Disassembly: Part 3

Come back tomorrow and I will have another slide-show for you. I hope to have two more slide-shows for you.
In this slide-show:
(1) Further body disassembly
(2) Removal of rear brake
(3) Removal of the junction box and a look at the electric system
(4) Labeling of the cables in the steering column

You can also play the slide show at Google Video as a larger image.

Note to readers:If you want/need to see a specific photo or two in this slide-show post a comment and I will upload the photos requested to this blog entry.

Disassembly: Part 2

Come back tomorrow and I will have another slide-show for you. I expect to have two or three more after this one.
In this slide-show Eric continues to:
(1) review the bike
(2) remove the speedo
(3) remove the headset

I will post the next slide-show of disassembly this weekend -- maybe tomorrow. I expect I have one to two more slide-shows to make.

You can also play the slide show at Google Video as a larger image.

Note to readers:If you want/need to see a specific photo or two in this slide-show post a comment and I will upload the photos requested to this blog entry.

Disassembly: Part 1

I am constantly thinking of ways to improve this blog and make it even more meaningful and useful for you folks. I recognize that this blog is weak in two specific areas: (1) it does not include disassembly photos of the scoot and (2) the order in which I cover things is hard to follow and not sequential.

In an effort to strengthen this blog I went through my archive of material that came with the bike and found the photos that Eric Hughes, who we bought the bike from, took as he disassembled the bike. I need to look at these photos as I am now putting the bike back together. I can not write about what Eric did during the disassembly or what problems he experienced and solved, but what I can give you is what I have -- photos. Therefore, I made this slide-show for you:
This slide-show documents the first day Eric took the VSC home and examined it closely before he disassembled it.

I will be adding two to three more slide-shows on the disassembly over the next week. This is just the beginning.

Please keep in mind that I am looking at this slide-show on a 17" monitor and it is SUPER crisp. I can see the edges of flakes of rust. Very very detailed -- high res photos. This slide-show is 158 megs in size and the photos are huge (iPhoto compresses everything when I export the slide-show).

You can also play the slide show at Google Video as a larger image.

Note to readers:If you want/need to see a specific photo or two in this slide-show post a comment and I will upload the photos requested to this blog entry.

SS180 anime

To honor the SS180 . . .

Vespa. Wake up and drive.


Described as the "Best FLCL clips of Haruko rocking her Vespa SS180 set to music."

Rusted and stuck?

Since I am seem to be on the theme for product placement today I figure I better introduce another great product . . .
PB Blaster is some good good stuff! I can attest to that. If you have a part, maybe a piston or an old shock, that is seized in rust-n-muck PB Blaster is one of the best choices. It sizzles things free. It's an industry-favorite as well. You can buy it at your auto parts stores or even Walmart.