Money Talks. Guy with Broken Scooter Walks.

Maybe some of you out there can relate to this. You start a new project, could be anything, and for one reason or another, you get pulled away and can't get back to it for a while. If that's ever happened to you, you probably understand how I can't wait to get back to work on the ole' Verucci. We were so close to getting her started this past weekend, and the prospect of getting her up and running has been on my mind all week.

Well, since James and I haven't been able to actually work on the scooter, I thought I'd do a little accounting. I think it's going to be pretty important to keep tabs on what we spend during this project. We have a lot of goals for this project, not the least of which is doing it on the cheap. Believe me, that was a major selling point when explaining the idea to our wives!

Here's what we've spent so far:

With the cost of the can of carb cleaner I'm about to buy, we'll hopefully have a running scooter for about $200. Now some of you out there may be saying, "Hey, you could have bought a running scooter for that much." Maybe yes, maybe no, but if we had, we'd never have learned the things we've learned up to this point. In my opinion, the experience we've gained so far has been worth every penny.

Speaking of learning things, I'd just like to recognize a forum that I've spent a lot of time on lately. It's called Chinese Scooter Club. I can't say enough about this web site. The information, advice and people are all top notch. Thanks again!

Well, that's all for now. More to come this weekend.

Thanks for reading!
-Jason