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Winter Vespa

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:23:22 +0000

This morning under a dazzling sky and frigid 12F atmosphere the Vespa scooter returned to the road — mostly, just a few side jaunts to re-familiarize myself with the newly mounted winter tires. The winter Vespa has slightly different handling characteristics that take a few moments to program into muscle memory. There’s still a bit […]

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Vespa GTS 250 Fuel Pump

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:24:03 +0000

Received a call today that Kissell Motorsports put a new fuel pump in my scooter. While the pressure test was ok it was making unusual noises. And on the road it would intermittently fail and no longer make any noise. The technician showed me the old one and it looked pretty grimy. A new fuel […]

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A GIVI E370 Topcase for the Vespa

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:06:00 +0000

I finally broke down after six years of Vespa riding and bought a topcase. This one a GIVI E370 with a holding capacity of 39 liters — big enough for my fullface helmet, raingear, digital SLR, gloves, and a jacket. Carefully packed mind you. The thing locks and is will keep the contents nice and […]

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