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Roadcraft / "cooking the books" (gloves)
« on: Today at 11:52:30 AM »


After a very damp chilly ride yesterday - warmed my gloves while walking off to get my coffee at Dino's.

Nice and toasty!....if you smell steak grilling, you've left 'em too long!

Stig

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General Discussion / Re: rebuilding a scooter seat
« on: November 20, 2024, 07:31:14 PM »
Quote from: Iahawk on November 19, 2024, 03:08:45 PM
that's been a great upgrade. Have you ever measured the height of your new seat? I'm guessing dirt bike height or big ADV bike height. (asking for a short friend..)
Sorry Hawk....didn't see your question.
I just measured it at 34".

I no longer think now about how uncomfortable that seat -pan was!
I tested and tested  sitting the seat before deciding that was enough! (put a trash bag on the foam and rode it around)

Stig

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General Discussion / 42°F FOG ~ good headlight and taillights!
« on: November 20, 2024, 07:21:27 PM »


under some time constraints, so had to head home before sunrise after my coffee in Y.S....


Fortunately - it was not the LIKE's turn today. The Piaggio has a much better headlight ~!

Stig

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / it ain't MACY'S but....
« on: November 18, 2024, 08:57:34 PM »
....it's a start to a much needed Xmas season around here.
THWD't need it.
A few weeks ago we had armed neo-nazis and proudboys and kkk walking these same sidewalks here in Springfield.*





need to finish with lights along the roof edge....(alternate yrs I get my colored lights. Ladies like all white....like the "rich people have!" We aren't rich - we're wealthy, I say!)


Over my shoulder was a really nice moon while doing the lights. (would have been a good scooter riding moon!)


Peace

Stig

* I see that those girls are back again, over in Columbus (Ohio state capitol)




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General Discussion / rebuilding a scooter seat
« on: November 18, 2024, 05:53:35 PM »

This was a major project - undertaken within weeks of purchasing the scooter.
The LIKE sat fine in the dealer's - but....
The seat was a killer. Killed every ride after about 20 mins. So thin & uncomfortable at my tail bone!
I purchased a LIKE 50 seat from a wrecked 50 on eBay. 200i and 50 seats are the same.
Removed the cover, trimmed a bit of troubling plastic off of the seat pan - and rebuilt the seat several inches thicker using the correct types of foam and 3M rubber spray glue,  and a yard of vinyl cover purchased from a seating company. (boat seats)




Recovered with 4 Way Stretch Sail Rite vinyl using stainless staples.
Ugly and comfortable!
The pristine original seat is bagged and in a closet.
Stig


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Technical | How To / ever get halfway into a repair, and wonder.....
« on: November 18, 2024, 01:53:18 PM »
...if maybe you've bit off more than you can handle?




I have.....
1st time I slid under my VW bus to do the valves.
Stig

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General Discussion / Re: Friday Red Neck Humor (see what I did there?)
« on: November 15, 2024, 05:26:04 PM »
Quote from: Neil955i on November 15, 2024, 04:59:43 PM
Love your service stories Stig - always told with such humour for what was many times otherwise indescribably awful situations!  Hope the Army in TX relent and send you the roster sheet.

As for memory, mine has always been rubbish for names.  Never forget a face, but names?  Saw an old buddy at the Village Remembrance Service on Monday.  Only managed to drag his name up as I walked off with the dog!  Too late then to shout "goodbye Rich" by then  :(
Being teenagers - we hadn't much respect....we dubbed that exercise, "the 50man meter carry"

Stig

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General Discussion / Honda scooter on credit card
« on: November 15, 2024, 05:16:54 PM »
Wells Fargo lets me customize my credit card every couple of years.
Went Honda Forza again this year.
The gauge sweep at start-up, this time.

I remember sitting in the dark trying to catch the instant the gauges did this!


Stig

ah, no - that's a mockup of a card....

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General Discussion / Re: Friday Red Neck Humor (see what I did there?)
« on: November 15, 2024, 03:45:53 PM »
Not the Army, Neil - she was a Marine - you might receive a Blanket Party some night for such slander.

My medic training memory - (one of them)

They paired you up according to height. Tall guys at the front of the marching formations. I was in the front row.
The kid to my R was my training partner, throughout.

