Comments on: 14:25 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/ Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:57:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Orin https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8534 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:10:52 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8534 I am fascinated that your local service station will not only mount your scooter tires, but balance them as well. Try asking for that at any place that provides such services for car tires where I live and the reaction will be something akin to your scooter tires being radioactive. Not with a 10-foot pole would they touch them, citing some obscure lawsuit.

However, these days I’m thinking my next scooter will be some kind of Stella, which of course rocks the split rims that make mounting/dismounting tires so easy.

Go with the ceramic coating, definitely.

__Orin
Scootin’ Old Skool

]]> By: Orin https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8533 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:08:26 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8533 This comment has been removed by the author.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8529 Fri, 02 May 2014 01:03:04 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8529 michael adams: Definitely saving the winter tires. They have a season or two left in them.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8528 Fri, 02 May 2014 01:02:31 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8528 Len: Don’t fear — I’ll stay away from anything like the chore that led to the death of the LX150. This stuff is like washing dishes…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8527 Fri, 02 May 2014 01:01:18 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8527 David Masse: I so wish I could just have someone else do all this stuff. Or get a new scooter. It’s the childish irresponsible part of my personality speaking…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8526 Fri, 02 May 2014 01:00:16 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8526 Keith: This is absolutely a seasonal chore save for cleaning up the rust in the front of the scooter. I’m contemplating turning the Vespa into a rat scooter.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8525 Fri, 02 May 2014 00:59:10 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8525 Charlie6: Having a nearby service station that can change tires, do the Pennsylvania Safety Inspection, and other tasks if desired, is nice. I still take the Vespa to Kissell Motorsports for the real mechanical work though. They always get it right.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8524 Fri, 02 May 2014 00:57:41 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8524 Doug: I had it sandblasted once but it rusted just as fast. If I had one, and I can kick myself for not taking the compressor my dad offered me once upon a time, I would do that. But now I just turn the radio on, sit in a chair and work on it with a wirebrush and Naval Jelly — a sort of restorative meditation in rust dust and fumes.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8523 Fri, 02 May 2014 00:55:28 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8523 RichardM: I usually repaint the muffler once or twice a year. It’s been suggested that I have it coated coated ceramically. That makes too much sense.

]]> By: michael adams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/04/1425/#comment-8521 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:45:24 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=28#comment-8521 I hope you are saving the winter tire. It looks like it has life left in it.

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