Buddy in an elevator? and PSI

iheartsf · Post by **iheartsf** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:44 pm

Two questions:

1) Would you ever take your buddy in an elevator? I have had a lot of trouble parking it around my work lately (it got towed the other day grrrrrrrrrr, and it gets knocked several times a week as I park in an alley), and considering my options my boss suggested I bring it inside the building and up the elevator. What do you all think? I know the bud is light, but light enough?

2) I checked the PSI of my tires last night and was surprised to find the back one said 18. I don't have the standard tires, I have the smaller ones, so should the PSI still be 30? -- I know there's another thread discussing this topic, just wondering if the PSI changes with the size of the tire.

thaaaaanks

un_designer · Post by **un_designer** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:03 pm

i'd go for it, assuming the elevator is big enough of course

the buddy's dry weight is around the mid 200 i think, so it'll be just like having another 1.5 person on the elevator.

and no don't ask me what a 1.5 person looks like heh. i don't know.

BanjoD · Post by **BanjoD** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:06 pm

Mine goes in the elevator every night to come up to the loft. I get a few looks but usally only good ones. Just take note of the muffler.

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:48 pm

Yeah, it's in the lower 200 lbs. and lighter than some people that ride them. If you don't get off the elevator when the heaviest person in your office gets on, I see no reason why you should be afraid to ride up with it.

Most elevators will carry over a ton. You + Buddy probably don't weigh 1/5th a ton.

Drumwoulf · Post by **Drumwoulf** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:48 pm

iheartsf wrote:Two questions:

1) Would you ever take your buddy in an elevator? I have had a lot of trouble parking it around my work lately (it got towed the other day grrrrrrrrrr, and it gets knocked several times a week as I park in an alley), and considering my options my boss suggested I bring it inside the building and up the elevator. What do you all think? I know the bud is light, but light enough?

2) I checked the PSI of my tires last night and was surprised to find the back one said 18. I don't have the standard tires, I have the smaller ones, so should the PSI still be 30? -- I know there's another thread discussing this topic, just wondering if the PSI changes with the size of the tire.

thaaaaanks

1) I would, but not with someone else standing by the side of the exhaust!!

2) Can you explain more? Why would your tires be 'smaller' than stock? And if they indeed are, maybe they're not sealing around the rim correctly and causing leakage?

drummer

iheartsf · Post by **iheartsf** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:18 am

Thanks all!

As for the tires, basically they are the tires that come on the buddy 50, and I have the 125. It was in effort to make the bike a little shorter for me so I'm more comfortable on it. So they are smaller than the stock tires for the 125.

ThisDude · Post by **ThisDude** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:40 am

Just be sure to shut it off before you bring it in the elevator

ryder1 · Post by **ryder1** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:59 pm

How much smaller are these tires?

The battery hangs down under the foot platform, any chance that would get hung up on something with smaller tires?

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:13 pm

I've taken my scooter into an elevator at work before. Just make sure there aren't any tight corners or other obstacles (curbs, steps, etc) in the way.

ScooterDave · Post by **ScooterDave** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:50 pm

Our Vespa at work goes up & down the elevator all the time. No big deal.

We keep it in our 5th floor office.

Dave

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:20 pm

PSI should still be closer to 30 since it's a relative measure of pressure. The size will not matter at all.

And yes, I'd definitely take it in the lift.

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:05 pm

I take my Buddy 125 into my building's elevator so I can wash it on my terrace. Measure your elevator to make sure the Bud can fit in without any major contortions and then check the width of any doors you have to pass through. You might have to loosen your mirrors to fit through some narrow doors but if everything is standard, you should be OK.

ellen · Post by **ellen** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:47 pm

As far as taking a scooter up in an elevator.
I'm sure the fire marshal in your town or city might have serious issues with that (not to mention your landlord)

un_designer · Post by **un_designer** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:58 am

gt1000 wrote:I take my Buddy 125 into my building's elevator so I can wash it on my terrace...

Do you mean terrace as in a rooftop terrace? or as in a balcony? Also, what happens to the water if you wash the scooter on your terrace? I live in a high-rise also and I've cleaned my bicycle on the balcony a couple of times. It's really messy and I have to be careful about the dirty water getting all over the place as well as dripping down to my neighbors' balconies below.

Do you have some special trick you wanna share?

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:03 am

Do you have some special trick you wanna share?

Sorry, no special trick. Our 6th floor terrace has 3 foot brick walls and a concrete floor with a big floor drain. If I had an overhanging balcony I wouldn't do this to my neighbors below or the folks dining al fresco on the ground floor patio. It's an easy shot rolling the scoot from the garage into the elevator and then down the hall to our unit. Once on the terrace, the water is contained by the walls and everything goes harmlessly down the drain.

I only wish the elevator was big enough for my GT.

un_designer · Post by **un_designer** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:14 am

nice. i'm also on the 6th floor, but no such drain... OT, but your description sounds like The Parkway downtown.

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