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Deal locked in, insurance in place. Anything special I should look out for before taking her home? Thanks!
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NYCSuburbScoot wrote:
Deal locked in, insurance in place. Anything special I should look out for before taking her home? Thanks!
Take a look at the "break in procedure " in the owner's manual.
Try not to smile too much.....makes people angry.
Have had mine since 2017.
Enjoy! It's a great bike!
We'll need a photo!

O.S.
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Great advice. Thanks! My last scooter was when I was 15 in the early 90s - it was a Honda Elite 80. It's been too long
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Which burb? I saw a new-in-town Liberty the other day at my train station.
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Seat's a little hard but gets better.

The front brake is very good.

Refueling is a PITA with gas station pumps. You have to trickle the fuel in or it will bubble out. Pack some paper towels around the fuel neck to catch spills. Some people take the green insert out of the refueling neck.

Wear as much protective gear as you can stand.

Read the Owner's Manual.

If you haven't been riding in a while, take a course to refresh your reflexes.

Congratulations. Enjoy your scooter!
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Juan_ORhea wrote:
Which burb? I saw a new-in-town Liberty the other day at my train station.
Pelham. Just rode her home a few hours ago
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Congrats!
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Pelham. Just rode her home a few hours ago
Cool. Well, know that you have a fellow Libertarian somewhere in Scarsdale or Hartsdale. The ride from Pelham to City Island along Shore Road is a pretty nice starter run, and once you feel more accustomed, so is the run from your neighborhood up to King Kone in Katonah along the fancy Connecticut pads (Round Hill).

You may enjoy joining the Westchester-Connecticut Scooterfleet FB page. You'll get a sticker if you show up for an event.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/596233447684750/
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Obligatory new scooter pic. Looking forward to lots of fun miles ahead. Appreciate all the good learning here.
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Like the white! Very classy! Congrats on the new scooter. I still miss my Liberty sometimes. The things are little tanks. Oil change is pretty easy, air filter will make you say bad words but it can be done at home as well. Valve check is pretty easy as well. Basically, everything that needs to be done can be done by the owner.

You'll get a feel for how much fuel to put in based on how many bars are left. I rode mine year round and got the filling the tank down to a science. I left the green insert in.

AF1 Racing sells the service manual on a thumb drive.
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FWIW, there's a 2002 version of the manual at jimc's site:
https://manuals.wotmeworry.org.uk/

It's under Piaggio - LT150. I'm not sure where these files come from, and I don't want to know. But a newer version for the Liberty would be helpful if one surfaces.

These files (repair/shop manuals and parts diagrams) are hideously useful in demystifying the machines, well beyond the barebones "user's manual," whether you're repairing something or disassembling a bit of it for maintenance or to add a doodad.

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