Well, my little tracker tells me that the most interest generated here has been from the Vesapa Crash.
So, just a short update post here: the LX150 is back on the road! Vespa Toledo got the part in last week and Mike Kookoothe installed it. Turns out the whole left brake handle had to be replaced: the threaded hole for the mirror is integral to it. Mike put in on last Saturday July 19th. It was a two hour job, but the scooter's street legal again. I've a-ridin' it ever since. (And a 'hat-tip' to Mike - ya done surprised me by getting the part in two weeks! And ya definitely beat out Honda East where it matters - if I'd been with them I still probably be twiddling my fingers waiting for the part to come in. Now if I could just get that promised bottle of black touch-up paint I asked ya for about 8 weeks ago. But I guess I can't have everything).
I put gas in my car (the Tuesday after the fix) and I found I hadn't pumped any in it for about a month - 32 days to be exact. I have yet to pump gas in the car at a rate much past $3.80 (paid $3.73 this time). Ridin' the bus and the scooter will do that.
Indeed when I made my bi-weekly visit to the Red Cross to get pumped by them, I was offered a chance on a $50 gas card. I tol'em I didn't need it and felt I'd be better to leave it for them folks who got the addiction.
I also must say I've been seen more scooters on the road lately. Heck, even a new scooter dealership opened on Holland-Sylvania Road - 1/2 mile from Vespa Toledo. I'm told it offers Chinese specials - probably Tanks or something like that. All fine and well for them that are fix-er-uppers - cause them Chinese bikes usually break down a lot. A 150 cc might cost ya $1,500.00 - but ya get what ya pay fer.
So, just a short update post here: the LX150 is back on the road! Vespa Toledo got the part in last week and Mike Kookoothe installed it. Turns out the whole left brake handle had to be replaced: the threaded hole for the mirror is integral to it. Mike put in on last Saturday July 19th. It was a two hour job, but the scooter's street legal again. I've a-ridin' it ever since. (And a 'hat-tip' to Mike - ya done surprised me by getting the part in two weeks! And ya definitely beat out Honda East where it matters - if I'd been with them I still probably be twiddling my fingers waiting for the part to come in. Now if I could just get that promised bottle of black touch-up paint I asked ya for about 8 weeks ago. But I guess I can't have everything).
I put gas in my car (the Tuesday after the fix) and I found I hadn't pumped any in it for about a month - 32 days to be exact. I have yet to pump gas in the car at a rate much past $3.80 (paid $3.73 this time). Ridin' the bus and the scooter will do that.
Indeed when I made my bi-weekly visit to the Red Cross to get pumped by them, I was offered a chance on a $50 gas card. I tol'em I didn't need it and felt I'd be better to leave it for them folks who got the addiction.
I also must say I've been seen more scooters on the road lately. Heck, even a new scooter dealership opened on Holland-Sylvania Road - 1/2 mile from Vespa Toledo. I'm told it offers Chinese specials - probably Tanks or something like that. All fine and well for them that are fix-er-uppers - cause them Chinese bikes usually break down a lot. A 150 cc might cost ya $1,500.00 - but ya get what ya pay fer.
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