TheScooterScoop

Clymer Manuals Channel on YouTube

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I am a big fan of the Clymer service manuals and I have one for just about every bike I own. I was pleased to learn of their YouTube channel this morning where they have all sorts of groovy scooter and motorcycle videos posted. Go by and check them out and if you like what […]

Riding a scooter with a comfy seat can help the disfunctional

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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(To keep it “safe for work” I substituted a photo of some mushrooms here.) From the “You can’t make this stuff up” department, VisorDown.com (title link) has whipped out a study that contradicts prior findings. Now instead of contributing to impotence, it has been found that riding with a comfortable seat (like you might find on a […]

If anyone needs you to show ‘em some love right now it’s Steve Sellers

Monday, July 7, 2008

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On Sunday, June 22nd, P-Town Scooters’ mechanic Steve Sellers was admitted to a local hospital where things went from bad to worse. I never had the fortune of meeting Steve in person, but I’ve heard much about him and I do know he was one of the few to test drive the Sasquatch of the […]

Italjet Velocifero ignition wiring diagram

Friday, May 2, 2008

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I got a call the other day from someone with a Velocifero. It was given to the guy and it only had 100 miles on odometer but the key was broken off in the ignition. He removed the ignition module and removed the key… BUT forgot to label which wires went to which poles. D’oh! […]

Shots from an Indonesian restoration shop

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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DSC_0053 Originally uploaded by Philip Sunil. I found Philip Sunil’s flickr collection to be an interesting insight on Indonesian Vespa restoration. Not a WHOLE lot of details, and I didn’t see any beer can float bowls, washers made from coins, or fish oil filled shocks, but I don’t think Philip was going for an Exposé […]

A real scooter find… Lambretta excavation

Monday, November 13, 2006

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scooter_clarkieOriginally uploaded by eam31. Poking around flickr.com and saw the dirtiest Lambretta I’d ever laid eyes on. What was she DOING?! Mud-bogging?! I had to send Ellie a message asking for an explanation and here’s what she said: We were digging out a new bed (gardening), and the spade hit something which turned out to […]