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  • 2023 SCBR – Scooter Prep – Quirky Gadgets

    Of course I had to add a Garrett spin to this adventure! My initial goal was to monitor as much as I could on and around the scooter and live stream the data for all to vicariously enjoy from the comfort of air conditioning. Once I confidently addressed the various auxiliary 12V paths around the…

  • 2023 SCBR – Scooter Prep – Winter Begins

    A particularly brutal winter…. Suffice to say I had more than enough time to really get to know the layout of the Buddy Kick. I put the scooter in my office in November and spent hours and days walking various store aisles to see what would fit and how I would go about adding all…

  • 2023 SCBR – Scooter Prep – The Nav Bar

    The best place to start with preparing a scooter for a navigational marathon is… well… the GPS. What type of GPS? What features? How will I program it? Does it have to be waterproof? Much of the stress riders feel around the SCBR is the fear of getting lost. Long days, terrible weather, rough roads,…

  • 2023 SCBR – Why/Background

    Let’s back up a bit. Why am I participating in the 2023 Scooter Cannonball? How did I hear about it? In the summer of 2021 I attended a bike night and overheard a few riders talking about this ridiculous group of people who take little scooters and ride them coast to coast. Each rider vocalized…

  • Buddy Kick – First Days

    Buddy Kick – First Days

    The very first thing I tasked myself with after purchasing the Buddy Kick was to increase this tiny bike’s presence on the road. Nearly every scooter (and motorcycle) on the market seems to really leave a lot of opportunities in this department. I realize that it may be aesthetically atrocious to some and yes there…