Eric's New Wheels

Eric and I were debating whether to buy a second car because I have to be at work much earlier than last year and dropping Eric off at work or having me drop him off wasn't going to work. We love just having one car payment and the low insurance cost of just one car, so we started thinking about scooters. Eric could ride one in the winter when the roads were clear (when they aren't he'll just go into work early when I do), and I could take the car. We researched the Honda's and really wanted a Metropolitan (Gothic color scheme) but if any of you have looked into getting a scooter you know that they are back ordered and Honda can't make them fast enough. So we started looking on eBay, but had no luck. The rain last weekend forced us to go shopping in Fort Collins so we stopped at the Honda dealership to put our name on the waiting list for the Metropolitan. When we got there they had a 2007 Honda Elite in stock. After seeing that it seats two and is pretty sharp looking we decided to purchase it. The downfall is that it has a 80cc engine which means we have to register it and get a class M endorsement (for motorcycles) on our drivers licenses. We figured it would be worth it and Eric drove it home on Saturday.

I won't lie, it's really fun! Here's Eric in the parking lot practicing.



Kathy got to go for a ride before we went out to celebrate her birthday.

They are twins...it is scary.