The Edsel of Electric Transportation

[errantember]

So, last night when I went over a bump on the way to poly dinner, the throttle broke off Rupert, my EVTA R-20 scooter. The throttle is basically a sleeve that fits over the end of the handlebar and attaches on one side to a spring-mounted rotator mechanism. The plastic ring that joins the two parts evidently broke. Luckily I got all the pieces, and was able to spastically limp home. Leaving from the downhill-and-over-a-speedbump exit from Planet K directly into heavy traffic on Lamar without any real guarantee I could get the throttle to work was the most thrilling part of the adventure. Today I used Crazy Glue Gel (vastly superior to Superglue in that it's actually possible to use the same container more than once) to try to re-assemble it, and, so far, it's looking pretty good. I don't expect it to hold forever, and I've already mailed the manufacturer pictures of the failure. I expect they will send me a new throttle, but I didn't hear from them at all today.

I hope it holds out to and from the Peter Murphy concert tonight! I've got duct tape, just in case.

Comments

[gailmom.livejournal.com]

well, shit. thank science for crazy glue and duct tape. the true force that holds the world together. hope you had fun at the concert (note my confidence that you made it there)

[bouncyone.livejournal.com]

Oh my! Your scooter is quite the adventure! It feels almost as if you could write a book with all your stories.

I hope you are able to get it repaired soon!