NIU Life (or life at 28mph)

 It's about time I mentioned about the dealer who I bought my NIU UQi GT Pro from. I bought it from Eco-Move in Bristol - their website is here https://eco-move.co.uk/   I cannot recommend them highly enough - they have been brilliant . Why did I choose a dealer so far away? The main two reasons were - they had the bike I wanted, and they offered part-exchange on my old bike (the SYM Joyride). The part exchange offered was at the upper end of what I was expecting - all they needed was the details of the machine and a few phone-photos. We agreed a price over the phone within minutes. Delivery was included in the price I paid (I'm not sure if that's standard, or I'm the Special One) - and delivery was within 10 days. The only delay in delivering the machine was getting the registration done through the DVLA. I paid a deposit (£200 as I remember) by bank transfer on the day I placed the order. Then I set up a bank transfer for the balance - after PEx - for a couple of ...

 I used a job I've got to do where I volunteer as an excuse for another ride today. It was three and a half miles each way, with a stop for shopping on the way back. Yesterday, I mentioned the ride quality - and I wonder if the 'nervousness' I talked about from the bike relates to a higher centre of gravity for the machine than I'm used to. Certainly I feel as though I'm sitting ON the bike not IN it, as I did with the SYM. The mirrors are daft - yes they give a view behind, but only just, and when slightly out of position they lose their target - maybe I'm too wide! I haven't quite got the parking sequence yet - I'm always setting the alarm off while securing the machine. This will take a bit of practice methinks. I've got the app to send me an alert every time the alarm goes off.(And, I've set the dash clock to local, as opposed Beijing, time through the app). It doesn't seem to be possible to change the indicator tone - as is feasible on o...

  Anyone on two wheels worries about security . Bicycle theft is a huge problem, and there are continual worries for motorcycle,  motor scooter and moped riders as well. There are multiple security options for the riders of two wheeled machines, and some of these are common to all of the above. Leave the machine in a well lit, public place. Use two different locks. Use a secure parking provider. Lock the thing to something immovable. Make it hard for a lock to be attacked with a sledgehammer / cutting disk.  None are infallible. The NIU UQI GT Pro has another trick up its sleeve - and I wait to see how this works in action. This is the app based alert if the machine is moved. I think this is linked to the inbuilt alarm, and GPS tracker.  Now, I'm not a huge fan of alarms - they are too prevalent in the UK, and when anyone hears one it tends to get ignored. Alarms can be triggered by strong winds - and this may be a problem with something as lightweight as this eMoped...