Fishing Frenzy

Have you been considering purchasing a gas powered two-wheeler? If you have, gas powered scooters are probably the best machines to start with. Most people who purchase gas powered scooters are worried about whether a gas powered scooter is street legal in traffic. This is not surprising every motorist has had the misfortune to get stuck behind a slow gas powerd scooter at some time or another and has wished that the scooter would get out of his way.

The speed of those gas powered scooters was pretty non-existent. all in the past, modern gas powered scooters can keep up the flow. It may not be a good idea to take a gas powerd scooter or any scooter on the highways or motorways, but they do have the capability to travel at high speeds, although the constant speed necessary to keep up with the flow of motorway traffic may overwhelm a gas powered scooter. They are just not designed for sustained high speed travel.

Despite all this, gas powered scooters are almost like smaller versions of motorcycles. They can get up to a top speed of around 75 mph. That is not too disappointing, eh? But it is ideal for zooming around town as they were designed for doing.

As for fuel economy, most gas powered motor scooters are able to achieve 65 mpg, which is quite exceptional millage. And they usually have a gas tank with a capacity of about three gallons of fuel giving a range of about 200 miles.

Put another way, if you used your gas powered scooter every day, every month you would probably have to fill the scooter up 3 to 4 times say, once a week, if that. If you compare that to a cars mileage per gallon, it is probably between a fifth and a quarter the cost, less if you are talking about big cars like SUVs. That is a huge saving with the way gas prices are sure to be headed.

Gas powered motor scooters are also so very easy to operate. Riders will not have the problem of changing gears like a motorcyclist does, as they are mostly automatic or semi-automatic these days. All the rider will have to do is: jump on, turn the key and twist the handle for gas. That is it and the motor scooter will glide off the way you steer it.

The maintenance of a gas powered scooter is pretty much like the maintenance of a motorcycle, car or truck. The motor scooters oil should be dumped responsibly and changed every 2,000 miles or so and a complete tune-up should be had every 5,000 miles. This may differ slightly according to the manufacturers manual. It is recommended that one of the higher grade fuels be used for gas powered scooters.

It is of course up to you, but a general guideline is that 87 octane fuel is cheaper than all the other choices because the lower the number the less refined is the fuel, so it is not as clean as 91 or 93 octane fuel. 93 octane has an agent added to the fuel that will guard the moving parts of the engine and help to keep it clean over your gas powered scooters long lenth of life.

Last but not least, change the fuel filter often as this will help prevent muck and build-up from entering your engine thereby producing deterioration and check the spark plugs every 2,000 to 3,000 miles and, as necessary, readjust the gap with feeler gauges. This should help preserve your gas powered scooter and keep it on the road giving great, inexpensive service for many years to come.