Modern Vespa

Ah I guess Hammonton is more known for blueberries and cranberries now that I think about it. My Aunt lives up further north in Flanders.

ROM minus 3 days. Time to pick up the double hauler. Thanks, MJ!

Soon...

Lookin forward to seeing any who want to come watch the wrenches turn, on Thursday.

Noonish is good.
Perhaps we will rustle up a pizza.
Nothing like greasy hands on a pizza crust. 🙂

PM me if u need the address.
- CM

Urgh… Missing out!

Yeah I have to bow out due to job stuff

Pesky work.
Really inconvenient.

Bummer, dude! We'll see you next time.

Also, for the record, the official weight on the motor bag was 82 lbs.

"He ain't heavy, he's my brother."

...err motor.

If I had my brother in my checked bag, that'd raise a whole 'nother line of questioning.

Current status...

That sounds a lot. They give you the sceptical eye at the check-in counter??

Current status.
(Pick u up at the curb)

I'll be the guy dragging two giant suitcases, one with "HEAVY" written all over it.

Meanwhile...

Safe travels and Godspeed on the adventure ahead

Especially if he was only 82 pounds

Maybe I'm not bringing all of him.

CM has arrived…

You don't waste any time chandlerman 😀

The Doctor is in da House.

Blood Sacrifice… price of admission.

Wooohooo - looks like good times!

Blood or mud, everybody pays.

With daylight savings, my money's on a ride around the parking lot before dark.

Oh and DON'T FORGET THE COTTER PIN

hell yeah!

this is epic!

And remember it's a drum front brake, not disc. You'll have to plan on stopping a couple blocks ahead of time.

I thought it was going to get a disc brake tomorrow - in the spirit of leaving it better than you found it

How about a live feed from Charlieman's ShopCam so we can watch the action in real time?

Done yet?

Howboutnow?

Already had a successful test ride in the twilight rain.

#crushinIt

The license plate in the suitcase is cracking me up

too late, apparently

love it! Have fun tomorrow guys.

Hey friends! This is a nice feed about the Rides of March and other stuff. I am a long time ROM attendee. This rally is def one of my favorites. Unfortunately, my 1966 Vespa Sprint 150 was stolen from my garage in Sacramento the weekend of March 3-5, 2023. It's making the rounds on the Scooter-related Facebook group pages. I'm undecided about attending the Rally at this point, but if anyone sees my boy, please let me know. Here is the CL URL: https://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/d/sacramento-stolen-vespa/7600964468.html

Sorry to hear about your scoot katedana.
I'm sure if we see it. - you will get a head's up.

Apologies for the delay - we had to go get tacos and beers.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But just before we left - this happened.
*Editor's note: he is in 4th gear because he attached the cables backwards.
As for that whining - well - let's just say there are a few things rubbing that need attention.

Also - yes - that is my shop light serving as a headlight.

Chandler also brought a very nice house warming gift:

So a few final thoughts before I turn in and recharge for another exciting day of blood sacrifices, wheelies, and general questionable decisions...Red tried to bite me when I reached in to remove the carb, but I think we've now reached an understanding and it'll all be good going forward.

The motor and I both made it to California unscathed, despite the best efforts of the Transportation Stealing Administration, who opened up the bag, rifled through it, generally made a mess and also lifted the quart of Motul 710 I'd brought with me.

Regardless, the motor is now in the bike and had a successful test ride other than me connecting up the gear shift cables backwards and no electrics. CM2 had a magnetic task light that I used as a headlight for the first ride in a passing thunderstorm.

So tomorrow will be electrics, swapping the gear cables, some shakedown riding, and putting faces to names. Definitely should be a good time and a good warmup for ROM to come.

And yes, Whodats, I brought a fresh, current, insured license plate with me, which I will almost immediately cover up with blue painter's tape like a good rally attendee.

And Katedana, I'm sorry to hear that someone snagged your Sprint. I have a SprintV that's one of my favorites, even if the smallie has been getting most of the love and attention of late. This crew will definitely be on the lookout for it and if it shows up for sale anywhere, someone will definitely recognize it and let you know so you can get the cops rolling on it.

Whining noise sounds like a fake turbo… lol

Glad the transplant is going well.

Looking forward to more videos and photos!

Fun stuff!