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I had an evening of cycle hill climbs planned for this evening but there's a chance that the VSO Sideways Transit may well arrive at Scutrbau's today.

I want to be here when it comes.

Bill XX
Are you really sitting by your computer waiting for me to write "It's here"?
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Tic Tic Tic
Yeah, pretty much.

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Set up a live cam for all to watch the scoot coming off the truck... Now that's what I call spectator sport! Razz emoticon
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I can post photos from when mine was delivered - same color, same model, same place of origin. The only thing different about Bill's is that the seat has the imprint of Heather Graham's ass.
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Goal
It beats the shit out of soccer......and cricket......and golf.

C'mon this is really important to me just like it was important to Heather............

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congrats, now for shake down #2.
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old as dirt wrote:
congrats, now for shake down #2.
You mean day 1?
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Since I sent my scooter off ten days ago, I didn't know what to do with my self in the evenings. So; I decided to build a rear rack to take with me and mount in GA.
It's a bit "clunky" But; it will do the job. I will finish the welding after work tomorrow.
I'm getting more excited and nervous as the ride draws near.
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old as dirt wrote:
congrats, now for shake down #2.
You mean day 1?
Screw that. I'm going to have to put some miles on it between now and Monday morning.

Hopefully it will stop raining soon.
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jess wrote:
oopsclunkthud wrote:
old as dirt wrote:
congrats, now for shake down #2.
You mean day 1?
Screw that. I'm going to have to put some miles on it between now and Monday morning.

Hopefully it will stop raining soon.
You don't want to Join me in doing a 2800 mile test ride?
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Lee B wrote:
You don't want to Join me in doing a 2800 mile test ride?
Nope.
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Screw that. I'm going to have to put some miles on it between now and Monday morning.

Hopefully it will stop raining soon.
Been taking advantage of the wet roads....getting a bit of practice in before the CB.

Figure we will be seeing some of that in the south.

R
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Rode it in to work today. So far so good.
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Ugh. My speedo gear disintegrated during a test ride. My front-end is also vibrating when I brake. I recently replaced the hub bearing, so I think it's the bearings in the backplate. It seems to have a little wobble to it. I'm pulling the front hub and back plate and swapping with my other P, hoping to resolve both problems. This is not a problem I wanted to have the week before Cannonball!

On a brighter note, I'm going with "Plan B" for my auxiliary tank. I'm going to the tried and true "hole in the filler cap" method.

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Picked up DougL from the airport yesterday evening. Still waiting for our shipper to get two scoots to VA. Drums fingers...
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Picked up DougL from the airport yesterday evening. Still waiting for our shipper to get two scoots to VA. Drums fingers...
cutting it a little close?

when we shipped to DC in 2004 our scooters left the west coast a month in advance. they barely made it in time for the start.

hopefully your shipping company is more on the ball than ours was.

while you drum your fingers, i'll cross mine for you...
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Game On!
With some elbow grease I was able to extract the broken left front signal on the GT. Without taking the inner leg shield plastic off I did my best to bang out the metal a little bit that is near the left front turn signal. I was able to take the horn cover off and stick a hammer handle side first through until it touched the area I wanted to bend. I took a small sledge hammer and gave a few whacks. I was then able to squeeze in the new signal housing. it was a tight fit but in it went. I will have the area fixed proper at Vespa Sherman Oaks once the insurance company gives me the go.

I also gave the GT a much need wash...
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Project of the day - fuel for the journey. Probably not a real project but today, I was stuck at work so I made some food for the trip for K1 (Ivana Tinkle) and K2 (that's me).
Wrapped and Ready
Wrapped and Ready
Vegan and (by chance) gluten free chewy granola bars.
Vegan and (by chance) gluten free chewy granola bars.
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Tonight I swapped the front hubs and back plates from my spare P onto my Cannonball P. This should hopefully resolve my front-end shimmy when braking, and get my speedometer back online. It was too late to test drive it tonight.

I also swapped out my front brake cable while I was at it. It was pretty crunchy.

I had a stripped case bolt that needed replacing, and I did that tonight, along with torquing my 226 exhaust to spec, and putting some lock-tite on it, since it's been working just fine.

Tomorrow, I'll restore my tank plumbing to stock, and get the bike inspected. Then, I'll install a much simpler bit of plumbing to feed from the auxiliary tank into the main.

Scramble... scramble....
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ScootChef wrote:
Vegan and (by chance) gluten free chewy granola bars.
You are amazing. Those look delicious.

ps. Any word on the t-shirts?
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No contact from shipper as of the date-stamp of this post. Moving from 'slightly irritated' to 'rather annoyed'.

K2, that's effin' brilliant. K1 will be most appreciative.

(She'd reply herself but is currently spinning out of control...)
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(She'd reply herself but is currently spinning out of control...)
I don't blame her. I'd be apoplectic.
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Hot off the press - the shipper 'couldn't get hold of Kristin' (WTF? we've all been hanging on the phone) but has spoken to the male scooter owner (DougA) and the trucker will be here (apparently) between 11:00 and 12:00 tomorrow...

Huge release of held-breath.

I will be *SO* glad when all scooters are on their way.
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Deep breaths K1. Probably ok.
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Without tempting fate, things are beginning to look up... 8)
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I'm still tense, and it's not even my scooter.
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I'm still tense, and it's not even my scooter.
Yeah, and you're not even here... the atmosphere has been electric, we've been sitting on the phone...
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That probably got lost in translation; I still can't quite believe I'm here in California, involved in this 8)
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There's still the question of when the scoots will eventually arrive in VA. Luckily if they get there before the (a definite but not to be published) 'due date' we might manage to do the Blue Ridge Parkway, and failing that we can still get them to Savannah at an even later (not to be published here) day and time. Back-up in VA is superb.

So all good - as long as the tale of broken promises doesn't continue.

A leetle bit of breath is still witheld.
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Need a fingers crossed emoticon for this.
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paige wrote:
Need a fingers crossed emoticon for this.
Yeah. Ugh.
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Bastard
I would be very very annoyed at this stage. Very.

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jimc wrote:
Hot off the press - the shipper 'couldn't get hold of Kristin' (WTF? we've all been hanging on the phone) but has spoken to the male scooter owner (DougA) and the trucker will be here (apparently) between 11:00 and 12:00 tomorrow...

Huge release of held-breath.

I will be *SO* glad when all scooters are on their way.
still hold your breath until the have been received on the other end. The you can let out a half sigh. the rest of the sigh can be let out after a quick test ride.
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Tick, tock, tick, tock...

Anyway, did the final bit of essential prep to Dimples:
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jimc wrote:
Tick, tock, tick, tock...

Anyway, did the final bit of essential prep to Dimples:
Best. mod. ever.
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It's now after 12:00. Drums fingers loudly.

Must
Be
Nice
To
Trucker...

(if one materialises that is...)
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It's now after 12:00. Drums fingers loudly.

Must
Be
Nice
To
Trucker...

(if one materialises that is...)
Nuts, man.

I'd be feeling stabby were I you.
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Yeah that trucker will be holding the key to Jim's cannonball adventure. More deep breaths Jim.
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Yeah that trucker will be holding the key to Jim's cannonball adventure. More deep breaths Jim.
he'll have him by his balls you say.
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