hi! I am a student at a university and all students ride scooters here. I was wondering if I need a special license to ride one? and Do I have to buy insurance for it? and also I need a label? and is there anything else I have to do before getting one? I live in Gainesville, Fla. .. GO GATORS;) the bike that I intend to buy is not going over 40 miles per hour .... thank you!

You do not need a special license, driver's license must include, as provided under 50cc. Regarding insurance, I do not know about Florida law. I suggest you ask your local DMV or AAA.

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Hello From Sicily - Exploring Stromboli

Due to bad weather yesterday we spent all day docked at Santa Marina di Salina but nevertheless had a great experience on our driving tour of the island, with expert guidance provided by two local. Our first Italian lesson had also progressed smoothly and a dinner quiet capped a gray rainy day once in a while.

Well, today was another day, and when the boat appeared very early I saw immediately that we had skies clear at present. This means that we would be leaving Salina and sailing to the next island on our experience of sailing trip linguistics: Stromboli!

When I saw Franco, one of our Italian language teachers Linguistico Laboratory, leaving the on-board shower wrapped in a towel, it crossed my mind that a trip Italian language learning aboard a sailboat is definitely a very unique experience. As a matter of fact, life boat really brings close together, and notions of space staff and the barriers of shyness seem to decrease the time it spends more on board with your classmates.

It is precisely this kind of environment, and indeed very refreshing to move outside your comfort zone and allowed to experience something completely different. This has been one of the beauties of this unique journey along - the only tight environment on the sailboat, six fellow big boat (thank goodness!), and the wonderful experience of gliding through the waters of the Mediterranean island to island.

Our departure was scheduled for 10 hours, so I took a quick tour of Santa Marina, in fact a small and very picturesque, especially when lit by the sun am. I had a quick breakfast in the Board before Herbert, one of my classmates, he left. He had been feeling a little dizzy for a while and is going to take one of fast ferries, one of the "aliscafi" or hydrofoil to one of the other islands to visit a doctor and get some medication for his flu-like symptoms.

So the remaining six of us and we were ready to sail in open waters 11 hours. Leaving Salina, we sailed past Panarea Island, which has a gently sloping hill in the east and a steep cliff on the western side. The weather could not have been better. The sun was so bright I closed my eyes and began to sleep. That sudden feeling of intense weariness overcame me, as if all the accumulated stress of my life in Toronto, was trying to disentangle itself, so I withdrew and lay down in my cabin.

When I woke again that he had actually reached our destination: Stromboli, Aeolian island, it is distinguished by an active volcano. We anchored our boat from the coast of the island has no port, and Francesco, our captain, was placed dirty little ready to take us to the boat on the coast. The boat was just big enough to hold three, definitely no more than four people, and that on the first trip of Francesco picked Claudia, Lorenzo and I, while he directed the ship.

I was, of course, intend to do lots of photography on the island, and thought that God wants does not tip over in this small inflatable boat, since my camera and I doubt the memory cards are gone. But I have not trusted experience and wisdom of our captain Francesco six passengers transported safely to land without incident.

In my search for photos that embarked discovery in one of Stromboli, on foot, while Claudia and Lawrence led the city too. I walked along the coast, passing through a variety of shrubs, some Industrial buildings and power generation plant alone on the island to a promontory overlooking a rock near the coast: Stromboliccio (little "Stromboli"), of course, also of volcanic origin, is uninhabited, but has a lighthouse.

From here I turned left and made my ascent in the town of Stromboli, which stretches along the slopes of the volcano. The roads are very narrow, a regular car definitely does not fit on the roads, so that all vehicles are motorcycles, three wheeled mini small trucks with a loading dock, or even golf carts. I broke some photos of different vehicles and rather amused when I saw the two local police - Carabinieri - walk through the city in a golf cart.

The people of Stromboli is situated on a hill overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the main square has a viewpoint that offers a beautiful look to the sea. The Church of San Vincenzo overlooking the square, and on the left side is a restaurant with a terrace great a great view. A local politician was beginning to make announcements for the upcoming elections of mayors and 6 pm in one of the leading candidates would make a appearance. Not many people listened to his speech because most people in the square were really foreign tourists who had fallen from the ferry stay for just a few hours. But continued strong political message ...

I stopped at a local shop equipment suppliers that provided shoes and clothing for hikers, the right equipment for hiking to the summit of this volcano. Several local operators offer tours guided tours to visit the top of Stromboli, which is in continuous eruption. This store also had Internet access, offering a quite old machine tucked in the corner, but the owner explained which, unfortunately, the Internet had been down all day, so I was out of luck. I continued my explorations of the city, a place that offers many restaurants and several retail shops and artists, all closed, of course, because of the nap.

So I bought an ice cream and relaxed for a while in a bank in the promenade sea. He added that medical treatment was free of charge. He rested again I hiked back up in the village and took the left at the big church and headed past the village on the narrow road is the ascent of the volcano. At this time, around 6 pm, the sun had disappeared after the volcano, and was getting pretty cold, so I decided to return to the village. There I met Herbert had come to the island in the middle in the afternoon after accidentally taking a ferry badly Panarea Island to visit a doctor about their symptoms as influenza.

