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Zippy saves a damsel in distress

Zippy Saves a Damsel in Distress Written by Mitch Kehn    Tuesday, 08 April 2008 02:48 My wife called me in a panic. Our only car broke down in a notoriously tough neigh... Read More »

192 days without a car

192 Days Without a Car Written by Mitch Kehn    Thursday, 02 October 2008 19:54 October 5th, November 5th, 2008 November 17th, 2008 was my final consecutive day without ... Read More »

Aprilia SR50 initial impressions

SR50 R - initial impressions Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 06 April 2008 04:28 The SR50 R Factory is a refreshing and radical departure from the shoddily made Chinese... Read More »

Meet the Scooter Dude

Meet the Scooter Dude Written by Mitch Kehn    Saturday, 05 April 2008 07:02 (UPDATE 8/11/08: Scooter Dude completed the 49 Day Challenge and is currently riding 100 mor... Read More »

How to carry $68.06 worth of groceries on a scooter

How to carry $68.06 worth of groceries on a scooter Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 13 April 2008 00:14 When Scooter Dude took on the 49/49/49 Challenge; 49 days withou... Read More »

Zippy Unleashed! 55mph barrier broken

Scooter Dude took Zippy™ in for his first service (500km or 312 miles) and as part of that service, the service techs at Mosities Motorsports connected Zippy™ to the Gameboy controller that serves ... Read More »

One Year with Zippy

Today, April 5th, 2009 marks the one year anniversary of me and Zippy the Amazing Gas Sipping Über Scooter™. I have ridden my 2007 Morini powered Aprila SR50 Factory 5,916 miles. In 12 months and ... Read More »

Malossi Delta Clutch

Saturday, 28 February 2009 05:48 I just installed a Malossi Delta clutch on Zippy. The Delta clutch allows you to choose 3 different "engagement" RPM settings by adjusting spring tension on the clu... Read More »

This scooter will give you a woodie

Scooter Woodie Written by Scooterdude    Monday, 09 February 2009 01:29 This scooter makes me wish I paid more attention in wood shop. In fact, you could say the craftsm... Read More »

120.7 mpg? Is this for real?

120.7 mpg? Is this for real? Written by Mitch Kehn    Thursday, 10 April 2008 01:44 SECOND FILLUP (4/12/2008) I wondered if Zippy's™ fuel economy would improve slightly ... Read More »

Zippy goes to Quad Fest

Zippy goes to Quad Fest Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 20 July 2008 23:03 It is day 30 of the 100 Zippy Days of Summer which followed my 49 Miles a Day for 49 Days on ... Read More »

Zippy goes to Quad Fest

Zippy goes to Quad Fest Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 20 July 2008 23:03 It is day 30 of the 100 Zippy Days of Summer which followed my 49 Miles a Day for 49 Days on ... Read More »

Buddy and Bob arrive in Western PA July 9-10

Buddy and Bob to arrive in Western PA July 9-10 Written by Administator    Sunday, 15 June 2008 02:10 Seventy-one-year-old Dr. Bernard Rosenbaum – entrepreneur, philanth... Read More »

Quadrophenia: required viewing

Quadrophenia: required viewing Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 25 May 2008 04:45 If you want to ride a scooter, first you will need a motorcycle permit. The second and ... Read More »

Rollin' on my fiddy

Rollin' on my fiddy' Written by Mitch Kehn Wednesday, 23 April 2008 02:36 One of my young coworkers asked me a question as I was leaving work for the day. “You rollin' on your fid... Read More »

Scooterdude Adopts Zippy

Scooter Dude adopts Zippy Written by Mitch Kehn    Wednesday, 11 June 2008 01:56 I have officially adopted the hero of this blog, Zippy™ the gas sipping über-scooter. Th... Read More »

100 Zippy Days of Summer

he 100 Zippy Days of Summer Written by Mitch Kehn    Friday, 20 June 2008 15:13 The Valley News Dispatch, part of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review family of newspapers, fea... Read More »

100 smiles per gallon

100 Smiles Per Gallon Written by Mitch Kehn    Sunday, 06 April 2008 02:05 A 49cc scooter can get 100+ miles per gallon, but more important than mpg is spg (smiles per g... Read More »

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