Archive for October, 2003



One more try…

Nice I just found a good site on Vespa maintenance and repair. They have a detailed description and images on how to crack open the cases. It shows how I can lock up the crank by putting a punch in the piston to stop the flywheel from moving… I’ll try this tonight! If it doesn’t [...]

Cracking the cases…

As you may remember the engine on my SS died a while back. All I know is that there was a horrible noise which made me kill the engine as quickly as I able to react. When I ensured there was enough oil in the crank case I tried to kick it over to see [...]

Great day for golf!

Too bad my game wasn’t there. The round was played at the Presideo Golf Course, which is conveniently located 5 or 6 blocks from my apartment. Great course, just a little too hard for someone who’s only been out twice in the past 3 months. The best part for me was the golf carts, they [...]

Some new music…

Nicole and I went over to Amoeba tonight to trade in a bunch of CDs which we haven’t listened to for some time now. The total came to about $60 in credit so of course we spent it immediately! My half went to: Super Numeri – Great Avaries Prefuse 73 – One Word Extinguisher Brokeback [...]