where can you park a scooter

[JohnL]

Except if you own a Lexus or MB. I have handicap tags on my cars and my scooters. Yet there are times that i have gone to the store only to watch a Lexus pull into the spot before i can...no plackard or handicap tag. I would roll down my window and tell them that the space is for the handicapped....their reply? "I'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE"....and then they would walk away.

My only comment is they have air in their tyres, and it can be released quite easily. I know it may temporarily create a problem for other handicapped people, but they won't do it again.

[dkazzed]

Peek-a-boo.

[Steph]

Target ball parking. Excellent idea!

[Valiant]

I figured if it happens, it happens. That's what I bought comprehensive insurance for. An angle grinder can cut through the best U-Locks and Chains in under a minute so you're not going to stop a determined thief.

Quite:


Now obviously it depends on a few factors:
-How thick is the chain?
-What's the quality like?
-Is the angle grinder battery powered?
-What quality disk would they use?(store bought, or bought online?)

I suspect my 13mm chains would take a few minutes, and my alarm may be screaming at the same time too, as I keep my PCX under a locking cover, and you'd probably set it off just to get the cover off.

In any case, the idea isn't to make your scoot theft-proof, that's impossible. It's to make it less appealing of a target than the Harley next to it .

These scooters are light and maneuverable and make a lot more sense for riders with limitations or even the latest three wheelers. If you tip some big heavy bikes a bit too far there is no stopping them and it doesn't take much. Add that to an incline at a stop sign and it becomes a problem very quickly. I suspect Harley and other companies lobby for it since that is a big market. The accident statistics for older more limited riders on large bikes is not good in the US with so many extending it longer these days. I am not sure what [they] are going to do eventually but handicap plates doesn't help the real situation out on the road - at least not here in the US.

Maneuverable yes. Light, not so much. At close to 300 lbs it weighs as much as any other 250cc bike. I should know, I broke my leg in two places when it dropped on my leg at 10 mph.

Like up on the sidewalk? That would be nice and i do see bikes up there sometimes.

Check your local ordinance before doing that. While it may be okay to do so on private property, sidewalks and state/federal property can get you a fine.