One part of the physical training was the weekly "50-meter man carry" exercise.
Over the course of the weeks I lost 35 lbs.  The muscular farm kid to my right - from rural Ohio, had never had such easy access to so much free food!
He did not get fat - but he sure did "beef up" (think of a steer) - gained 40 lbs or more. Who knows. The final week of training he now outweighed me by probably 75 lbs.
The "50 M Man Carry" was part of the final qualification for graduation. Flunk any part of the physical tests - and you get recycled into another whole training class!

The final test day - it was 140°F, raining in my shorts, the dry dusty Texas prairie field looked 2 miles to the finish line. I hefted my giant buddy across my neck and shoulders and set off with him for Oklahoma.

At the 30M mark I was seeing the Care Bears, at 40 my knees were melting. At 45 I saw Jesus as I lay face down in the dirt, having safely cushioned my mates fall. Under him, on hands and knees, I set out for that line in the dirt.
I don't remember anything after that....
Apparently he pulled me over the line....and then we had tea.

He was a nice kid. Gentle - but couldn't stand the sight of blood. ....which could be an issue, since we were being trained as combat medics.
There is a list of all those on the WALL, in D.C. But I can't remember his name. I've contacted the Army Medical museum in TX to try for a copy of our class roster. On that paper I would remember his name - and could look to see if he's on the Wall. The Army hasn't helped with my request.

Stuff comes back on veteran's day......

Stig


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General Discussion / vanity of Vespa owners is humourous
« on: November 14, 2024, 09:51:31 PM »
There are regular posts from Vespa owners who complain about the ugly side reflectors on their Vespa.
Usually it is the owners of relatively newer models - say within the past 5 or 6 years.
Some remove them and then fret about the pair of holes left in the bodywork. There are posts on how to deal with these holes.
They complain that these reflectors serve no purpose - "especially if you never ride at night"!

Some remove the mirrors - again for appearance reasons. So many do this that there is now a supplier for the body-color buttons to plug the unsightly holes left in the scooter.

I was not surprised to read that some owners actually remove the turn-signals - again, for appearance reasons!

Oh, and therapy is needed - should one discover a slight discoloration in a small area of paint in the matte finishes!
Imagine the distress when one gets bumped over while parked in the city! The dented body-work is sometimes be declared totaled by the ins. co.

The rest of us are riding cheap, probably Chinese, junk, made of plastic.

If/when this gets reported to the Vespa forum I will be struck from their Secret Santa list.

Stig

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Agility 125 / Re: People s 125 won’t start.
« on: November 12, 2024, 12:54:38 PM »
With key on, is the brake light lit when you pull the brake lever?

Stig

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General Discussion / Re: Veteran's Day
« on: November 11, 2024, 11:18:08 PM »
It was like a scene from a 1943 movie.....
I was speaking to my son at the dinner table, "did you guys catch anything today? Mom said you and Wade went fishing."
He said, "well no. Actually,  we went downtown and joined the Marines."
I forget what we had for dinner.
Stig

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Roadcraft / Re: used the 5W amber running light to stay on the road!
« on: November 11, 2024, 10:49:25 PM »
Quote from: Neil955i on November 11, 2024, 03:13:05 PM
No shame in stopping until they've passed Stig.  Just a thought.
I did stop the other night coming into Yellow Springs.
Combination of no street light, car headlights, shoulder may have parked cars....and I  saw "something" ahead.
I stopped dead, car passed by...and ahead of me on my side of the street was a woman with her back to me walking in the road with a dog. She had a penlight in her hand aimed in a 6" spot on the pavement.
The speed limit in Y. S. is 25mph....still could have been ugly.
Stig



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General Discussion / sad to see this yesterday in the rain
« on: November 11, 2024, 06:40:18 PM »


This fellow came around the corner out of the rain yesterday morning.
I could see he had a collar and a tag - tried to get him to come to me.
He turned and wandered out across the street and disappeared out in the cold rain.
Nothing but Dino's was open - thought if I could get him I'd call the village police and see what they could do. 


I'd already spilled my coffee* - so had nothing to tempt him.

Stig
(*think that's 4 times this year)

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: LIKE200i LX in the dark & rain
« on: November 11, 2024, 06:22:15 PM »
Quote from: Iahawk on November 11, 2024, 02:31:42 PM
Your rain rides are legendary!

"legendary"
That's one word for them.
My daughter says - "Dad's having another monsoon flash-back!"
Au contraire.....rain was never this cold in the Central Highlands.

The drops of rain were large and frequent - doing that "Cheerios hitting the helmet" sound again. Which I haven't heard in a while.
Stig

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