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It's Always Something -- GTS sparkplug wire
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Haven't had time to ride the GTS in quite awhile -- work needs forced me to choose over and over again "The Van". It was just hell...

But this morning I was all set to ride the Vespa on a sunny, 27F day. Start up the scooter, go 10 feet and it died. Tried to restart but it only takes a moment to identify the futility of cranking a GTS. If it was going to start it would. Later I discovered the sparkplug wire burned off the plug cap. Just ordered a replacement from Scooterwest.

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All was not lost though. I still wanted to ride. So I pushed the Vespa back into the garage and grabbed my daughter's Yamaha Vino. Started right up and off I went. Not as quick as the GTS but still a lot of fun. Shot a picture on the way into town with the iPhone of the Vino with the ice and frost...

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Sorry to hear of your misfortune! Of course these things always have to happen on days when the great majority of parts suppliers (local and national) are less-than-Open.

Nice to have the Vino as a "backup", though - I think everybody should. Great scooters, those are...
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Is that a Tank in the background?
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defector wrote:
Is that a Tank in the background?
LMAO - totally missed it! Scooter nerd, I am...
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defector wrote:
Is that a Tank in the background?
Good eye. lt's a WWII vintage M4 Sherman tank. Goes nicely with a scooter.
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Steve it looks pretty much like you scooted right into the Battle of the Bulge.
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