steve

This is nothing but GOOD! If we must operate these beautiful machines, we must understand them at their deepest level. To perform their periodic maintenance is just the bare minimum that we owe them for the pleasure they give us. No?

Ride well,
=gc=

Dan: I don’t see myself getting a lot of enjoyment out of doing this kind of work, but I will feel better about longer trips if I know some basics about the scooter. I have this picture in my head of a broken drive belt hundreds of miles from the nearest Vespa dealer. If I had an extra with me I could push into the nearest garage and beg or pay for use of the space and tools and change it myself and be on my way. When will this come together for you? I guess when you’re ready to pick up the wrench…. *grin*

Malcolm: Only a center stand on the US models. I made an oil slide from a plastic soda bottle. I caught most of the oil but got impatient and pulled it early and got some oil on the stand. Wiped it off and everything was ok.

I’m not sure if LXs’ in the States have got both the center as well as the side stands but I’ve found using the sidestand makes for an easier oil filter changing as it gets the centerstand out of the way. Once the oil stops dripping, I’ll seat on the LX. This drips off the rest of the oil. 🙂

Malcolm

There is a certain connection, isn’t there? With the right tools, the right circumstances, and the right attitude it can even be fun to do your own maintenance. My only question is,
“When are all these going to come together for me?????”

Dan

Glad to hear that a non gear head can do this basic maintenance without much trouble. These will be my first go at scooter maintenance as well. I got my oils and filter this week.

Tom