NIU Life (or life at 28mph)

 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...