I did the same as you for the most part — dealer did all the servicing. When I bought the scooter I also bought a three year maintenance plan. Covered all scheduled maintenance for three years regardless of mileage. That was well worth the cost since I put a lot of miles on. Then for a couple years while writing reviews the dealer paid for all the maintenance.

Now it’s on me though and because I don’t have the time I just swallow hard and hand over the cash. But someday I would like to do more myself. A lift will be a big help.

Check and double check. More and more it seems as if a lift should be in my future.

Since reading your comment I’ve been trolling the Harbor Freight website. I’ve begun to realize how terrible it is to roll around on the cement as you say. Perhaps this year instead of telling Kim to get me a Triumph for my birthday I’ll mention the lift.

Thanks Michael. Hope you find more in the future.

You’re ahead of me. I don’t like washing or cleaning my scooter. Detailing? What’s that….

Someday I hope to embrace my inner mechanic though. I’m just out of time now. Can barely log into Scooter in the Sticks these days…

I’ll second this. The Harbor Freight lift and air compressor was the best Christmas gift my husband ever got us. It’s a joy not having to roll around or kneel on concrete anymore!

I have a box of the latex gloves, but the only thing they ever get used for is cleaning and re-oiling wet air filters. Resigned to the seeming absolute that no project is complete until I’ve bled on it at least once.

It doesn’t take up too much floor space (it also has casters), and I store one of the scooters on it. I would heartily recommend one to any scooter rider who does any maintainence work on their scooters.