When moped drivers purchase a Vespa Piaggio, we’ve leveled up to the Super Bowl champion of mopeds. It’s sleek, classic, Italian-made perfection. It purrs like a kitten as it cruises country roads and city streets. Topping out at 65 miles per hour, my 2009 Vespa Piaggio LX 150 cc is all the vehicle I need to get me from here to there (and gives me abundant joy on the journey).
But 17-year-old scooters with 17K miles have reliability issues.
Moped batteries don’t hold a charge for as long as larger vehicles. My old show pony won’t even hold a charge overnight. I have tried plugging it in to a trickle charge, but there seems to be something draining the battery.
“There’s always a way” is my mantra. That way has been toting jumper cables along everywhere I go and asking strangers for a jump. That’s right, every single time. For a woman gripped with agency, the damsel in distress act just had to go!
Egh. It couldn’t go. My options were: drive an actual car instead of my moped (no), get a portable charger that they sell at Home Depot that’s the size of a suitcase (no), ride a bicycle here there and everywhere (no). Ask strangers in parking lots, at the grocery store, at middle school pick-up, at gas stations and at the gym for a kind jump (well, yelp, okay.)
Game Changer
BoostHero Vehicle Jump Starter by Limitless Innovations is a flashlight and power bank.
I had my doubts about whether this flashlight, roughly the size of my ulna (a bone in the forearm), would actually pack enough power to start a moped. It does! Furthermore, there is zero, zip, zilch, nada, no learning curve. The product arrives charged and ready to go. My Vespa had sat for a week over New Years holidays, so I knew when I went to start it that the engine wouldn’t start. I walked it, Fred Flinstone style, up a hill to my friend’s house for a jump. She was unavailable. Curiously, I opened the BoostHero out of the box. If I’m being honest, I did not expect this to work. Sure enough, as soon as I clamped the positive to the red bolt on my Vespa’s battery and grounded the negative, the flashlight made a soft beep, indicating that it connected. I turned the key in the ignition and it turned right on! Immediately! After a whole week of sitting idle in my garage, the Vespa came to life in an instant with this tiny little flashlight. Boost”Hero.” I’d say!
Here’s a video of how I charged my Vespa Piaggio in less than a minute with BoostHero Vehicle Jump Starter by Limitless Innovations.
After that ah-ha moment, realizing that this product works with no prep work (literally just plug it in and go!), I use it to start my scooter every time. I’ve reclaimed my self-sufficiency. The satisfaction of knowing that I can go anywhere and start my moped without asking for help gives me peace.
BoostHero is an all-in-one portable vehicle jump starter, flashlight and 6,000mAh power bank. I use it to get my Vespa Piggio started every time. I’ve also used it in the dark to find my way back to my Vespa from a trail (it gets dark so early this time of year!). It has also come in handy to charge my cell phone!
It has an impressive 800A peak jump-starting power and can revive vehicles up to 6.0L gas and 4.0L diesel engines. The 4-mode flashlight ensures you’re never left on Cedar Breaks Trail (or whatever the equivalent of that is where you live) in the dark. The IP65 water and dust resistance adds durability for tough conditions.
Lightweight, versatile and always reliable, BootHero is your go-to companion for outdoor adventures. It is an absolute “must have” for moped drivers.
BoostHero is available in five vibrant colors for $129.99 on Amazon.
Brook Benten is a Vespa driver in Austin, TX. She’s always cruising with a BoostHero Vehicle Jump Starter in the seat storage.