We stopped for gas. I didn't need any as my majesty has a 3.7 Gallon tank but the Vespa has a smaller tank.
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This rural gas station had only ethanol free gas. Cheryl topped off with corn free premium. One think I don't like about Vespas is that they call for premium gas.
More riding.
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I took the lead for a bit and got a shot looking back.
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We stopped for a late lunch in Summerville, Georgia. While we were eating some came in and mentioned that the power was still on on one of the "mopeds". The Vespa had a complicated new fangled high tech key fob system and its easy to leave the power on. It was sitting there with a blinker flashing.
After lunch I went out to take a pic and ....."oh crap!!"
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The battery cover was missing. I had just replaced the OEM battery which was nearly 8 years old. The fairing that cover the battery has a really crappy retention system that uses two little plastic pins. I have read that other majesty owners have had problems with that cover.
I retraced my route back to the last gas station where I knew the cover was still on. I didn't find it but I did stop and get a few more pics.
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I have a thing for bridges so I made a slight detour for this next pic.
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Crossing the bridge.
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I know I am getting close to home when I see the big Saturn V rocket next to the highway.
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I ended up riding 278 miles for the day.