Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
Vino125 · Owner group for Yamaha Vino 125 scooters
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Want your group to be featured on the Yahoo! Groups website? Add a group photo to Flickr.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Messages 11186 - 11215 of 18739   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Messages: Simplify | Expand   (Group by Topic) Author Sort by Date ^
11186
what is the seat height of the vino? i bought my wife a 125 scoot for christmas and she is on the short side about 5ft.thanks jimh rochester mn. thanks...
hendricksj61
Offline Send Email
Dec 2, 2006
4:19 am
11187
Jim, Welcome to the group, the Vino seat height is less than 30 inches; roughly 29 inches. My Zuma scooter seat height is at 30 inches. If your wife does not...
firstvino
Offline Send Email
Dec 2, 2006
5:17 am
11188
Hi Jim, What a great Christmas gift! There are several women on this group and the girls group (the link is below) that are about 5 ft. tall or so. I'm 5'5"...
Cara
scooterjoey1
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
5:15 am
11189
Hi Jim Welcome to the group... Your wife is one lucky woman.. [:)] I am one of the shorter women with the Vino 125. I am 5' 1" and cannot quite flat foot the...
sooznd2001
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
4:31 pm
11190
When I'm at a short stop, I scoot forward so my feet (balls of feet and tiptoes) touch the ground. When its windy, or I'm at a longer traffic light, I lean it...
Denise
thirtyminute...
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
5:25 pm
11191
The seat of the 2007 vino 125 is different form the previous years' models and is mores sculpted/stepped like the TNG Milano seat, so I don't know if that...
sooznd2001
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
5:42 pm
11192
My ex-girlfriend, from Taiwan, was 5'2" and complained bitterly that I had bought such a "big motorcycle" as the Vino 125. Oh, well, she also complained about...
Brian Noller
brian_n10
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
5:51 pm
11193
thanks for all the tips re: adjusting for the seat height on the vino. one yhing i have often wondered about is why scoot manufactures dont make the seats...
hendricksj61
Offline Send Email
Dec 3, 2006
8:55 pm
11194
Hi Jim, That is a good idea and it makes perfect sense. My Buell has two seat options: a standard seat height (which is still lower than the Vino 125) and a...
Cara
scooterjoey1
Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2006
3:02 am
11195
Cara, They could shave some extra foam from the seat and get a little more reduction. Anything else gets tougher because the bottom of the seat contacts and...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2006
5:00 am
11196
Hi Jim - Welcome! And make sure you and your wife check us out on the Vino125girls group - we'd love to see you there too! It all depends on where your wife...
abwolfe55
Offline Send Email
Dec 4, 2006
9:29 pm
11197
Yesterday I left the house and forgot to check the weather. It was about 46 degrees. When I left work at 11:00pm it was 28 degress :-( All dressed in my...
Ed Gallagher
runningdog81
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
12:17 am
11198
Hi Ed, I'm in Vermont and am still riding (Highs are in the 30's these days). I have to say that there were two advantages that the Vino 125 I sold last summer...
cruisinscoot
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
5:28 am
11199
SoCal is getting cooler and in the past days we had blistering dry wind. But with my gear on I look like the Michellin Man. I have not install my windshield...
firstvino
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
3:04 pm
11200
Yea the mornings here in San Diego have been freezin!!! I'm still scootin. First Vino you don't need a battery tender if you through an iridium plug in....
pug
pughicks
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
7:04 pm
11201
We have had some very cold temps here in Colorado lately. Even though I have an iridium plug, my Vino had a hard time turning over....however, our Honda Mets,...
sooznd2001
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
9:14 pm
11202
Soozn, Consider getting this checked at a dealer - it should start easily in cold temperatures without any throttle. Add fuel system cleaner to a full tank of...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
9:47 pm
11203
Tony- thanks for the response. I have disabled my accelerator pump and wondered if that had anything to do with it. The scoot started up slowly, but I had to...
sooznd2001
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
10:13 pm
11204
Susan, Disabling the accelerator pump shouldn't affect cold starting on a otherwise properly operating Vino 125 carburetor. But if the autochoke and related...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 6, 2006
11:37 pm
11205
You're right, the Vino does not need a battery tender every night. But I do have a easy access hook up on the Vino which allows quick connection. As soon as...
firstvino
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
3:13 am
11206
FV, Keeping a Battery Tender hooked up in cold weather even when the scooter sees regular use is a good idea. Less struggle during cold starts will extend the...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
3:30 am
11207
Hey Brian, I'm also from Taiwan....dont make me throw a wet noodle at you!!! ... Denise ... that I ... also ... Behalf ... feet ... was...
Denise
thirtyminute...
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
4:05 am
11208
I learned to ride in 27 degrees and high winds because I just couldn't wait until I got on the scoot... so I spent all summer looking for good winter gear and...
Janet
blue_cumberland
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
4:26 am
11209
The cold has been a challenge for me here in Maryland. It's been in the 20s to 30s of late in the AM when I go to work, and with some wind on top...man that's...
john_prue
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
11:51 am
11210
PS. I honestly believe in the long run only electric clothing will keep you riding in the deep cold. Has anyone tried to hook up such electric clothing from...
john_prue
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
11:52 am
11211
John, I thought riding in mid 40s and low 50s were bad with all the wind chilling effect, your conditions are far more challenging. I often wear enough...
firstvino
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
3:44 pm
11212
I don't believe anyone has tried, but I analyzed the power requirments a few times and it might be possible within certain constraints. Type "electric vest" in...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
4:06 pm
11213
Hi First and John, If you're going to go to the trouble to get and figure out where and how to mount a second battery, why not just use the Vino's on board ...
Norm Birndorf
nbirndorf
Offline Send Email
Dec 7, 2006
8:51 pm
11214
FV, I understand your reluctance to drain the Vino's main battery even if you're replacing the charge overnight with a Battery Tender or equivalent. Cranking...
arizonavino
Offline Send Email
Dec 8, 2006
2:08 am
11215
That's it... the snow has arrived. CS...
cruisinscoot
Offline Send Email
Dec 8, 2006
2:08 am
Messages 11186 - 11215 of 18739   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Advanced
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help