not to lock your scooter… First of all, always make sure you activate the steering lock, this will […]

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