(pause for applause)
First they flushed it all out, then replaced pretty much anything rubber or plastic. Then came the nightmare...they had to replace damn near every electrical doohickey on this thing to get it running.
Why all the fuss you ask? Because after 11 years, it now has a grand whopping total of 685 original miles.

So I'm quite glad to be more 'part of the crew' with you guys now that I'm on 2 wheels. I'm still damn new around here but I'm trying to catch up on your extensive backlog of knowledge. I must say that there are quite a few of you who are a fantastic credit to the human race judging by your exploits to help out your fellow scooterer or scooterette. (Those are words now ok? (Yeah, I'm the guy who turned 'froggiepositioned' into a verb a week ago.))
There's more to this story but it's 4 hours past my bedtime & I gotta work tonight...I was just too excited & had to spread the joy before sleeping. By tomorrow noontime, I'll be the guy riding around town with a fantastic sunburn & a huge smile. Gnight all.
PS - any of you the owner of the green Vespa with the awesome Drambuie box on the back?