Modern Buddy

At 864 miles, I had my first service on the 150 St. Tropez. I went a little over, but the guys at Scooter Invasion were okay with it. They changed every fluid, adjusted the read brakes, adjusted the headlight and did a visual of everything.

On the 16 mile ride home, the brakes were the very first thing I noticed. I was used to their squishiness. When I hit the brake at a light, I almost locked up the back wheel. They really tightened it. But, I was used to it pretty quickly.

The other thing I noticed (or maybe imagined) was that it sounded a little different. My only description of the sound is that it seemed tighter.

I'm glad the first service monkey is off my back.

I wonder if the 'tighter' sound and feeling were because they filled your tires to the proper amount.

They probably just tightened the cable really tight. I often have this when the scoot comes back from the shop. Sometimes I'll re-adjust to be a bit looser. It does slacken over time, though, so there's the chance it could ultimately slacken enough that you're not getting full braking power out of the rear. That's not a huge loss—most stopping power is in the front.

Yes, I was responding to the 'tighter' feel and sound of his scoot not the tightness of the brakes. If you feel it's too tight you can adjust the rear brake lever by loosening the adjustment screw by the back wheel (righty tighty, lefty loosey). It should only take a couple clicks while you are squeezing the brakes to get it to where you feel comfortable with it.