Here it is again.. Sept 30th, and I'm still open for business. I'll keep the scooters running until the bad weather days outnumber the good. I'm guessing a couple more weeks.
We had an incredibly wet summer.. which ended up being the damper for riders, and not so much the economy.
We had 8 "accidents" (all but 1 were lay downs due to gravel and very minor) 1 being a Big Ruckus by a guy who:
1.) Bragged about his motorcycle at home and the fact that he's ridden since in the womb.
2.) Laughed at other injury photos because "..how can they wreck like that? Scooters don't go very fast"
3.) Declined to wear a helmet because "I don't plan on wrecking it"
The guy laid the Ruckus down on a turn with a speed limit of 15mph! THAT'S HOW FAST YOU CAN BE GOING TO LAY A RUCKUS DOWN AND CAUSE $700+ worth of damage.
Look, a 250cc scooter is as fast as... a 250cc motorcycle.
No one PLANS on wrecking..
Remember bicycles? How fast do you go on one of those to get road rash? Not as fast as a scooter!
You previous experience on motorcycles, and your bragging of it not only does not impress me, but makes me more leery to rent to you than a complete novice.
Of the 8 "accidents" this year, only 2 were by people who had ZERO experience on 2 wheeled motorized anything. 1 had ATV experience, and she laid the scooter down in the parking lot after hitting the gas for the first time, and made a bee line for the other parked scooters before falling over with in inches of another scooter.
But now for the good stuff!
Riders told me:
"Seriously, THIS is the funnest thing I've ever done!"
"This is the best thing in Estes Park to do."
"Touring Rocky Mountain National Park on a scooter is the ONLY way to go!"
"Had I known about the scooters when we first got here, we would have done this first!!"
"Next year, we are coming here first, and we are going out all day!"
"OMG! An hour is not enough... we'll be back tomorrow to rent all day!"
"Now I know why people love to ride motorcycles!"
"This was the funnest part of our vacation! We'll definitely be back next year!!"
It's THESE customers who keep me excited about doing this.
They are the ones who bring me the most joy, and make me realize that what I am doing is so very worth it.
And for all the riders who came out AGAIN... to the riders who have been coming to my shop each year since I opened... to the riders who tell me my scooters are now an annual part of their trip to Estes Park...
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
So, for the next couple weeks, I'll be cleaning the shop, getting the scooters ready for winter, and hopefully sending a few more folks out into the landscape of Estes Park on scooters to enjoy the thrill of it.
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