Modern Vespa

Greetings:

A late-arrival - on a Sunday no less - of a Christmas present from the lovely Ms. Wheel-Person. I'll be up late reading, I guess...

Good for you Sir. Hope you have a speedy recovery and enjoy 2021.

My Prima still hasn't unwrapped the Malossi big bore kit I got her last year. 2020 sucks.

I ordered a new steering/horn cover and some miscellaneous small do-dads. It'll give me something to do while I wait for Spring. I've got a little painting to do and making some cosmetic changes.

I'll second those sentiments. There's nothing more therapeutic than a ride out on a Vespa scooter. I hope you make a swift and full recovery Cpt Jim.

I’m going to put mine back together. With a few little mods along the way😉

Thanks for the well-wishes... getting better each day.

The “want” to ride never leaves us!

Speedy recovery 👍

Same here. I wish you a fast recovery as well.

Had an accident on my LX50 about a month ago. Still not ready for the saddle yet but looking forward to it. My 'graduation' from PT is Jan 23, then another 30 days of no weight bearing on right hip. It looks like I will be better and improved by Spring.😃

Building a new engine for my blue P200E. Got a new crank, carb and lots of bits and pieces (gaskets, bearings, seals, bolts, etc.). I'm 550€ in so far...

That's great news Jim! Best of luck on the recovery and hopefully you can get out for a longer ride soon and make the rest of us that suffer from winter jealous. Cancer is such a shitty thing and I donate every Movember to try and help a little bit.

For Christmas (OK a little before) I got my scoot a skirt.

This is fabulous, Jim. Best wishes for a proper recovery!

The last few months have busy, with my freelance tech work (luckily, in spite of our Ongoing Shared Catastrophe), involving twice-weekly trips from the Shore to Gotham, where I feel really lucky to have Melody for a steed. So, she (and I, by association) got a few useful trinkets this holiday season.


An Early One: This (Astro Pneumatic Inline Pressure Gauge) got here a while ago, and I wrote it up in a review on MV. The upshot: It Works.

Taking Charge: Melody has been a bit hard to fire up when temps go below freezing, so my first move was to have the means to charge/maintain *and* monitor Mel's battery condition. Review coming very, very soon.

Finally: Even with the Piaggio handlebar muffs installed, sustained high-speed rides below 40°F have been challenging. Thought about heated gloves, but nearly all of them are a bit bulky to use inside the muffs. Except these. Review shortly.

Sorry to hear that, Max. Wishing you a fast and full recovery. I had a hip replacement last year. The surgeon said, "Your riding days are done." I fired him. Doing the physical therapy for the new hip was tough, but the thought of riding kept me pushing hard. The physical therapists I had were great.

I appreciate the well-wishes, folks. I go back for more tests in February. I'm assuming that is a precautionary thing. In the meantime, I'm calling that 6 more weeks of good news.

Here's hoping for a good 2021 for all of us, with lots of great riding.

😄 I would have fire the surgeon too. Mine only said no wrenching or riding for three months.

I also have the privilige of having an occupational therapist. They all come to my house. It is really awesome.

I got mine a battery tender as it sits in garage over the coming months and have a floor rack on order 😀

They already had battery tenders, and covers to keep them clean and warm during the long winter sleep in the garage. They both got a loving wash and wax before their hibernation, and Sta-bil in the full tanks and fuel systems.

I'll probably get them both new batteries in the spring. They're about 4 years old, and starting to crank a little slower. No reason to get them now, and let them sit for 3 months unused. If they seem a little hesitant in the spring, might also give them a dose of fuel system cleaner.

About 7 inches of snow yesterday, on top of some leftover street ice from the last storm. And they've doused the streets with brine. So the scooters won't be getting out until after the first spring rainstorm.

Sadly, the scoots get nothing this year.

Covid has killed my business and income.

Let's hope and pray 2021 gets better quickly!!

Yikes...here's hoping you hang in there through this.

Mine got the Bluetooth module for the multimedia platform!

I got Bluetooth for my helmet and am still thinking of new shocks for my Supertech

Bitubo vs SIP vs BGM

I have rather run out of farkle* presents for Sunny, my 300GTS.
So there remains only one avenue open for my retail therapy urges...


ANOTHER VESPA !


*farkle = fancy accessory, really kool, likely expensive.
(Just for Attila)

I got my vespas a new family member!
The opportunity Presented itself for something I wanted after I got my first vintage Vespa.
A 1961 Lambretta li150!
It is a completely different scooter than the vespa in its build and engine.
I’ll have my hands full for months!
The motor is currently in California being rebuilt and up kitted to 195cc.

Greetings:

Late present for the ET4: New rear Bitubo shock to go with the front Malossi RS24 front. That Malossi wasn't the life-changing modification I expected, but the handling is at least a little better over bad asphalt. I'll let y'all know how the Bitubo performs once I have a few miles under the tires.


From ScooterPartsCo, about $180, cheapest I could find on this side of the Atlantic.

Greetings:

Rainy, unseasonably cool (48F, 282.039 Kelvin) weather afforded a noon-time session of Garage Therapy. The Bitubo rear shock installation took less than an hour, including breaking out the pneumatic rattle-gun to whangle the top nut off. Everything fit like Buttah, including the new top shock buffer.

Surprisingly, despite the sticker announcing the presence of this coveted premium shock, no leggy Supermodels came begging for the smooth Wheelman ride. Must be the rain...


Discreet sticker placement to attract Supermodels.