Newbie to Silverwing

Been riding motorcycles since 72. Had to switch to scooters a couple years ago, due to left hand and back/ shoulder/ neck issues.

I have a little 155 Yamaha that gets me around town, but wanted something bigger for highway and 2 up.

Tried Suzuki Burgman. Was not impressed with the quality or support.

Knowing Honda quality, I started looking for a Swing.

Today I brought home a literal barn find ‘08/D with 977 miles. The older ( than me) man bought it from OO in 2018. Put about 300 miles on it and parked in his barn (modern dry).

Found on FB. Only an hour from my home. Scoped the tank..clean. Old gas (avgas) was red from a ton of Stabil. Original hard as rocks square tires. It started and ran ( with a little miss).

Trailered home, sucked out old gas. Put in a half gallon of fresh non-E gas with some SEA foam. Runs smooth now. New Bridgestone Hoops ordered.

Other than a little barn rash, it is a new scoot.

Can’t wait to get her on the road. ( I did do a little 2 mile loop, with the Flintstone tires).

Leaving in the morning on a fishing trip, so it will be a week, before I can swap tires and go.

Oh yeah, PO has a lawnmower battery in it. A suggestion for a brand that is the right size, I would appreciate, as well as any important mods, like emergency seat release ( a Burgman thing), would be appreciated.

Happy Trails

Welcome to the fold.
Besides tyres and fluids I would replace the drive belt as a precautionary measure and I would remove the underseat lamp bulb (if the seat doesn't latch properly the bulb stays on and you have a flat battery).
There is a wealth of information in here on Silverwing ownership, the search bar is the key to most things.
Although it's a faff on getting beneath the plastic these bikes are quite easy to work on I you enjoy that sort of thing. A bit of searching should lead you to a copy of the service manual too.