Monday, January 4 2010
As fuel cost rise, it is not surprising that scooters are a popular item. It is not unusual for scooters to get in excess of 70 miles to the gallon with some models yielding 100 miles to the gallon. Being cheap on fuel is a big incentive to ride a scooter; the fact that they are not expensive to tax or to insure gives further incentives to ride these bikes, not to mention that they are no problem to park. These are the obvious advantages to a scooter, but to be fair we have to mention a drawback to scooters; that drawback is servicing cost.
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It seems like garages do not seem to understand why people drive scooters; the reason being is that scooter drivers are looking for inexpensive running cost. To replace a drivebelt on a scooter and to have the variator rollers serviced can cost up to £100; a maintenance that needs to be performed about every 10,000 miles. However, scooter owners need not despair, according to the Haynes Scooter and Repair Manual this task can be done by a novice who has some experience. Usually drivebelts cost around £10 to £15; by doing the labour themselves scooter owners could save quite a bit of money.
Of course, it is of the utmost importance that work done on a scooter is done correctly; the Haynes Scooter Service and Repair manual can help scooter owners to get the maintenance or repair job done right on their scooter. Haynes is a well-known leader for service and repair manuals for van, cars, and for motorbike manuals. According to Motorcycle News, their manuals can’t be beaten; on the other hand their sales of over 150 million stand for themselves.
