After two weeks vacation it was back to work again. After several days of rain and grey skies the world opened up. The fog, light, and glistening dew on the grasses were a welcome sight as I made a few detours on my way into campus.
I have absolutely nothing of note to report about the Vespa or riding. I will say that I am preparing to take the plunge and do some (perhaps most) of my own maintenance. I have a service manual for the scooter and it seems like the right thing to do as part of my effort to keep things simple. Simple transportation, simple repairs, simple understanding.
More to come as this adventure unfolds…..
Welcome back to the salt mines. I just started a new job which suits me so much better. I’ll post about it later on my site. Good news is I can still mostly commute on a bike.
Did you do the ERC yet?
Good luck on the maintenance. I decided to take on my ET4 and it’s been a nightmare! Maybe not quite that bad, but getting access to everything is nearly impossible. Even a simple oil change is a pain-in-the-butt, since you can’t leave the center stand down. The gear oil is even worse. Don’t get me started on the spark plug….
irondad: Congratulations on the new job. I can only imagine that if it suits you better you must get to ride more!
The Experienced Rider Course comes along in mid-July. I’m looking forward to it and feel it is a natural progression of my desire to become a safer rider. Your own recent post and homework is great. Anyone reading this should visit your blog site for some professional improvement:
http://intrepidcommuter.blogspot.com/
shane: Initially I heard that access to even the simplest of things like oil changes and spark plug inspections was a pain on the Vespa. I have been reading with great interest a number of technical posts with illustrations of how to make some of this easier on ModernVespa.com.
Take a look at this:
http://www.modernvespa.com/forum/topic2650.html
Good luck!
steve
What a beautiful picture!!! Piaggio should be begging u to use it somehow…
Good to encounter another MV’er here steve 🙂
hayes,
Thanks for the kind words. It is hard to go wrong with any photograph that has a Vespa in it. I should probably inquire with Piaggio about photographs… I’ll try and run that down.
got the invite for “4 Artists 4 Paths” (like the helmet, by the way) … hope to go and meet you there! 🙂
Gina, Where did you find one of the show postcards? You said in an earlier post that you are a friend of Paul’s. I assume he gave you one.
To you other readers, the “4Artists, 4Paths” show is a group show that includes my wife Kim, friends Paul Ruby and Ruth Kempner, and myself. If you are in the central Pennsylvania area and want to see the show it will be at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania in Lemont on June 17 and 18. There is an opening reception at 7PM on June 17. The show is open daily from noon to 5PM.
steve
hey Steve! The postcard was sent through the email, from a friend of Paul’s (Natalie H.) to my boyfriend (Stacy Tibbetts) to me. We are looking forward to it, and also, I haven’t seen Paul for a while, so it will be nice to see him!