Date:         Sat, 3 Jun 2006 18:26:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Bob Elliott <bobe@LAME.CA>
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From:         Bob Elliott <bobe@LAME.CA>
Subject:      Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
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Hey Mike,

These electric front wheel kits look like they'd be ideal for what
you're looking for ...

<http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/f62a294c1251b010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html>

peace

be

At 11:47 AM 6/3/2006, Mike Elliott wrote:

>If there is one thing that Mrs. Squirrel does not like about camping in
>a Westy is how it tends to tie one down to a campsite. A trip to the
>grocery store entails a lot of shifting of gear -- stowing the awning,
>dropping the poptop, undoing gray water stuff, driving off the leveling
>blocks, unhooking the solar panels, and all those bits that are attached
>to Mellow Yellow and tend to reach out and grab nearby land.
>
>She's partial to making small trips to nearby villages, I'm happier just
>sittin'. Each to their own. She wonders if there is some way to bring a
>small 50cc motor scooter. I can envision hanging a light one off a
>sturdy rear hanger of some sort, but it would totally get in the way of
>opening the rear hatch and we already pack a fair bit of gear in the
>rear. A bitty trailer might be easier. I'd like to hear Handy Hints from
>anyone who's worked on this problem and found something that works for
>them.
>
>--
>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>KG6RCR
>
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Have you noticed that shallow is the new deep.


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