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by | April 19, 2012

Scooter horn upgrades

The stock horns on scooters sound cute but can be pretty weak in warning cagers that they are about to run over you.  There is a solution.  Upgrade your horn.

There are various upgrades one can do.  Some are a quick switch out while others are a major operation.  The more time or money invested in the upgrade generally results in a louder scooter horn.

All the upgrades will require messing around with the electrical system.  If you haven’t done much electrical work, read up.  You could short out parts in your scooter if you don’t know what you’re doing.

Some horns are louder than others.  Quality can vary too.  Do your research and find out what will work for your needs.

Stebel Flosser Nautilus Airhorn

Many scooterists regard the best scooter horn upgrade to be a Stebel Nautilus.  One honk on this and the cager next to you will think a Mack truck is about to run them over.  Other drivers will start looking around.

Installing a Stebel Nautilus is rather a major operation.  You’ll need to pull off alot of panels and do some extra wiring.  Where it will fit and the best way to install one will depend upon your scooter.

Most scooters have fan forums that have how-to installation guides.  Follow the directions and ask questions if you get lost.  It’s important for it to be mounted level.

One scooterists installed horn comparison.

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by | June 30, 2011

Larry Crowne: Reinvent Yourself

A Fun, Comedic, Scooter Movie

by G. Kunkel

When Larry Crowne comes to the “parting of the ways” with the big box U Mart store, his world comes crashing down. His already minimalist lifestyle becomes even more spartan as he finds he can no longer afford his gas-guzzling SUV or a mortgage. Middle age, a down economy, and the lack of a college degree force Larry to into attending classes at his local community college.

At first glance Larry Crowne is a light-hearted comedy as the films’ main character deals with the new and perplexing situations he’s dealt. As the film progresses, elements of romance, diversity, and old and new friendships are touched upon. In the end Larry Crowne is a comedic documentary of a man who reinvents himself with the help of new and supportive friends. He even comes away a new name.

Read the entire article at Yahoo! Voices

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by | June 25, 2011

Scooter riders – see the new Larry Crowne movie for free

Jump on this one by Monday or lose out on this special deal for scooter riders by Universal Studios and Sportique Scooters in Denver.  See an advanced screening of the new Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts film Larry Crowne at the Denver Pavilions on Tuesday June 28, 2011 in downtown Denver for FREE.

Adam at Sportique Scooters is organizing the ride from their Pecos Street location to Denver Pavilions.  All scooter riders who send an RSVP to Adam by Monday can see the movie for free.  Universal Studios is treating all scooter riders.  You must ride a scooter to get the free movie ticket.  Recruit all your scooter riding friends – Universal wants to see a swarm of scooters riding through downtown and parked outside the movie theater.

Remember – no scooter parking is allowed on the 16th Street Mall.  They will tow your scooter.   Bring your armored cable to lock your scooter up to something solid.  Scooters are getting stolen in Denver this summer.  Adam and Colin have armored cables for sale at Sportique if you need one.

RSVP to Adam at Sportique Scooters right now.  His email address can be found on the Sportique Scooters Denver Facebook page.  The ride leaves Sportique promptly at 5:30.  Don’t be late!

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by | April 9, 2011

Denver scooter thieves are back at it in 2011

A Denver area scooter rider has already had two scooters stolen from him this spring.  Sportique Scooters in Denver is offering a $200 reward to help the scooterist get his rides back.  For more details and a picture of the stolen scooter, visit Sportique Scooters Facebook page.  ‘Like’ their Facebook page while you are there.   You never know when Colin may throw up a surprise sale.    I think he has a ‘crazy hat’ sale going on this weekend.

Having your ride stolen is no fun.  I know from first had experience.  Coming outside and finding your treasured scooter stolen by some low-life is a very sickening feeling.

The moral of my experience was – lock up your scooter every single time.  Even if you plan to be inside for only 5 minutes, lock up your scooter.

Scooter thieves are always on the lookout for new targets.  In my case, they apparently followed me to the apartment I was living in then.  They waited for me to go inside and it was gone in 10 minutes.   I was 10 feet away inside my apartment.  I didn’t hear or see a thing.

I store my current scooter inside a garage.  When it goes on trips the column always gets locked with an amored cable through a wheel to a solid object.  If it is going to be unattended for awhile, a cover gets placed over it too.

Watch out this scooter riding season around Denver.  Don’t fall victim to scooter thieves.  If your scooter does get stolen, register it at http://scooteralert.com/ Be sure to take lots of pictures beforehand of your baby so your fellow scooterists can help you get your ride back.  Alert scooter riders have helped to get more than one scooter back.

Here’s an article at Associated Content from Yahoo! with some more scooter theft prevention ideas.

The Best Scooter Anti-theft Security Devices

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by | April 6, 2011

DMCA Notices are going out

The hair-splitting legalese DMCA has been crafted.   I’m now creating templates for various web hosting companies to make things more efficient.  Maybe I should make it a free DMCA library for internet content writers.   Just pull one up and send it off.  It’s a pain to track down the email addresses.

I have started sending out DMCAs.   I’ve already been able to use the same information multiple times.  I guess the content stealers know that their websites will eventually be zapped.

Well, I have tons of work to do.  I’d rather be writing about scooters, working on my scooter, or riding my scooter but a certain chinese scooter part dealer doesn’t think that’s important.

 

 

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