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Originally Posted by Tao50
Hi all, Im new to the forum and also new to scoot ownership. I Recently purchased a new tao tao 50, and plan to ride it from woodbridge, va to rehoboth beach, de this weekend. I will be taking lots of pictures and such for you to see! any comments and tips from others who have ridden a long distance are welcome.
I plan to change the oil before i go, using rotella 15-40, and putting a new ngk iridium ix spark plug. will be bringing a spare. im going to wire a 12v outlet to the scoot tonight, so i can charge my phone if neccesary, but i will be using a handpicked route i made on google maps (for backroad/low mph limit roads)
I will be leaving saturday evening, riding about half way there, and camping in the woods somewhere off the grid, then will finish the journey sunday morning, and come back sunday night.
Stay tuned!
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I bought insurance from Geico and have roadside service as I am over 70 and hate walking especially when pushing my scoot. I also carry a small aluminum water bottle with gas which would be plenty to get to a service station if a run out. I have ridden a bicycle (recumbent) over 600 miles (10 days) when I was just 70 and would love to do a long ride on the scooter but this scooter is harder on the posterior than my recumbent bike so I will have to take a lot of breaks. I am up for "stealth camping" too. There are some cool videos on Youtube of "stealth camping". It is an art. Good luck .
Never ride at night unless you have too. Call in sick. I remember calling my boss with the sad news that I was broke down 6 hours drive away numerous times. He was always pissed but he got over it.