Fortunately, there and found a doctor has a prescription for the flu. The medical treatment was free. We sat and talked for a while until it was time to go to the beach, where our captain to pick us up with dirt. At 7:30 pm everyone was in the boat and were ready to start our night time navigation to Panarea, our next destination.

A big cruiser approaching from the south, and the setting sun bathed in its golden color. We were turning the corner Strombolicchio about when we saw a beautiful sunset beautiful pink and purple. I thanked our skipper Francesco calendar of our departure as well. We circled the island of Stromboli and also got to see the lava fields on the western side of the island.

The sea was rough today and we were now sailing full darkness. A cool wind blew and after sitting in the back of the boat about an hour chilled my bones. I decided to rest in the cabin and covered myself with two blankets to try to keep warm. In addition, the choppy waters that had made me feel a little dizzy and I felt better lying down.

At about 10:30, finally Panarea we had reached, we could not see because it was totally dark, but our captain had dropped anchor and went to sleep at sea at night. A pleasant dinner aboard the gnocchi and salad capped off an eventful day and I was wondering what this new island of Panarea morning would look like next.

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I need either a motorcycle or scooter. I drive a normal car daily work is only about 5 miles away. I'm having way too much gas to go to work and would love to ride something. I want to be reasonably safe (as safe as it can get out of a car) and cheapish. Vespas and Honda Rebels are about 2k. I want good gas mileage. I dont drive TOO much. And if necessary would take my car to places distant. What do you suggest? I want a Vespa, but each one says a motorcycle is safer and more practical?

I have about five years experience driving motorbikes, but recently moved to motorcycling. I instantly expel this myth here and now that bikes are safer than scooters or vice versa .... He pilots that is safe, the vehicle is just a vehicle. I recommend you get to 50 or 125cc scooter. My reasoning for this is because you get to enjoy being on two wheels a storage compartment and convenient in many scooter models, also built in security, usually as an immobilizer. If you're smart, you get French motorcycle, such as a Elystar Peugeot 125cc has good breaks linked ABS, immobilizer and also a built boa lock / chain. You get the Nice storage under the seat and the overall build quality is pretty good vehicle. The maximum possible vehicle speed is about 65 70 kilometers per hour and depending on how you drive it, is likely to around 90mpg. I had one on the way! For further convenience - Get a Peugeot Elystar 125cc If you want to be fashionable - Get a Rebel 125cc If you want to have fun - get a Cagiva Mito 125cc

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It is very simple. Just measure the size of the battery box and go down to Walmart and find the largest one that fits. Its course to be 12 volts and will most likely be a 4 or 7 hours of ampere capacity. All that matters is the type of battery terminal and polarity in relation to the diagram of the battery. Most scooters battery terminals have a bolt and eyelet connection. If cables are long enough to reach any terminal, then do not have to worry about getting a battery with a specific orientation pole.

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Information about motorcycles

Motorcycles are two-wheeled vehicles that run on an engine and are used for everyday travel, and activities off the road. In some parts of the world motorcycles are the least expensive automobile to purchase and are the most common form of transport. Motorcycles are very popular throughout Europe. Motorcycles are also used in racing, long distance travel, cruising and weaving in and out of congested areas. Motorcycles are sufficiently small to bring in the middle of two lanes of cars without clipping any of them and small enough to drive them the narrow streets.

The first motorcycle was invented in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, two German inventors. The first motorcycle built in the United States came in 1867 by Howard Roper of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The first motorcycle was for sale and Wolfmüller Hildebrand in 1894. Before 1920, the largest manufacturer of motorcycles was an Indian company, producing over 20,000 bicycles per year. But in 1920, Harley-Davidson took first place and began selling motorcycles in 67 countries worldwide. Leaders in the manufacture of motorcycles today are Japanese companies Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha.

As mentioned above, motorcycles are very popular throughout Europe and are best known as scooters. The world's largest maker of scooters is an Italian company called Piaggio Group.

Motorcycles, like an ATV and have problems security. Motorcycles have a higher death rate from accidents that regular cars do. Motorcycles are prone to tipping and overturning, leading to serious injury and even death. The main cause of motorcycle accidents, as well as the roll over aspect is that other cars tend to ignore motorcycles and their rights as members of the driving force. To reduce the number of motorcycle accidents in the U.S., there are classes of motorcycle safety offered by nonprofit organizations and state agencies. These courses are designed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. These courses include a basic rider course, an intermediate rider course and a course of pilot advanced.

There are four types of off-road motorcycles in production today. They are the motocross, supermoto, trials and track motorcycle racing machines. These bikes are used for off-road racing competitions and even in small indoor tracks. Other motocross bikes are known as' dirt bikes. 'Dirt bikes "are used to riding through the woods in muddy conditions that the tires have more traction.

Most states in the United States require motorcycle drivers to pass not only written tests but also driving tests. Most states accept a rider passing one of the courses offered by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, rather than a written test and another test drive the vehicle. Apart of the motorcycle, other vehicles with three wheels motorcycle is the moped, the Vespa, and motor cycles with sidecar. Motorcycles are known for fuel efficiency good, but have been criticized for the amount of pollution they send to the air. For every mile driven on a motorcycle produces 10 to 20 times more polluting than a new car.

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