It's called a Scoot Coupe - side by side seating, but the driver still steers with handlebars. Your hind end is down low, so there is a great illusion of speed... "Whoa! How fast are we going? Wha... 30 miles per hour? Who cares? This is fun!"
We enjoyed the heck out of the Scoot Coupe. Joan liked the passenger accommodations much better than the small scooter we rode two up in Victoria.
We rented from Susie's Friday Harbor location (there is also one in Roche Harbor), and headed for the open road... well, as much open road as you can get on a small island...
Just like being on our scooters, you are immersed in the environment - you see, you feel the breeze, and you smell the surroundings.
At one point, a Miata passed by us... it looked kinda big from our perspective. ;-)
We took off down a one-lane road...
The staff at Susie's lets you know that this vehicle has a rather large turning radius - you cannot make a U-turn on the road. You definitely cannot make a U-turn on a one-lane road. Being an experienced scooterist, I employed our on-board reverse...
One Blonde-power. "Push, Baby!" No, there is no mechanical reverse on these vehicles.
Joan took that shot of Roche Harbor from the road on the top of the hill. This vehicle is based on a 50cc scooter, so I wasn't sure it would be a good idea going down that steep hill... 'cause you gotta come back up. I was actually impressed with the the performance of the Scoot Coupe, considering its weight and two normal size adults.
It turned out to be a fun way to spend the afternoon on a beautiful day on San Juan Island.
Here's a video that Joan shot...
2 comments:
What...no smooching???? (I thought I also heard the "Jetson's" soundtrack in the background.
We keep our smooching private, Val. Besides, we've been doing it a lot longer than you two youngin's. ;-)
Sometimes we go for a change of pace... something different from all that smooching that we don't post.
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