| While in the Bahamas on a cruise last year, my wife | | | | we would have been doing serious walking and that |
| and I decided to rent a scooter when we got off the | | | | would not have worked because we were after all on |
| cruise ship so that we could explore the island without | | | | Vacation. |
| walking everywhere. The gas powered scooter we | | | | Next we took the Scooter to the beach. We rode |
| rented was only 50cc and was several years old by | | | | along the boardwalk until we found a quite beach |
| the looks of it and just did not have a lot of power to it. | | | | away from all the other tourist who did not rent a |
| In fact, while going over the bridge to Atlantis hotel and | | | | scooter and were stuck to crowded beaches that did |
| Paradise Island, I looked like Fred Flintstone as I had to | | | | not require them to walk far. Enjoying the seclusion |
| "foot assist" the scooter over the top of the hill. | | | | and the privacy that being able to get around quickly |
| Needless to say I was not happy about the | | | | and easily on our scooter afforded us was again a |
| experience. | | | | neat surprise! |
| Just like with most things, you can buy a lemon or in | | | | We also found that the feeling of freedom while riding |
| our case rent a lemon. We went back and spent a | | | | was very exciting. The cool island breeze on our |
| little extra money and traded our 50cc for a 150cc. | | | | faces, the closeness of having my wife seated behind |
| What happened next made so many good memories | | | | me holding on, and the faint buzzing of our motor |
| that I still find my mind wondering back to that day. The | | | | made great for an exciting adventure, but it did take |
| second scooter we received was amazing. A lot | | | | me a little bit of time to get used to the steering. |
| more power, better suspension, and a more | | | | Once we returned home from our vacation it was |
| comfortable seat were the major benefits of the | | | | hard not to toy with the idea of having a scooter for |
| upgraded model. Soon we found ourselves weaving | | | | everyday short trips to the park or to the convenience |
| through the island traffic and we roamed probably | | | | store. We told ourselves that is was to save gas, but |
| more than we should have. | | | | really it was because we found out how much fun |
| We found our way to the shopping district, and finding | | | | they really were. Doing research online, we found gas |
| a place and parking a scooter was just too easy. | | | | powered scooters for sale, electric scooters, and all |
| They are so small compared to our families Ford | | | | different engine sizes. Here in North Carolina, if your |
| Excursion and we had no trouble finding a parking spot | | | | scooter is more than 50cc then you need a tag and |
| to hold our little scooter. We shopped in a couple | | | | insurance, and their was no way we were going to |
| stores, then rode down a couple blocks, easily parked | | | | buy anything less than the 150cc after our initial |
| again and shopped some more. Without the scooter | | | | experience. |