I needed a guarantee that my Ruckus would stay put when I told it to stay, especially at work.
(I didn't want it to ROLL AWAY with my co-workers' help.)
A good quality bike lock did the trick - simple to use and easy to store.
15 June 2008
Parking Brake
I needed a guarantee that my Ruckus would stay put when I told it to stay, especially at work.
(I didn't want it to ROLL AWAY with my co-workers' help.)
A good quality bike lock did the trick - simple to use and easy to store.
Octopus Drink Holder
I mounted a drink holder to the floor of my Ruckus:
The roads that I drive are far too rough for a handlebar-style drink holder; I needed something more rugged that could hold anything from a thermal mug to a large slurpee (yeah, I'm a kid at heart)
There's really nothing that a good pop-rivet won't hold!
Drinks are more stable on the floor of the Ruckus, but with enough potholes even a tough-looking drink cup will get the s...stuff kicked out of it.
It sure turned some heads at the coffee shop... and in the drive-thrus.
OK, OK... I really am missing a few cards from my deck! (I just try not to advertise it too much)
Welcome to gravel roads of Northern Manitoba... off to work I go.
The roads that I drive are far too rough for a handlebar-style drink holder; I needed something more rugged that could hold anything from a thermal mug to a large slurpee (yeah, I'm a kid at heart)
There's really nothing that a good pop-rivet won't hold!
Drinks are more stable on the floor of the Ruckus, but with enough potholes even a tough-looking drink cup will get the s...stuff kicked out of it.
It sure turned some heads at the coffee shop... and in the drive-thrus.
OK, OK... I really am missing a few cards from my deck! (I just try not to advertise it too much)
Welcome to gravel roads of Northern Manitoba... off to work I go.
Fuel Efficiency
Current data for fuel usage and distance covered:
That's really not too shabby considering most of my riding is on gravel roads.
I'm quite impressed... very please indeed!
I think I'll keep this list current just out of curiosity :)
That's really not too shabby considering most of my riding is on gravel roads.
I'm quite impressed... very please indeed!
I think I'll keep this list current just out of curiosity :)
11 June 2008
Underseat Storage Lock
I put together a simple seat lock mechanism to hold the seat down and keep curious hands out of my underseat storage area...
It's almost too simple... voilà!
One nice thing about the location is that it doesn't interfere with the seat latch that comes OEM with the Ruckus.
A simple loop of steel cable fastened by two terminal crimps provide a quick and easy way of securing the seat to the built-in helmet lock.
It took me some time to determine the best location for such a beast.
The length of the cable is critical for the mechanism to work properly, so I recomend making a few different lengths and try each one for fit.
Fasten the assembly via the inside of the user manual compartment using a good size pop-rivet WITH a backing washer for support; fastening from the inside will seat the rivet flush to the wall, that way your scooter manual will fit back into place.
Works like a charm!
It's almost too simple... voilà!
One nice thing about the location is that it doesn't interfere with the seat latch that comes OEM with the Ruckus.
A simple loop of steel cable fastened by two terminal crimps provide a quick and easy way of securing the seat to the built-in helmet lock.
It took me some time to determine the best location for such a beast.
The length of the cable is critical for the mechanism to work properly, so I recomend making a few different lengths and try each one for fit.
Fasten the assembly via the inside of the user manual compartment using a good size pop-rivet WITH a backing washer for support; fastening from the inside will seat the rivet flush to the wall, that way your scooter manual will fit back into place.
Works like a charm!
49cc's of Pure Unadulterated Power!
Liter liter on the pump,
what's your highest price, you chump!
No, transport will never be as cheap as it once was, but that's ok. People simply have to change their ways of doing things a little...
...and for example:
Need I say more?
what's your highest price, you chump!
No, transport will never be as cheap as it once was, but that's ok. People simply have to change their ways of doing things a little...
...and for example:
Need I say more?
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