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Wrenching on Scooters and Motorcycles

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:05:00 +0000

“If you’re going to repair a motorcycle, an adequate supply of gumption is the first and most important tool. If you haven’t got that you might as well gather up all the other tools and put them away, because they won’t do you any good.” Zen an the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I have no […]

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Vespa Exhaust Union Gasket

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:23:09 +0000

Quieting in the Noise Tools on the floor of the garage isn’t my idea of a good time. Perhaps in time it will be. The scooter was getting louder and I couldn’t ignore it any longer. Noise chips away at the serene nature of a ride. One of the aspects of riding the Vespa GTS […]

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What is the Vespa Scooter Lifespan?

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:23:52 +0000

Service Time for Vespa at Kissell Motorsports The Vespa at Kissell Motorsports for its annual Pennsylvania Safety Inspection. As the odometer ticks toward 35 thousand miles on the 11 year-old scooter I’ve been thinking about what to expect for the future. The new thumps heard and felt when encountering a rough spot on the road […]

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Rusty Vespa Scooter

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 05:10:04 +0000

Winter riding means salt and rust After many winters of snow, salt and slush the underside of the Vespa was beginning to show signs of distress — namely rust. And the body seam behind the front wheel was showing rust coming through the paint. From a distance you can really see much wrong, but up […]

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Absent-Minded Vespa Mechanic

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 04:05:05 +0000

Nighttime Wrenching On Monday morning I was suited up and ready to ride to work only to find the Vespa near death when I pressed the starter button. Hard to describe the level of disappointment this old man feels when a scooter ride is snatched away. There’s some consolation in being able to report no […]

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Destination for Next Ride

Scooter in the Sticks — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:10:21 +0000

Where Am I Headed? After a month of posting daily to Scooter in the Sticks I need to pull off the road for gas and look at the map. Not sure where I’m headed or what I hope to see along the way. Riding home from work today had me thinking about a direction. And […]

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