Comments on: Wrenching on Scooters and Motorcycles https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/ Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48112 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:49:17 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48112 In reply to Fred.

Fred, I had a similar sense of freedom when I retired from Penn State. And also a weird realization that had me wondering how something I had made so important for so long could suddenly just be absolutely unimportant to me. Retirement was a transformation. But I did hold onto the idea of wrenching on my scooter and motorcycle and that was a sort of mental torture that I’m so glad to have let go. Being a mechanic now is not what I want to do.

And thanks for the kind words about my posts. I appreciate them.

]]> By: nothingbeforecoffee https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48107 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:12:42 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48107 In reply to Andy Heckathorne.

Just a a short note to say I have Steve to thank for leading me in your direction.
Lucky me for the both of you !

]]> By: Fred https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48103 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:02:03 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48103 Thank you Steve. Your posting sort of validates the feelings that I’ve been having since retiring from the University of Nebraska on Friday the 13th. It amused me to choose that date at the time. On the 14th, I wondered just what the hell I’d done, since there wasn’t really any need to do so and they wanted me to stay and yet…I couldn’t.
On the 15th I departed for a week long stay at a lake in northern Iowa with friends and family. By the 17th felt a new sense of something close to freedom.
And now I find myself with 3 motorcycles sitting in the garage that each need something done to them. I never seemed to have time before and now I do and thankfully your post allowed me to say…I ain’t gonna. It is a job for pros…
Thank you again. Your posts….well they’re damn good.
Best,
FredG

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48097 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:28:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48097 In reply to David Masse.

Your post-retirement legal career getting in the way??

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48096 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:27:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48096 In reply to Andy Heckathorne.

That thinking motivated my original purchase. But turns out I wasn’t motivated to tinker. I’m glad you are finding it useful.

]]> By: David Masse https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48095 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:47:59 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48095 In reply to Steve Williams.

Lets see… Vespa adventures… well… that’s like adventures in mechanics: Nada. Zip. None. Zilch.

]]> By: Andy Heckathorne https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48093 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:45:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48093 In reply to Steve Williams.

The lift table has been wonderful. It’s funny how much more inclined I am to sit and tinker with things when I’m in a comfortable chair as opposed to lying on cold concrete!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48091 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:31:50 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48091 In reply to Andy Heckathorne.

It’s been a fun conversation.

I hope the lift table is meeting your expectations.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48090 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:29:20 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48090 In reply to John.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts John. Be safe in New Hampshire.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/08/wrenching-on-scooters-and-motorcycles/#comment-48089 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:28:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10425#comment-48089 In reply to miketayse.

I’m fortunate that it hasn’t taken any effort to find someone to work on my stuff. So far at least. If that changes I’m more likely to buy something new that has capable technicians around. Plenty of Harley mechanics around here!

A new scooter… that’s a story for another day.

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