Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce Oscar the Lady Tickler:

Just .. wow.

Oscar was a she until I sat on him for the first time and powered him up – I immediately realized that this was no delicate lady scooter but a MAN, and one who was trying his damnedest to know me intimately from the inside. I also had no idea Oscar was blue; I thought I was getting a silver scooter but none were available. I don’t mind in the slightest; Oscar is a very pretty blue and I’m going to trick him out with chrome and pieces of awesome.

Oscar rides like a dream. He’s so much bigger than Sally it’s kind of scary – not only can I keep up with traffic even on the Lions Gate Bridge, the stance is much taller. I have to stand on my toes when I get on him! The seat is quite comfy, and all the gauges are big and official-looking. It also amuses me to no end that my speedometer goes to 140km – Sally’s gauge ended at 60, and Oscar just keeps on going. He’s the closest I will ever get to riding a boss hog, and I am slightly awed at the amount of power I now wield betwix my legs.

It’s going to take some getting used to, of course (not to mention a new license – in answer to your question yesterday Donna, SHHHHH – I’m getting my learner’s on Monday). I’m already planning upgrades and mods – I sorely miss having a basket, for one, and there’s no bag hook on the NA models so I’ll have to import a hook from the Japanese model. Luckily, my favourite Scooter mod shop works on Vinos as well as Honda machines (one of the many reasons I did not opt for a Vespa) so I’ll start nosing around next week to see what he can get for me.

Excited. Still not used to seeing Sally when I look out the window, but definitely getting used to Oscar the Lady Tickler.

More pics can be found here!