Guess what I rode home?

Yup! Its finally happened!

Ladies an Gentlemen, please give a round of applause to the guys at the shop, most specifically, the awesome Shelby who built a great scooter.

Right away, I was impressed by the cosmetic work - what can I say. Me likey shiny. They'd washed it, scrubbing away some lettering that I thought was under the paint - nope, gone! Great new bench seat, new floor mat, new locks.

Shelby walked me through some advice on how to break in newly rebuilt engine, and told me to bring it back in a bit to get the cables tightened, (they loosen up over time, as you drive). He was great. I asked about the rack I needed, and he said to come in on Tuesday - the guy who's on vacation would be able to find me something to work with my scooter.

And so, I took the scooter for a test spin, and fell in love. Compared to Dog (my old scooter) it's downright roomy. The sheer size and weight of it makes a difference. Huge. The throttle is a feather touch, and holy crap does it deliver. That extra 25cc really makes a difference as far as I can tell, especially considering poor Dog wasn't performing up to snuff. So the zip was something that, while I expected it, it still surprised me.

Paperwork? Not done. We're working on that on Monday. I'm going to write up something and email it to Ed so that all he has to do is cut, paste, print and sign it. Pie. At the same time, we'll set up my Safety Certificate appointment.

On the drive home, I noticed that the speedometer isn't working - so that'll have to be tweaked before the safety check.

But what a nice ride home.

Am I happy? Pretty close. I'll know for sure in a week, when all the paperwork is done, and I've had some time with the scooter.

Photos to come.