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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 23, 2022 20:46:20 GMT -5
Did you know that if your Vespa battery is down to only 9.9 volts, even though it will turn the starter over, the bike won’t actually start. Hmmm. But after a couple of hours on a battery tender, it fired right up. I know, right? News you can use.  Mike |
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Post by Dub on Nov 23, 2022 21:03:29 GMT -5
Vespas look a lot different than they did in 1962 when I almost got killed on one.  |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Nov 23, 2022 21:18:22 GMT -5
Several kids in my little farm town had Cushmans. Not legal at their age, but ignored by the town marshal. There were a couple of serious head injuries. No helmets. The small wheel of a scooter drops right down into a pothole and crashes hard into the far side.
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Post by Dub on Nov 23, 2022 21:42:48 GMT -5
Several kids in my little farm town had Cushmans. Not legal at their age, but ignored by the town marshal. There were a couple of serious head injuries. No helmets. The small wheel of a scooter drops right down into a pothole and crashes hard into the far side. I had a Cushman, something on the order of this one.  The Vespa that nearly got me was my younger brother's. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 23, 2022 22:38:11 GMT -5
Dub, you misspelled “kilt”.
Mike
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Post by dradtke on Nov 24, 2022 10:13:50 GMT -5
Dub, you misspelled “kilt”. Mike He wore a kilt on a Vespa? |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Nov 24, 2022 10:42:23 GMT -5
Several kids in my little farm town had Cushmans. Not legal at their age, but ignored by the town marshal. There were a couple of serious head injuries. No helmets. The small wheel of a scooter drops right down into a pothole and crashes hard into the far side. I had a Cushman, something on the order of this one. The Vespa that nearly got me was my younger brother's. Don't those handlebars seem poised to puncture your duodenum? |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 24, 2022 11:01:50 GMT -5
“Duodenum”. Isn’t that the chord progression on “Hotel California”?
Mike
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Post by theevan on Nov 24, 2022 11:03:57 GMT -5
I got my battery fully charged but I can't seem to get my Harley going.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 24, 2022 11:06:48 GMT -5
I got my battery fully charged but I can't seem to get my Harley going. You need a Vespa. Mike |
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Post by theevan on Nov 24, 2022 11:11:30 GMT -5
I got my battery fully charged but I can't seem to get my Harley going. You need a Vespa. Mike Obviously. BTW, this is an H-D golf cart. If I can get it running well I'm selling it |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 24, 2022 11:36:03 GMT -5
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Post by Russell Letson on Nov 24, 2022 12:56:09 GMT -5
Despite the scars I collected in '64-65, I loved driving my Vespa 125 around Rome. (Though a night trip to Florence via the Autostrada was not only very imprudent but uncomfortable in October and, with trucks blowing past at 100+ kph, probably life-threatening as well.) I read that review of the new model, and Vespa technologies have changed utterly. Mine was a kick-starter two-stroke (requiring 2%-mix gas from special gasolio pumps) with a manual three-speed transmission. Nevertheless, the experience of zipping around city streets was exactly as described by the reviewer. On the other hand, when he writes that he saw many vintage Vespas in Rome, what I saw when we were in Sezze a decade ago were Asian scooters and mini-bikes. And everybody but everybody wore a helmet, which I never saw on scooter-riders back in the '60s. Mine looked very much like this:  |
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Post by david on Nov 24, 2022 13:44:25 GMT -5
Battery, schmattery - Here is the farm "Vespa" we had back in the 60s = no battery required:  |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Nov 25, 2022 13:15:41 GMT -5
Welp, the jury is in, the battery is out. It won’t hold a charge. Bummer cause the weather is perfect for cruising around. But since we are leaving for the coast on Sunday, I’ll wait to replace the battery until I come back down in Feb. in the meantime, enjoy this moto related tune. Just replace the lyric cobra with Vespa!
Mike
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