Bringing it home

dubbylove · Post by **dubbylove** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:00 pm

Hey Ninja - congrats! Glad to hear you made arrangement for the dealer to deliver it for you. I had the same problem. The dealer I got mine from was 230 miles away. But the owner was really nice and decided to delivered to my house in person. Man - that's what I call great customer service. I thought I share some photos on how it was loaded on to his truck. Have fun with it!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:24 pm

That is awesome. I must say that isa really nice truck too. I want a Tacoma.

Bethers · Post by **Bethers** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:07 pm

I'll be curious to see how they load it in an Explorer. I brought mine home in a van - and I had the back and one of the 2nd row of seats removed to do it. And had to remove the rearview mirrors - but that was easy.

Good luck - and congrats on your new scooter, Ninja. And may I suggest that first on your list of things to buy be the helmet?

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:46 pm

Brought the helmet home yesterday. I am going to grab a tarp in the mean time since we are getting rain Tuesday and I don't think a real cover I order will be here in time.

Lisa I · Post by **Lisa I** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:38 am

i'm curious how they fit it in the explorer. maybe you can take photos when they arrive so we see how they got it in?

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:39 pm

Lisa,
I will try my best to take phots, but it might be dark.

Man I can not wait. It is going to be a long day at work.

dubbylove · Post by **dubbylove** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:07 pm

Hey Ninja - make you the battery is fully charged. Mine came a little weak so I had to buy the Battery Tender. That worked out great!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:14 pm

Thanks Dubby. I need to get a bunch more stuff soon and the Tender is on my list. The thing that sucks is that I live on the second floor of an apartment , so how I will plug it in I am not sure.

HipCat · Post by **HipCat** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:27 pm

Ed Hit · Post by **Ed Hit** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:38 pm

U can take the battery out very easily, then take up to your apt. easily. I do this commonly as I do not have an outside plug.

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:41 pm

Ed,
How often do you do this. I don't want to do it too much and ruin the battery.

Ed Hit · Post by **Ed Hit** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:02 pm

2 my Knowledge do it as often as U want.

how cold is it where U are?

how often will U run it?

If you really run it 3-4 times a week U may not need a tender at all.

I am running mine only twice a month due to snow and ice...

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:08 pm

The low temps get down into the high 20s right now. Sometimes it is in the 30s for lows and on rare occasions it is in the teens. I think we will have about another month of this.

For now I may be running it everyday to get practice. vWe have a large complex where I can ride without getting on any main roads.

Ed Hit · Post by **Ed Hit** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:33 pm

Main thing is that you will need to run it enough to charge the battery. I cannot tell you exactly what figure that is, but idle, and I suspect just running it in a parking lot type situation is not enough. I have read elsewhere on the forum a little more about that but cannot look for that now…

If you are running it enough to keep the battery charged, then I would not even worry about a tender.

But all in all, a battery tender should never hurt your battery, and taking the battery out of the Buddy is easy and I would say that you are not going to hurt anything no matter how often you do that. Just don’t want you to do it more than necessary.

Bethers · Post by **Bethers** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:07 pm

You don't need to take the battery out of the Buddy to use the tender if you have electric.

I just hooked mine up from the bottom - and don't even need to open the battery compartment now. Just plug in the battery tender at the scooter (underneath) and into electric.

Got my scoot with a battery not strong enough to start it - the batttery tender is great. Of course, if you ride every day- you shouldn't ever need one, but if you don't, it's not expensive and, to me, worth every penny.

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:16 am

Well the Buddy is safely hone. The shop owner dropped it off at around 7:00. We rode it around the complex a few timestimes before putting it up for the new. There are a few issues.

1. When the guy left it took my girlfriend and I a good minutes to start it. Turns out we were doing everything right except pressing the start button. OOPS.

2. I didn't think to get a lock of any sort. thankfully the guy brought a spare and sold it to me for $30. It is a really good one.

3. There is no where great to park in the apartment complex. No poles in the parking lot. The only thing I could do was drive up a handicapped ramp to the sidewalk and lock it to a handicapped post. I tried my best to not block the sidewalk. I am sure my neighbors will hate me though.

4. The BIG problem. How in the work do i put it up on the central staqnd. Right now I have it on the kick stand with the fork locked. While it is stable I still would rather have it on the central stand.

Any help would be great. Pictures tomorrow after work.

louie · Post by **louie** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:06 am

i most always use my kickstand. either way put it on solid ground.
to use the center stand lower it enough so both sides touch the ground then hold it there with your foot and push backward holding on to the back rack and handle bar.

HipCat · Post by **HipCat** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:48 pm

Or as the owner's manual says, "Do not park on slop."

hcstrider · Post by **hcstrider** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:57 pm

The Ninja wrote:4. The BIG problem. How in the work do i put it up on the central staqnd. Right now I have it on the kick stand with the fork locked. While it is stable I still would rather have it on the central stand.

