Modern Vespa

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Well your good fortune offset my bad fortune. My physical was "extra" and included all the bells and whistles. 😒😆

Opening day at Diamond Peak Ski Resort always cheers me up!

Amazing what sitting in the parts cleaner overnight will do. 😂

The chain has lots of miles left in it. The side flex is still good. I use Tsubaki 530 o-ring chains on my bike. Today's 530 chains are much stronger than they were in the 1930s when Harley started using them. Today's 530 chains are used of super high horsepower sport bikes. My 400# chopper that makes about 75hp doesn't stress them much. I get a lot of miles out of them (helps offset the high cost).

A bit of trivia / history for the people who weren't around (looks at watch) about 15 years ago.

The title of Molto Verboso (the text that appears right under your name in your posts) is granted after you've reached 1005 posts. Why 1005? Because 1005, written in Roman Numerals, is "MV". Which, of course, stands for "Modern Vespa", but also "Molto Verboso". And yes, it means "very verbose".

This is subtly different than the award of Molto Verboso, that appears in the bottom left corner of your posts. The Molto Verboso award is granted for an undisclosed action performed by the user after they have reached 1005 posts.

And that's all I'm going to say about that.

It's like solving one of those wooden puzzles..

I remember working out what the award was for, and have since forgotten

Oh, you intellectuals.

My 2018 MacBook Pro screen issue is resolved.

Initial repair estimate was $874.16.

I sourced a used replacement from eBay for $219.99, and installation was $92.01, for a total of $312.

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some folks pay extra for that, if they didn't up-charge you then you came out ahead.

got the new wheels pulled back off the scoot cause ADHD made me forget to balance them. Got them balanced (more or less at least, the parnes unit doesn't *REALLY* work perfectly with SIP wheels sadly, might just need to get the "longer" cone shortened a bit is all) and back on today.

Wife's TDI had a bad EGT sensor. It's the one that does the DPF regen, but we did a DPF delete and tune so while it isn't really a big deal for it to be bad, she got sick of the flashing lights in the gauge cluster which is fair Got that swapped out.

Got 2 boxes sent i've been sitting on for a week or so.

And was able to get my pressure washer back together after a carb rebuild, grabbed a fresh tarp since it has to sit out back all winter, and a few other things at the Depot....

knockin stuff off the to-do list for sure. Gotta get a few more things done then I'll have enough chores checked off when the warmer temps hit sunday/monday/tuesday I can take the bonnie out.


update, some fairly rare stuff i found whilst cleaning up the other day was finally photographed and posted for sale on the appropriate forum related to the subject matter. Guess we'll see what's what there but it's one more thing checked off.

Tomorrow replace the (still working fine but very aged) sump pump, mayhaps.....

I thought I'd check the run out of my current chain against a brand new chain (same make and size). As you would expect, the chain with about 12k miles has a bit more run out, but it's not bad at all. That cheers me up!

nice comparison . thanks for showing folks who are not familiar with chains and sprockets.

we checked them regularly on the dirt bikes after a through cleaning from the weekend of racing.

Crossing 10,000 miles on Ghost today cheered me up.

Ghost is the 2023 Vespa GTS that Ken Wilson (Lostboater) left for me when he went into hospice before passing last year.

It had 341 miles on it when I picked it up and rode it home in June.

Then I sent it to California and, fulfilling Ken's request, rode it across the country in the Scooter Cannonball Run.

With a clear, calm 60F day, I chose a route around the country roads north of downtown Jacksonville on a much needed ride.

Ghost is an amazingly good scooter, smooth and quiet with plenty of power.

If I wasn't keeping the name Ken gave it, I would call it Hot Rod.

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your service is due.

also how'd you get a photo of the lcd? my framerate on my camera doesn't give a proper image of everything due to the nature of how an lcd works....

That wrench came on to tell me that I needed the first service at 600 miles.

I followed the instructions to remove it in the owner's manual and it didn't disappear.

All service is current even without the reminders.

The photo of the dash was taken with my five year old iPhone.

It works every time.

Bill

Cycle left on the joystick until you see the voltage, then push directly inward and hold for 10-15 seconds yes? Should see "coupon resetting", continue to hold, and then "coupon resetted".

It took me a few tries because i wasn't pushing directly straight inward on the joystick, i had some angle to the thrust.

Had to nip out to the local autozone and saw this hilarious magnificent diesel beast in the parking lot.

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https://tinyurl.com/2b5f947p

A fitting trip! Seeing you carry on with Ken's bike cheers me up.

I have a similarly-named bike with a Cannoball connection as well: the Silver Ghost, which I bought as salvage and resurrected into a mostly functional scooter. It was intended to be my 2008 SCB steed, but ultimately did not make it to the starting line.

Here it is outside Mission Dolores, playing dead for Scooter Tag:

Lovin the Bonnie more and more.

Thank you!

It worked!

No more wrench!

Bill

Don't worry, you'll see it again soon enough!

But now I know how to turn it off.

So much better.

Bill

It's a kit. I've always wondered if the tailgate opens. I can't really tell from these pictures.

How can you tell it's a diesel?
Did you hear it running?

Did you see the license plate? Pretty clever.

he fired it up and it sounded identical to our TDI. though muffled more because he doesn't seem to have the DPF/EGR delete and malone tune we do.

In about 12 hours we'll be boarding a plane to go spend a few days enjoying warm breezes and cool drinks. And for the first time in recent memory - I won't have a work email account to check.

I got the parts I need to continue with my 4-speed transmission rebuild today. I'll start reassembling everything in the morning. This cheers me up.

Nice! Did the manufacturer give any feedback on what they thought went wrong with the damaged gear?

All your questions answered, maybe:

The manufacturer never responded to my inquiry. So much for USA customer service. 😡

The converter on my Pilot Metropolitan was not - as I suspected - knackered and now I am enjoying a fresh tank of Goulet Pen's "Black Swan"

That's pretty cool and a nice conversion. Better than I could have done.

Of course the next question is how much is it. Maybe it's one of those things that if you have to ask you probably can't afford it.

Around $4k for the body kit. Doesn't come with the donor car, obvs.

https://www.smythkitcars.com/order-shop

Yayy!

Gives me a thread inspiration....

I love fountain pens. I don't use them enough to justify a really nice one, but one of these days I'll probably give in anyway.

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For the same reason doctors, nurses, ambulance personal and plasterers wear white. There's your clue.

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