scooter maintenance Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sat, 12 May 2018 15:28:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Smooth and Silent Riding Partner https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/smooth-and-silent-riding-partner/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/smooth-and-silent-riding-partner/#comments Sat, 12 May 2018 15:22:34 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8424 Morning Glow It’s difficult to identify the exact moment when my mistrust of a machine is born. It’s certain though to prey on the mind and from there the brain wanders toward thoughts of failure and catastrophe. And from that nervous vantage point I can see the purchase of something new. I missed my smooth […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/smooth-and-silent-riding-partner/feed/ 34 8424 Rusty Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/rusty-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/rusty-vespa-scooter/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2016 05:10:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7013 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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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/12/rusty-vespa-scooter/feed/ 24 7013 Required Vespa Maintenance https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/required-vespa-maintenance/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/required-vespa-maintenance/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2016 04:05:54 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6285 Kissell Motorsports Arriving at your local motorcycle and scooter dealership, in my case Kissell Motorsports, I can be in one of two distinctly different frames of mind – the bliss of fantasy or the anxiety of the technician’s verdict. The yin and yan of the two-wheeled life for those of us who are not committed […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/required-vespa-maintenance/feed/ 16 6285 Annual Vespa Wash https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/annual-vespa-wash/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/annual-vespa-wash/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:26:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=47 The weather warmed over the weekend providing an opportunity to wash the scooter.  Usually this can wait until spring but for some reason the Vespa was already caked with dirt, mud, salt and other roadway ugliness, so much that I just couldn’t stand it.  So off to the local Redline Speed Shine facility to make […]

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