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I identified the hooligan kids who have been messing with my scooter. (Get off my lawn!) Nothing major, but every time I use it all the switches have been flipped, maybe there's minor damage like the bike was knocked over. I saw them hanging around it as I parked the car and walked inside, and I wasn't going to say anything until I saw one of them get on it, and then I decided we needed an intervention.
I remember being a kid, and being fascinated by other people's cool toys, and how humiliating it is to get chewed out for just being curious. So I struck a deal, and offered to take them for a quick spin around the parking lot. Unfortunately, the rubber seal around the valve stem is leaky, and now the rear tire has no air in it, so I don't even consider it safe to ride for myself, let alone with two people's weight on it. So, I said it would have to wait for another time, and hopefully they left feeling properly chastised.
But now I've got to fix my tires. (Both of them; the front grommet it looking worn, too.) Getting the rear tire off is a big ordeal; you have to take most of the gearbox off to access it. Anyone want to help me out with that some afternoon?
I remember being a kid, and being fascinated by other people's cool toys, and how humiliating it is to get chewed out for just being curious. So I struck a deal, and offered to take them for a quick spin around the parking lot. Unfortunately, the rubber seal around the valve stem is leaky, and now the rear tire has no air in it, so I don't even consider it safe to ride for myself, let alone with two people's weight on it. So, I said it would have to wait for another time, and hopefully they left feeling properly chastised.
But now I've got to fix my tires. (Both of them; the front grommet it looking worn, too.) Getting the rear tire off is a big ordeal; you have to take most of the gearbox off to access it. Anyone want to help me out with that some afternoon?