This is the way that I park my Buddy on its centerstand. I position myself on the left side of the scooter with my left hand holding the left grip while my right hand is holding the rear rack. I make sure that the Buddy is not leaning to either the left or the right so that both the left and right pegs of the centerstand will contact the ground at the same time. Then with my right foot I press down on the centerstand lever. It is important that while you are pressing down on the centerstand lever you don't allow the Buddy to lean towards you (left) or away from you (right) because both the left and right pegs of the centerstand should make contact with the ground at the same time.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:47 pm

hcstrider wrote:
The Ninja wrote:4. The BIG problem. How in the work do i put it up on the central staqnd. Right now I have it on the kick stand with the fork locked. While it is stable I still would rather have it on the central stand.
This is the way that I park my Buddy on its centerstand. I position myself on the left side of the scooter with my left hand holding the left grip while my right hand is holding the rear rack. I make sure that the Buddy is not leaning to either the left or the right so that both the left and right pegs of the centerstand will contact the ground at the same time. Then with my right foot I press down on the centerstand lever. It is important that while you are pressing down on the centerstand lever you don't allow the Buddy to lean towards you (left) or away from you (right) because both the left and right pegs of the centerstand should make contact with the ground at the same time.

Yup, that's the way! The centerstand provides much more stability than the kickstand - definitely figure it out and use it!!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:24 pm

Thanks everyone for the advice. I will try that tonight. I didn't even ride last night.

My girlfriend is in grad school and we have a puppy, so I was on daddy duty last night. I will be so happy when the puppy is older and doesn't need to be watched like a hawk.

The girlfriend has class tonight so i am going to cage the dog and ride a bit.

I ended up getting a tarp and bungees since we were going to have rain. That worked extremely well. A good fix until I get a real cover.

I did snap a quick photos last night, but it was dark and they didn't turn out well.

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:50 am

It took me long enough, but here's a photo. Sorry I have been too busy to take some good photos.

Lisa I · Post by **Lisa I** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:56 am

Nice!!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:21 am

Lisa,
It is a blast to ride. I know that you will enjoy yours once you get it.

Drumwoulf · Post by **Drumwoulf** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:05 pm

The Ninja wrote:I pick up my Buddy 50 next Saturday. I am not sure how I am going to bring it home. I already need to have a friend bring me, but his car has even less room then mine. I am a bit worried about driving it home. It is roughly 8 miles through city streets.

How did other new riders get their Scooters home?

Bought miy 2007 125cc Buddy from a dealer 65 miles away. (Phjiladelphia Scooters). Riding it home would've consisted of high speed hiways and several high and fast bridges... Not the best venues even for a 125 scoot, never mind a 50cc! Dealer delivered, explained operation at a final setup, at no extra charge!

Drumwoulf · Post by **Drumwoulf** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:11 pm

The Ninja wrote:It took me long enough, but here's a photo. Sorry I have been too busy to take some good photos.

That cable you got around the front wheel looks like it could be cut easily by a large pair of cutting pliers... If you live in a rougher city neighborhood I would get something stronger than that!
It's also a good idea to lick up a cheap cover for it; out of sight under a cover seems to also help prevent theft, and definitely helps prevent kids from messing with the controls and such!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:37 pm

A heavy duty lock and a cover is in the pipeline. I have been so busy lately. I have a list of stuff I need to get.

I rode it for 2 hours last night and walked away with a huge smile. The Buddy corners great. With some sticky rubber I think it will be even better.

Lisa I · Post by **Lisa I** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:25 pm

My problem was solved - the dealer was kind enough to deliver it to me last night.

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:28 pm

That is so awesome Lisa. I am really happy for you. Which model, color and cc did you go with. I need details.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:29 pm

Lisa I wrote:My problem was solved - the dealer was kind enough to deliver it to me last night.

Great! If you just got it last night what are you doing here? Get out and ride!!

BTW- great avatar cartoon!!

louie · Post by **louie** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:01 pm

HipCat wrote:Or as the owner's manual says, "Do not park on slop."

yea, that stuff will sink a buddy quicker than anything.

Lisa I · Post by **Lisa I** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:48 am

That is so awesome Lisa. I am really happy for you. Which model, color and cc did you go with. I need details.

07 Sunset Orange, 125cc. Here it is sleeping in my garage:

Sharon · Post by **Sharon** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:42 am

Congrats on your new Buddy. I got mine just 2 months ago so am pretty new to Buddy although I had a Yamaha first. Trust me, you are going to love it!

The Ninja · Post by **The Ninja** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:37 pm

Lisa that looks awesome. I wanted that color but my girlfriend shot me down. I am happy with the red though

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I can't wait to get home and ride.

Modern Buddy

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