What Should I Name It?

March 28, 2005

Gas prices have gone waaaaaaay up...going over $2.50 a gallon nationwide, but in California in particular. Our Grand Am was in the shop for MAJOR engine work and I borrowed our mechanic's scooter after paying way too much for a rental car. For a few months I've been poking around with idea of getting something little an easy on gas to do little errands around town....I wound up with this little scooter....

HOW? Well, I basically fell in love. The first ride, riding it home terrified me, but a lot of that was probably due to the fact that my husband was right behind me in the truck, making sure "I didn't wreck." What he didn't know was that in my youth, I rode a Moped all over Santa Clara County, did a few treks over Highway 9 to Santa Cruz, etc. Until recently, the law was that you needed a motorcycle license to operate anything that was motor driven, exceeded 30mph and had no pedals. January 1, 2005, this has changed. Now the question is, what should I name my lil scooter? The instruction manual is hilarious, Chinese translated to English. The first page's welcoming Message reads as follows:

"Thank you for purchasing motorcycle. welcome you to add the team of motorcycle drivers."

Yes, the w is lower case in the copy. Anyhow, this is my new little baby! And don't worry I:

• Have a leather jacket
• Have leather palmed gloves made for motorcycle riding
• Wear a helmet