I’ve walked off the Vespa “attached” — particularly if I run the wires inside my riding jacket. They are easy to forget.

What do you do with it when you park somewhere?

The only time I have to deal with those sub-zero temperatures is when I’m in the ice cream freezer at the Berkey Creamery. I can’t ride my scooter there though.

Like Richard, you are on the far end of the curve living in the Keys. You do have alligators though…

That was why I was worried about running gloves and grips. Some experts advised me that I’ll be fine. And on short hops I don’t usually turn much on. And with the Vespa sipping on a battery tender all seems well. So far. If I were electrically inclined I might install the LED voltmeter. Perhaps my friend Paul, an electrical engineer, will do that for my birthday! Hah.

Why yes, a willingness to do a lot of wrenching and troubleshooting is a desired certification for URAL ownership. As to wires …. hate them. I have found I forget to “unhook” when dismounting for a picture, or forget to hook up and have to stop….or best case, forget to unhook, and find yourself jerked back towards the motorcycle since the safety disconnect didn’t work. Good times.

The Tucano Urbano mitts (muffs?) are exactly like the Hippo Hands. Only elegant in the way Italian design can be. And they help a lot.

The blood thinner must be doing something because I’m cold a lot more now. Whining is not far off.

I think when the temperature drops below 32F I will use the muffs, heated gloves and heated grips. Just need to get a thermostat. The wires, well, they’re just ugly and a pain. But no where near the pain of cold hands.

For the feet I am going to use the chemical packs a bit more aggressively. If that fails to do the work I’ll look into some battery powered socks.

I’ll check for a thermostat this weekend. I thought I had one but that might have been a dream.

Your thinking of gloves and grips is spot on. And with the hand grip muffs I keep the wind at bay. Should be toasty riding. I like toasty.

You probably wouldn’t like riding in big expedition mittens or trying to control turn signals with the Tucano Urbano mitts. You need to make big, deliberate motions with your hands to accomplish the task at hand. Even with the thin gloves.

I don’t have the control issues you do because I generally keep the speed below 90. I thought your name was Paul “Speed Freak” Rubes! 😉

I have a case of those now and stick them over my socks to both feet. They do the trick but after a few hours they start to lose their power. It will be cold this weekend. I’ll do some more on the road research.