Changing the TravelScoot Belt

Changing the TravelScoot Belt
	As part of preventive maintenance we decided to change the belt on my TravelScoot. Melissa came so she could help and learn more about how to perform maintenance on her own scoot. In this picture Alan is reading the belt change instructions. Click any picture to see a larger version
	This is the hex tool that came with the scoot.
	Alan and Melissa decided the wheel needed to be propped up, so they turned the seat upside down and propped it on the u-bar part of the yoke.
	Melissa is rolling the old belt off.
	Tada!
	Now they're working together (each with a hex tool) to get the wheel off.
	There was some cursing involved because they were having a hard time getting the wheel loose.
	Alan went and got the big guns -- his ratchet set.
	Success!
	Now Melissa is rolling the new belt on.
	Alan is putting the pin back that holds the wheel on.
	There's that ratchet again.
	All done!

TravelScoot in a Tokyo Taxi

My TravelScoot fits in a Tokyo taxi. Yesterday it experienced an earthquake and no damage. On to Hong Kong. Dean

Dean Rescued in Hong Kong by Nat of Rugged Tree

Recommending Nat if you're in Asia

I'm not sure why Dean has so many belt problems. I've had my scoot for almost 2 years and have never had a belt break. --Elizabeth

I have learned a few things about TravelScoots having taken mine around the world numerous times this year and one of them is watch the inclines you try and take them up. In front of the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong, the hill is a killer. Today I was at a store at Harbor Centre and I noticed the 'click' which signals your belt is slipping. That is the kiss of death for the TravelScoot because it means you are about to lose your belt. When I changed hotels to the other Intercontinental, the belt stretched and it was over. Luckily I had one more belt (2nd one I've changed in 7 days) but I was now without any backup belts. I went to http://www.travelscoot.com/ and learned that they have an agent in Singapore so emailed Nat at http://theruggedtree.com/ and told him of my plight. He doesn't take credit cards but we figured out we can do it via paypal (http://www.paypal.com/) so he went to the postoffice and express mailed it to me. For those of us who depend on their TravelScoots being without it would be a disaster. It should arrive in 2 days and I'll feel relieved. Anyway, I would like to recommend Nat as a good person to know if you travel in Asia and especially Singapore. He is my 'angel' this week. I will continue running around Hong Kong secure in the knowledge that I have another belt if this one breaks. Dean http://www.eggman.cc/

Beautiful Views in Kauai

Everywhere we went in Kauai there was another beautiful view. Some are natural beauty and others are manicured into perfection. In the last picture I couldn't resist capturing Melissa and Greg sharing a moment while we waiting for it to stop raining.

 

Rental van holds all our luggage and two fully assembled TravelScoots

	The lobby at the Kauai Beach Resort. It was breezy, cool, and tropical.
	We rented a Chrysler Town and Country. All our luggage and two fully assembled TravelScoots fit in the back.
	It was about 25 miles from the Kauai Beach Resort to the Princeville Westin. This was one of the random pictures I took through the van window on the trip.
	We're home! (For a week at least.) This is the main building for the Princeville Westin. This picture was taken from the TravelScoot vantage point.

Morning at the Kauai Beach Resort

	Sunrise at the Kauai Beach Resort.
	I call this one 'Breakfast with Birds'. If you look closely you'll see three birds in the picture. This was taken in the resort restaurant, which is also open to the outside, and visits from birds!
	I felt like a kid riding my scoot under this!

Kauai Beach Resort

This is the Kauai Beach Resort where we stayed the first night. It was very close to the airport and since we got in so late and had traveled for so long, we really just wanted to get settled in for the night. The next morning, while Melissa and Alan went to get our rental car, I explored all the paths around the resort. I was also able to go out pretty close to the water. I just love hearing the sound of waves crashing to shore. I wish I could have frozen that moment in time -- it was bliss.