Comments on: Thoughts of Riding North

By: sealerman

sealerman — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:38:23 +0000

Hi Steve, I am real curious to see if your still on here. I was searching a restaurant that my dad use to know the owners and up came your photo and blog. The owner of Louie’s Coral Lounge was one of my pops great friends in the 60’s + 70’s. Drop me a line if you remember or are still on here. Thank you for your time. Michael / sealkot@aol.com I live in Lancaster County, Pa.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:18:00 +0000

... one other thought:

You should really consider doing a coffee table book with some of your text and many of your photos from this blog.

Scooter enthusiasts would love it.

Write well,
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By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:15:00 +0000

Steve, I really like being on vicarous vacation with you.

You might consider snowmobile mittens for your hand-warming needs. You can buy them cheaper, and they are always warmer, than the specialty gloves made for motorcyclists.

The only thing you lose is the ability to "cover" the front brake with a couple fingers at all times. But in my experience, you can cover the rear, and grab the front fast enough for anything that happens on the road, as long as you are riding sensibly.

And I know that you always ride sensibly.

Mechanical work on these scooters is an interesting change from motorcycles. You will want an air-impact wrench for getting those variator and clutch nuts off, unless you have bought the special tool...

Ride (and wrench) well,
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By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:06:00 +0000

Dan: I've looked at the Polar-Tex gloves too. The only reason I am leaning towards the Elite's is the waterproof cover that pulls over the glove which stows in a small pocket.

I'm terrible at decisions.....

lucky: The scooter is up on blocks in the garage now. I'm hoping to have it all back together and running on Sunday ready for another 7000 miles of adventure.

I pray it does not become a project bike. I want to be a seldom seen mechanic.

steve

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:10:00 +0000

Good luck with the transition to "Mechanic."

Now that the weather has cooled off enough that I can bear to be in the garage longer than the minute it takes to start the bike and get my helmet on, I'm planning to do a whole mess of work on my other bike. It needs a lot of love.

It's funny how fast a bike can go from "daily rider" to "project bike."

By: irondad

irondad — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:32:00 +0000

Here is another Tourmaster glove option. I have used these for years. The lowest temperatures were about 12 degrees (f).

http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/product.php?productid=108&cat=9

These are less expensive. The Winter Elite have a slightly shorter gauntlet and more armor. I’ve found the Polar-Tex to be a little more comfortable. Plus easier to get over the sleeves of my Aerostich jacket.

For whatever it’s worth!

Dan