Upon Further Reflection…

Jun 26, 2008 by Kristin

While I entrust 3M and Identi-tape with all my essential reflective needs, I found these self-described “fun reflectors” and wanted to share them with you because they’re so darn cute.
Team Estrogen has an assortment of reflective stickers in party shapes and colors, including blue fish, orange flowers, white stars (this is starting to sound like Lucky Charms) and the clever red cog hearts that are perfect for Aphrodite.

You can apply these stickers anywhere you’d like a little extra shine, day or night – your topcase, helmet, legshield, passenger – wherever.
I removed my cowl reflectors when installing the chrome kit on the GTS, so I may pick up some day-glo cogs to replace them. I’ve already applied nearly-invisible Scotchlite black reflective tape on the sides and trunk of my scooter, but it’s not all sparkly and cute in the daylight.
And sparkly and cute is where it’s at, kids. Epsecially when it comes to safety.

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Reflecting

Jun 25, 2008 by Kristin

Aphrodite reflects Queenie‘s scooter, parked nearby.

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Out, Damned Spot!

Jun 19, 2008 by Kristin

Here’s some New Math for you:
Seattle=rain
rain=rust
rust=unhappy Stella

I wasn’t fortunate enough to have a garage until five months ago. My scooters wintered outdoors. I rode them in the rain, so I wasn’t terribly concerned about parking them in the rain.

The Northwest doesn’t employ salt on the roads like they do back East. Boston was heavy-handed with the sodium chloride application, so metal parts start to rust after awhile. It’s common and expected. You can minimize the damage by washing the vehicle regularly to rinse the salt accumulation off, but if you drive in the snow, it’s a losing battle. Luckily, almost everything’s made out of plastic now!!

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StellaSpeed and Seattle Scooter Central

Jun 17, 2008 by Kristin

I’m a big believer in the online scooter forums and I find them an essential source of information, inspiration, entertainment and drama. Each forum offers these key elements in varying amounts. StellaSpeed is packed with useful tips, and the users will immediately jump in to help you troubleshoot – if you can weather the abuse.

It’s not a forum for the faint-of-heart and the testosterone can run a little high. But using the search function will turn up just about any issue you could ever have with your two-stroke, followed by a dozen possible fixes.

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Seattle All City Scooter Day 2008 Wrap-up

Jun 16, 2008 by Kristin

All City Scooter Community Day was a smashing success, despite being run completely by volunteers and tossed together in less than two months. Susan Richardson of Scoot About did a bang-up job organizing the shindig, which brought together everyone in the scooter community: riders, dealers, vendors, gear peddlers, clubs and even politicians.

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Seattle’s All City Scooter Day 2008

Jun 9, 2008 by Kristin

I’m very excited about our upcoming Seattle scooter event this weekend. If you have a scooter, or wish you had a scooter, or you’re thinking of having a scooter, or you know someone who has a scooter, or you’d like to get someone a scooter, you should come to this event. It’s going to be a wicked good time. See you there!

Seattle All City Scooter Community Day

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
12:00 – 2:00 PM
535 Westlake Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109

For more details, including directions, visit the Seattle All City Scooter Community Day web site. If you’re one of those media-savvy types, you can also download the press release.

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